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Speical K diet

  • 14-04-2012 5:41pm
    #1
    edellc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭


    Okay so I am sick of cutting down to 1200 calories, running and walking and spinning like a mad person and still my weight remains the same

    So I am thinking of doing the two bowls two meals two weeks but with bran flakes dont like special K

    has anyone done it, does it work...I know your all going to go on about a healthy diet believe me I have one total stick vege but have an illness that counter acts all my good work....so just want to know about this diet and what people think...will be starting it on tuesday :)


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  • #2
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    Terrible diet tbh. Awful.

    If it does work and you do lose weight, you're pretty much guaranteed to pile it all back on (and probably more) not long afterwards.

    The key to successful weight loss is sustainable 'dieting' ie. something you can do long term.


  • #3
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    Waste.of.time.

    Post up your current diet.


  • #4
    saa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    It only works for people who are a healthy weight and want to loose a little amount of weight (which ends up being a lot of water weight and is replenished once the dieter resumes back) and thats assuming the person starting the diet has come from high calories so the first two weeks of a body going from high to low cals hasn't learned how to adapt to survive on bowls of cereal so its using more of its glycogen stores or whatever thats called, if you have lots to loose you know yourself that and 1200 a day + exercise and youre body is already used to a low cal intake and not loosing weight as a result it isn't conducive to sustainable weight loss.

    I used to eat 1200 and exercise and it caused me to hit a majour plateau because my body got used to 1200 and x amount of calories burnt through exercise (*but changing the intensity, intervals and the types of exercise you do can shake things up) and I couldn't up my exercise or lower my calories because I was already at the bottom so I first.

    upped my calories to 1300 non exercise days and 1500-1600 exercise days
    tried calories cycling
    Green tea diet pills (ha never again)

    Nothing worked I was bouncing between two pounds for months, when I lost and then regained multiple times it was heartbreaking

    My body had gotten used to my walking and cycling and couldn't deal with a BMR of 1600 and having net 700 calories to function on, in the end I joined a gym (doesnt suit everyone)but basically needed circuit training bootcamp type thing to push my body out of its comfort zone, forgot about calories for a while and concentrated on the nutrition of the food I was buying and portion control so I think that tackled the issue of me eating below my calorie needs with foods that spiked my blood sugar or used up energy too quickly and then my blood sugar was always up down up down now I better foods rather than less and do intensive workouts rather than a lot of calorie burning low-med intensity stuff I was used to and now used a lot of muscles I didnt before circuit training so my body is more of a calorie burning machine rather than me just eating lowest amount of calories to get by and hope for the best, but no one can tell you whats right for you, you seem pretty set on sticking to cereals but this is just what worked for me and I am finally loosing again not just loosing for two weeks and then stalling for 3 months again and again.


  • #5
    banquet
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭banquet


    edellc wrote: »
    Okay so I am sick of cutting down to 1200 calories, running and walking and spinning like a mad person and still my weight remains the same

    So I am thinking of doing the two bowls two meals two weeks but with bran flakes dont like special K

    has anyone done it, does it work...I know your all going to go on about a healthy diet believe me I have one total stick vege but have an illness that counter acts all my good work....so just want to know about this diet and what people think...will be starting it on tuesday :)

    The fact that you know that posters will "go on about a healthy diet" means that you probably already know what they think and you probably know yourself that your proposed diet is ****.


  • #6
    gravity10
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭gravity10


    1200 calories? That's just ridiculous. I'd hazard a guess that you are insulin resistant and your cells don't want to let go of their fat.

    Watch the video with the evolution of man as the screen cap. It will teach you all you need to know.

    http://www.dietdoctor.com/page/2


    Drop your carbs down under 100 grams a day and force your body to burn fat naturally.

    Grains are terrible for you btw, milk isn't much better.


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  • #7
    Bubblefett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Bubblefett


    Not worth it, all water weight loss so it's completely pointless.
    Also, if you've an illness that's effecting your weight maybe consider investing in meeting with a nutritionist. They'll be able to work out a diet suited to your needs. You don't want to harm your body in the name of loosing wieght.


  • #8
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    edellc wrote: »
    Okay so I am sick of cutting down to 1200 calories, running and walking and spinning like a mad person and still my weight remains the same

    So I am thinking of doing the two bowls two meals two weeks but with bran flakes dont like special K

    has anyone done it, does it work...I know your all going to go on about a healthy diet believe me I have one total stick vege but have an illness that counter acts all my good work....so just want to know about this diet and what people think...will be starting it on tuesday :)
    Could you please post up your current height, weight, goals, activity and total current food intake.
    All the best


  • #9
    edellc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭edellc


    WHY???

    I asked about the special K diet, dont need to tell you anything about my weight , height or anything else as that is not what I asked....I am well aware of nutrition since I have been a vegetarian (a very strick one) all my life, I have never had an issue with my weight nor portion control, nor calorie intake, I never needed to worry... However I got pregnant and very sick and ended up with a life long illness and have been very sick since having baba, and I have stuck to my strict vege diet but no weight has come off, so I tried calorie control and no weight has come off....I know my exercise has decreased a lot since I became pregnant and has never picked up to where it was and it never will do back to what it was as I am a full time mum with no financial mean to send baba to creche nor do I have anyone to look after baba while I go to the gym, so walking, some running, the xbox connect (when baba asleep) and once a week spinning is the only exercise I can do.

    I dont eat unhealthy, and I will not cut out carbs as they are part of a healthy balanced diet, I only ever eat brown carbs anyway, my downfall may be fruit as I know it contains sugars but fruit is also part of your 5 a day and part of a healthy balanced diet.

    I just wanted to know if anyone has lost weight on this diet over the two weeks as a way to kick start the weight loss....my medication doesnt help as it piles the weight on so its an uphill battle all the time


  • #10
    edellc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭edellc


    Transform wrote: »
    Could you please post up your current height, weight, goals, activity and total current food intake.
    All the best

    just want to apologies i didnt mean to sound rude in the other post but unless your a nutritionist I dont see how a boardie can help with these things, My only goal is to get loose a few stone as I am terrified of type 2 diabeties, I currently weight between 16 and 17 stone :( and normally weighed between 10 and 11, I dont really keep a food diary as such but I know what I eat is healthy and is portion controlled...I just want to be around for my baba to see him grow up thats all and to feel comfortable in my skin again.

    However if you have a suggestion for a daily/weekly food plan that is strictly vegetarian, NO FISH/SEA FOOD, NO POULTRY, NO DEAD ANIMALS at all, only rennet free cheese, brown carbs only...I do drink milk half fat, and yogarts....then that would be much appreciated :)


  • #11
    SunnyDub1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭SunnyDub1


    Hi Op,

    Do not do this diet, have tried it myself before and it's really just a quick fix.
    You will feel hungry and tired, and eventually get fed up and more then likely put back on the weight you lose from doing it (happen to me)

    JMO but I think the best, and only healthy way for weight loss is to cut out junk food, eat plenty of fruit/veg/fish/nuts etc, and of course plenty of exercise. Allow yourself a treat also. mainly stick to high protein foods, I understand your are a vegetarian, so Try replace Fish and meat with other foods (can not recommend any as I'm not a vegetarian)
    If you think you wont stick to this may I suggest you joining Slimming World, Have not joined myself but have heard really good comments and results from it and apparently it's not to pricey to join either.

    There is loads of different advice etc on the forum I suggest you browse through - has really helped me and the Posters are nice & friendly and 9/10 there advice is accurate.

    When A person is asking "what your currently eating" "weight&hight" they are just trying to get more info about you , so they can give you the right info and advice. everyone is a different hight,weight, and we all have different life styles and enjoy different foods so it's important for the person to know a little about you before they can give any decent advice.

    Best of luck :)


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  • #12
    metamorphosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Also, if its type 2 diabetes, then stay away from ALL processed sugars. Not one of kellogs cereals are nutritious. Bran flakes are between 17 - 22% sugar as far as I know. (not to mention that bran is a brillo pad to your insides)

    Posters are asking you for your current diet as people that say they are eating 1200 kcals very rarely are. 90% underestimate their food intake.

    Also, yes, transform can help you in the area of food choices - he knows his stuff and will serve you better than most 'nutritionists' will.


  • #13
    banquet
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭banquet


    edellc wrote: »
    Transform wrote: »
    Could you please post up your current height, weight, goals, activity and total current food intake.
    All the best

    just want to apologies i didnt mean to sound rude in the other post but unless your a nutritionist I dont see how a boardie can help with these things, My only goal is to get loose a few stone as I am terrified of type 2 diabeties, I currently weight between 16 and 17 stone :( and normally weighed between 10 and 11, I dont really keep a food diary as such but I know what I eat is healthy and is portion controlled...I just want to be around for my baba to see him grow up thats all and to feel comfortable in my skin again.

    However if you have a suggestion for a daily/weekly food plan that is strictly vegetarian, NO FISH/SEA FOOD, NO POULTRY, NO DEAD ANIMALS at all, only rennet free cheese, brown carbs only...I do drink milk half fat, and yogarts....then that would be much appreciated :)


    Don't see how you can think weight, height, general calorie intake are irrelevant if your coming on to a nutrition board with querys about losing weight.


  • #14
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    edellc wrote: »
    WHY???

    I asked about the special K diet, dont need to tell you anything about my weight , height or anything else as that is not what I asked....I am well aware of nutrition since I have been a vegetarian (a very strick one) all my life, I have never had an issue with my weight nor portion control, nor calorie intake, I never needed to worry... However I got pregnant and very sick and ended up with a life long illness and have been very sick since having baba, and I have stuck to my strict vege diet but no weight has come off, so I tried calorie control and no weight has come off....I know my exercise has decreased a lot since I became pregnant and has never picked up to where it was and it never will do back to what it was as I am a full time mum with no financial mean to send baba to creche nor do I have anyone to look after baba while I go to the gym, so walking, some running, the xbox connect (when baba asleep) and once a week spinning is the only exercise I can do.

    I dont eat unhealthy, and I will not cut out carbs as they are part of a healthy balanced diet, I only ever eat brown carbs anyway, my downfall may be fruit as I know it contains sugars but fruit is also part of your 5 a day and part of a healthy balanced diet.

    I just wanted to know if anyone has lost weight on this diet over the two weeks as a way to kick start the weight loss....my medication doesnt help as it piles the weight on so its an uphill battle all the time
    As they say on dragons den -"and with that I have to say I'm out".


  • #15
    mloc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    So you think having two meals consisting of sugar flakes and processed carbs each day is going to help you lose weight, and you don't want to talk about the alternatives?

    Best of luck.


  • #16
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Can I jump in here as I am in a similar position? :o

    Two weeks ago I was told by my GP that I am now a diabetic type 2 but he says I can reverse it if I lose 2 stone.

    I am walking/jogging each morning for 30mins and walking in evenings for 30 mins

    Here are my details:

    Male
    42yrs age,
    Height 5, 11
    Weight 16 stone 2 pounds

    Average eating is as follows:

    Breakfast
    Large Bowl possidge with fruit
    One slice whole meal brown dread with diet sugar free marmalade or banana
    Tea/coffee

    Midmorning snack
    Apple or yoghurt, tea/coffee

    Lunch
    Tin sardines, 2 slices wholemeal brown bread or else 2 egg omelette
    Banana,

    Afternoon snacks
    Raw carrots, item of fruit

    Dinners
    Spaghetti bolognese
    Boilded potatoes, chicken (usually fried in sunflower oil on a pan), carrots, beans
    Cabbage and lean ham spuds
    Turnip ham spuds

    Supper
    Bowl of all bran or weetabix
    Tea


  • #17
    draiochtanois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭draiochtanois


    This post has been deleted.


  • #18
    Scuba_Scoper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭Scuba_Scoper


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    Can I jump in here as I am in a similar position? :o

    Two weeks ago I was told by my GP that I am now a diabetic type 2 but he says I can reverse it if I lose 2 stone.

    I am walking/jogging each morning for 30mins and walking in evenings for 30 mins

    Here are my details:

    Male
    42yrs age,
    Height 5, 11
    Weight 16 stone 2 pounds

    Average eating is as follows:

    Breakfast
    Large Bowl possidge with fruit - SUGAR + SUGAR
    One slice whole meal brown dread SUGARwith diet sugar free marmalade or banana SUGAR
    Tea/coffee

    Midmorning snack
    AppleSUGARor yoghurtSUGAR ??, tea/coffee

    Lunch
    Tin sardines, 2 slices wholemeal brown breadSUGARor else 2 egg omelette
    BananaSUGAR

    Afternoon snacks
    Raw carrots SUGAR, item of fruit SUGAR

    Dinners
    SpaghettiSUGARbolognese
    Boilded potatoesSUGAR, chicken (usually fried in sunflower oil on a pan), carrotsSUGAR, beansSUGAR
    Cabbage and lean ham spudsSUGAR
    Turnip ham spudsSUGAR
    Supper
    Bowl of all bran SUGAR or weetabix SUGAR
    Tea - with sugar??

    Do you feel me??

    Your type 2 diabetes can be reversed, but not with this 'diet'


  • #19
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    draiochtanois wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    that is a lot of bread, potatoes, and stodgy grains
    And caffeine would play havoc with sugar insulin levels[/Quote]

    wow I never knew tea coffee impacts on blood sugar levels

    I must drink 6 mugs tea daily and 2 or 30mugs coffee,

    regarding bread I always feel deprived and hungry without bread, very frustrated about bread :-(


  • #20
    mloc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    wow I never knew tea coffee impacts on blood sugar levels

    I must drink 6 mugs tea daily and 2 or 30mugs coffee,

    regarding bread I always feel deprived and hungry without bread, very frustrated about bread :-(

    T2DM is a serious condition and it needs serious effort to reverse it.

    Your body is insulin resistant and all those carbs aren't going to help reverse that. You want to avoid all refined carbs (anything sugary or starchy) and try and replace that void with as many vegetables as possible. Don't worry too much about unrefined fat intake - try and avoid processed food as much as you can.

    The more exercise you do, the better. Make yourself some exercise goals - short term at first, and then long term - small steps along a long path. Add resistance training to your regime - getting stronger and increasing muscle mass will help you burn extra calories and alleviate the metabolic burden on your adipose (fat) tissue.

    T2DM might just be a diagnosis to you now, but if you let it progress, the complications keep on getting worse and will really impact your quality of life. You've got a chance now to turn things around - take hold of it and give it all you can.


  • #21
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    mloc wrote: »
    IrishHomer wrote: »
    wow I never knew tea coffee impacts on blood sugar levels

    I must drink 6 mugs tea daily and 2 or 30mugs coffee,

    regarding bread I always feel deprived and hungry without bread, very frustrated about bread :-(

    T2DM is a serious condition and it needs serious effort to reverse it.

    Your body is insulin resistant and all those carbs aren't going to help reverse that. You want to avoid all refined carbs (anything sugary or starchy) and try and replace that void with as many vegetables as possible. Don't worry too much about unrefined fat intake - try and avoid processed food as much as you can.

    The more exercise you do, the better. Make yourself some exercise goals - short term at first, and then long te
    rm - small steps along a long path. Add resistance training to your regime - getting stronger and increasing muscle mass will help you burn extra calories and alleviate the metabolic burden on your adipose (fat) tissue.

    T2DM might just be a diagnosis to you now, but if you let it progress, the complications keep on getting worse and will really impact your quality of life. You've got a chance now to turn things around - take hold of it and give it all you can.

    thanks for the advice my ?gp said similar about it progressing a lot worse unless I change things,
    funny I suffer from bad sleep I mentioned to him about my big addiction to tea coffee and he was not concerned, I'd love to suit tea coffee I know in past I had a growing liking to a circuit or a bar every time I had a tea break, vicious circle of feeling wore out and needing a quick pickmeup.

    I'm actually very emotional about this and would do anything to change my life around before its too late. :-(


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  • #22
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    Well at least you know you need to change. That's the first part of the battle.

    I don't think it's a good idea to cut all starchy carbs out straight away as you'll feel deprived. Cut out one a week starting with bread.


  • #23
    mloc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    Stench Blossoms wrote: »
    Well at least you know you need to change. That's the first part of the battle.

    I don't think it's a good idea to cut all starchy carbs out straight away as you'll feel deprived. Cut out one a week starting with bread.

    I agree with this... make gradual changes, but stick to them and be consistent. Keep going in the right direction.

    I'm not overly concerned about the tea or coffee, although if it's not black then there's extra calories right there in the milk/sugar. Having said that, it's no harm reducing intake of caffeine gradually too... try having cold water instead of coffee and working decaf tea in to replace the normal stuff. If you want to keep some caffeine in your diet, you could dry drinking green tea "black"... it's a different taste but nice when you get used to it.

    I'd suggest keeping all caffeine intake to before 5 pm to start, as a good nights sleep will be essential to sticking to your diet and exercise program.


  • #24
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    Stench Blossoms wrote: »
    Well at least you know you need to change. That's the first part of the battle.

    I don't think it's a good idea to cut all starchy carbs out straight away as you'll feel deprived. Cut out one a week starting with bread.
    Agreed, if the only thing you changed was the bread you would be laughing


  • #25
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    mloc wrote: »
    IrishHomer wrote: »
    wow I never knew tea coffee impacts on blood sugar levels

    I must drink 6 mugs tea daily and 2 or 30mugs coffee,

    regarding bread I always feel deprived and hungry without bread, very frustrated about bread :-(

    T2DM is a serious condition and it needs serious effort to reverse it.

    Your body is insulin resistant and all those carbs aren't going to help reverse that. You want to avoid all refined carbs (anything sugary or starchy) and try and replace that void with as many vegetables as possible. Don't worry too much about unrefined fat intake - try and avoid processed food as much as you can.

    The more exercise you do, the better. Make yourself some exercise goals - short term at first, and then long te
    rm - small steps along a long path. Add resistance training to your regime - getting stronger and increasing muscle mass will help you burn extra calories and alleviate the metabolic burden on your adipose (fat) tissue.

    T2DM might just be a diagnosis to you now, but if you let it progress, the complications keep on getting worse and will really impact your quality of life. You've got a chance now to turn things around - take hold of it and give it all you can.

    thanks for the advice my ?gp said similar about it progressing a lot worse unless I change things,
    funny I suffer from bad sleep I mentioned to him about my big addiction to tea coffee and he was not concerned, I'd love to suit tea coffee I know in past I had a growing liking to a circuit or a bar every time I had a tea break, vicious circle of feeling wore out and needing a quick pickmeup.

    I'm actually very emotional about this and would do anything to change my life around before its too late. :-(
    any tips what to eat that will fill me instead of bread? thirtipttgd million dollar question


  • #26
    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,346 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    any tips what to eat that will fill me instead of bread? thirtipttgd million dollar question

    Bread doesn't fill you at all! any good protein or fat source will fill you right up, I always make sure to cook extra meat during dinner, so there's always some around the next day to eat if needs be. Eggs are fantastic 3 minutes in the microwave with salt and black pepper and you can have perfect scrambled eggs.


  • #27
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    TiltedBrain wrote: »
    IrishHomer wrote: »
    any tips what to eat that will fill me instead of bread? thirtipttgd million dollar question

    Bread doesn't fill you at all! any good protein or fat source will fill you right up, I always make sure to cook extra meat during dinner, so there's always some around the next day to eat if needs be. Eggs are fantastic 3 minutes in the microwave with salt and black pepper and you can have perfect scrambled eggs.

    I never eat three eggs all together in my life, unfortunately I also have high cholesterol :-(


  • #28
    Scuba_Scoper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭Scuba_Scoper


    Irish Homer,

    FWIW, I will give you a quick personal bio for 'inspiration' if you will.

    Nov '11
    Age:43, overweight by 3 stone, elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, blood glucose level -high - after blood tests came back Doctor told me he was going to recommend statins if my next blood test came back with similar results - handed me the food pyramid chart and told me to follow that and get a bit of exercise.

    I said to myself - **** this, I am not going to go on meds for the rest of my life and I started to research. Both myself and my diet.

    Apr '12 - blood work came back after last tests. Weight is fine, cholesterol is marginally over what the doc says is acceptable but a decrease of nearly 20% in bad chol and an increase of 32% in good chol., BP normal, blood glucose is fine. No need for statins.

    I made 2 dramatic changes;
    1. Exercise - I am cycling, walking, hiking alot and I love it.
    2. I 'discovered' Loren Cordain, Rob Wolfe and Mark Sissons - the paleo movement.

    Result: In six months I have changed my life but more importantly my future.

    Good luck


  • #29
    meijin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭meijin


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    any tips what to eat that will fill me instead of bread? thirtipttgd million dollar question

    I found this thread to have some good ideas and the guide linked in first post will give you structured approach to changing your diet.


  • #30
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    any tips what to eat that will fill me instead of bread? thirtipttgd million dollar question

    Can you not just cope without bread? You're hardly going to be writhing in agony. I don't get why people say "I'm not giving up X because I feel X without it" etc. Just deal with it, you'll get used to it in a week or so probably. I'm afraid losing weight is a case of no pain no gain.


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  • #31
    draiochtanois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭draiochtanois


    This post has been deleted.


  • #32
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    draiochtanois wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Try this as a sample day

    Breakfast: 2 poached eggs, fried mushrooms, fried tomatoes and fried spinach
    Lunch: Chicken breast with salad, what ever leaves you like, tomatoes, cucumber and red pepper, with olive olive and balsamic vinegar
    Dinner: steak with onions and mushrooms[/Quote]
    Thanks I actually love all vegetables fish fruit etc etc. not a fussy eater at all. It's funny heart disease in my family and for past 4 decades we on low fat spreads dairy etc yet now I'm in trouble. Meanwhile I know man 15yrs older weighs 26 stone and he has no health issues. Also by way I always drink black tea coffee never sugar. :(


  • #33
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    Thanks I actually love all vegetables fish fruit etc etc. not a fussy eater at all. It's funny heart disease in my family and for past 4 decades we on low fat spreads dairy etc yet now I'm in trouble. Meanwhile I know man 15yrs older weighs 26 stone and he has no health issues. Also by way I always drink black tea coffee never sugar. :(
    He's 26stone.

    Trust me He has major issues!!


  • #34
    Frogdog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭Frogdog


    Low fat spreads and low fat dairy may be the reason for your poor health.


  • #35
    d15ude
    Registered Users Posts: 317 ✭✭d15ude


    Frogdog wrote: »
    Low fat spreads and low fat dairy may be the reason for your poor health.

    can you explain why?


  • #36
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Frogdog wrote: »
    Low fat spreads and low fat dairy may be the reason for your poor health.

    I don't think so, I barely ever eat cheese and only milk I ever use is skim milk for decades.


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  • #37
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    edellc wrote: »
    I currently weight between 16 and 17 stone :( and normally weighed between 10 and 11, I dont really keep a food diary as such but I know what I eat is healthy and is portion controlled

    You are in denial. Go and find one of the many food tracking websites and use that for a week.


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    Im Hungry Now


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    meijin
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Im Hungry Now
    I'm eating now :D


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    pookiesboo
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    edellc wrote: »
    Okay so I am sick of cutting down to 1200 calories, running and walking and spinning like a mad person and still my weight remains the same

    So I am thinking of doing the two bowls two meals two weeks but with bran flakes dont like special K

    has anyone done it, does it work...I know your all going to go on about a healthy diet believe me I have one total stick vege but have an illness that counter acts all my good work....so just want to know about this diet and what people think...will be starting it on tuesday :)

    Not worth it, I tried it a few years back and I had crippling stomach pains, I actually ended up in hospital because I was bent over in two in pain. whats the point in these faddy diets, you will never keep the weight off. Exercise, healthy eating and plenty of water might be a slow way to lose weight but at least you'll keep it off for good and not starve the whole time


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    Transform
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    meijin wrote: »
    I'm eating now :D
    same here - the wife just made a raw chocolate cake - avocadoes, nuts, chocolate, coconut. Sounds wrong but tastes so right!


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  • #42
    DULLAHAN2
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    edellc wrote: »
    , I currently weight between 16 and 17 stone :( and normally weighed between 10 and 11, I dont really keep a food diary as such but I know what I eat is healthy and is portion controlled...
    runawaybishop wrote: »
    You are in denial. Go and find one of the many food tracking websites and use that for a week.

    That some good advice there. I use fitday i find it easy to use. I would like to see what you eat on a daily basis to get some idea why you are overweight.


  • #43
    edellc
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    Without going into too much info and sob story, I had a tough two years and yes I comfort ate, I put on two/three stone while pregnant, then another when I lost my mam and another when I was getting bullied in work, It was and is the only time in my life that I have ever put on this amount of weight....I have never had to diet nor restrict my food intake, I did go to ww before with my sister but found it unhelpful the leader was hell bent on cutting this and that out which I found unhelpful as that is not a balanced diet....I also have an underactive thyroid which is crap to say the least....Since I stopped breastfeeding I have not lost any weight but I have not put any on either so that is a positive I suppose....The thing that is missing from my life is exercise like I did when working (I walked 10k a day) now I struggle to do any

    My diet is mostly
    scrambled eggs, brown toast for breakfast
    soup for lunches
    and dinner is anyone's guess really, anything from veg curry with wholegrain rice and lots of veg and quorn chicken bits, pizza on pitta bread, chilli, veg stir fry, veg lasagne with quorn, vege burgers and salads, enchiladas, the list goes on we try new things all the time himself likes to cook a lot

    my other problem is the time I eat dinner at it usually ends up after the baba goes to bed so its about 8.30pm which is not good, so i suppose I know what needs to change...eat earlier, get back to walking 10k a day..I think i just struggle as baba doesnt sleep the night through and I end up getting very little sleep between 4 and 6 hours a day which over time really messes you up

    I was looking for a quick way to loose a little weight to encourage me to keep loosing and I remember doing the special K diet years and years ago before going on holidays and it always seemed to work but I know cereal has a lot more sugar in it these days so wanted to know if anyone had tried it and if they had lost anything on it...I myself do not believe in diets I have seem many around me go on them and loose lots only to pile it back on and then some...i do believe in a little of what you like doesnt hurt its just when its a lot of what you like when it does :D so i know what i need to stop putting off what i need to do and just do it, so im off this thread...over and out x


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    edellc
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    oh and thats for the recommendation regarding food tracking websites just joined one very helpful and encouraging didnt know they existed so thank you for that :)


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    Orla K
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    edellc wrote: »
    Without going into too much info and sob story, I had a tough two years and yes I comfort ate, I put on two/three stone while pregnant, then another when I lost my mam and another when I was getting bullied in work, It was and is the only time in my life that I have ever put on this amount of weight....I have never had to diet nor restrict my food intake, I did go to ww before with my sister but found it unhelpful the leader was hell bent on cutting this and that out which I found unhelpful as that is not a balanced diet....I also have an underactive thyroid which is crap to say the least....Since I stopped breastfeeding I have not lost any weight but I have not put any on either so that is a positive I suppose....The thing that is missing from my life is exercise like I did when working (I walked 10k a day) now I struggle to do any

    With the last sentence I don't know if your going to come back to the thread and read this but do you know what's causing the underactive thyroid? If it's hashimotos then stay well clear of bread and things that contain gluten in that case a little of what you like does hurt.


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    edellc
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    tbh I dont know what causes the underactive thyroid, I was diognoised after I had my baby, 6mths after and it took 6mths for them to get the meds right in their eyes but I still have symthomes especially the tirdness but not sure it that is caused by the thyroid or my little lad not sleeping through the night :o but the tiredness really gets to me as all I want to do is sleep which isnt good but doc says my levels are fine so I dont know whats going on

    I dont eat a lot of bread just the bit in the morning, and never white, but I do eat pasta, spuds and the like which being a vege also is unavoidable as there is only so much you can cut out before eating nothing but leaves but I do try limit it to every other day and not every night but himself cooks the dinner and as I said he likes to experiment as he isnt a vege so he trys to make meat dishes into vege ones and uses the pasta, spuds and quorn to recreate said dishes

    thanks for the advice tho will be going back to docs soon for my bloods again so will ask


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    Orla K
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    edellc wrote: »
    tbh I dont know what causes the underactive thyroid, I was diognoised after I had my baby, 6mths after and it took 6mths for them to get the meds right in their eyes but I still have symthomes especially the tirdness but not sure it that is caused by the thyroid or my little lad not sleeping through the night :o but the tiredness really gets to me as all I want to do is sleep which isnt good but doc says my levels are fine so I dont know whats going on

    I dont eat a lot of bread just the bit in the morning, and never white, but I do eat pasta,
    Ask the doctor about hashimotos (it's seems to be the most common form of underactive thyroid) ask about antibody test and your T3 which doesn't get checked as much. Have a read of the things here and learn to read your own results.

    you don't need to eat a lot of bread to have it effect you and it doesn't matter what colour it is and pasta is the exact same but if your going for an antibody test don't give it up till after that, it can give you a false negative.


    This bit I don't know what your saying
    edellc wrote: »
    spuds and the like which being a vege also is unavoidable as there is only so much you can cut out before eating nothing but leaves but I do try limit it to every other day and not every night but himself cooks the dinner and as I said he likes to experiment as he isnt a vege so he trys to make meat dishes into vege ones and uses the pasta, spuds and quorn to recreate said dishes

    thanks for the advice tho will be going back to docs soon for my bloods again so will ask


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    draiochtanois
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    kennyb3
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    Also make sure the soup has a low salt content - they are notoriously high and if you're having it every day thats not good.

    In fact make the soup yourself!!


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    edellc
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    oh I make the soup myself most days and some days have baxters wholemeal ministronie or veg ones...I dont like salt so never add it to any food I have just pepper :D

    must say i am loving the food logs on line finding it really really helpful :D


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