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wailers_irl

hi guys

1st time poster so be gentle!

I'm 6'2, large build, 16 1/4 stone, i figure i'm about 3 stone over weight, which i want to lose. Currently dont do much exercise apart from occasion weights. going to start swimming when the weather gets better. As it is i'm retty sedentry!!i seen these supplements advertise and am looking for the groups opinion on them. they seem pretty good and are natural but they probably do more than they say on the tin!!:o


http://051.doubletrubblegum.com

t-ha

wailers_irl wrote:

hi guys

Hi

wailers_irl wrote:

1st time poster so be gentle!

No

wailers_irl wrote:

I'm 6'2, large build, 16 1/4 stone, i figure i'm about 3 stone over weight, which i want to lose.

Cool

wailers_irl wrote:

Currently dont do much exercise apart from occasion weights.

That'll be the problem so

wailers_irl wrote:

going to start swimming when the weather gets better. As it is i'm retty sedentry!!

I'm going to buy my own island when I win the lotto (i.e. quite procrastinating).

wailers_irl wrote:

i seen these supplements advertise and am looking for the groups opinion on them. they seem pretty good and are natural but they probably do more than they say on the tin!!:o

Clicked the link - saw Oprah :mad: Closed the link quickly. Are you kidding me?!? You are going to buy dieting supplements from a page displaying the queen of 'yo-yo never-quite-getting-there' dieting herself? I hope my computer didn't store those images or I could be arrested by the sanity police next time my PC gets defragged.

The simple truth is, supplements are the last 2% that people add to an already good diet and exercise programme to cap things off. If you're overeating and sedentary, then even the most aggressive and dangerous fat-burners will not do you much good on their own.

Read this and this. Get active & do not give into marketing hype. The supplement industry is a bit of a mine-field of crappy products and sheisters, and unfortunately that goes especially for products aimed at helping middle-aged women trim down.

It all about the diet. Hmmm, I think I'll make that my new sig - but I digress...

g'em

t-ha wrote:

It all about the diet. Hmmm, I think I'll make that my new sig - but I digress...

I think we should just post random smilies and let our sigs do the talking...

OP, t-ha is right. Make sure your diet is spot on and then worry about supplements and the like. Weight loss = good diet + exercise (weights and cardio)

t-ha

g'em wrote:

I think we should just post random smilies and let our sigs do the talking...

I think it's worth pointing out though, that my signature is bigger than your signature. It's because I'm a man. :cool:

aido_2006

get into the gym and get cracking on cardio machines... best way to lose weight !!

g'em

t-ha wrote:

I think it's worth pointing out though, that my signature is bigger than your signature. It's because I'm a man. : cool:

Just have to edit to say I'm only joking.. really.. no honestly I am...

wailers_irl

criticsm taken!!! and advice taken!!!! we all have to start somewhere just.....if you dont go the wrong way once and awhile how do you know which way is the right one!!

which is the best low impact cardio stuff for us fatties, swimming or cycling??

t-ha

g'em wrote:

Just have to edit to say I'm only joking.. really.. no honestly I am...

Well good because that really hurt me. See attached image and multiply by 10 for how sad I am.

... really.. no honestly, how thin an internet skin do you think I have?

P.S. My official come-back is;

No I'm not, you are! :cool:

t-ha

wailers_irl wrote:

criticsm taken!!! and advice taken!!!! we all have to start somewhere just.....if you dont go the wrong way once and awhile how do you know which way is the right one!!

which is the best low impact cardio stuff for us fatties, swimming or cycling??

I like the cut of your jib wailer!

I think swimming is better personally. I take it you're going to swim outdoors etc. (won't be joining a gym?). If so then I guess you could cycle to the beach (two birds, one stone - love it!). If you will have access to a gym then rowing machines, cross-trainers, bikes, stair-climbers (virtually everything bar treadmills) are all pretty impact free. I find that even the treadmills are low impact if you notch up a decent incline.

Be sure to read the diet info too - it really is that important. It can take a bit of commitment to bang out 500kcal on a treadmill, but it takes about 10 seconds infront of a biscuit tin to pack those 500kcal back in again (well me anyway).

Mr E

g'em, t-ha - jeez, get a room...

wailers - set goals for yourself and stick to them.... A goal of "I want to lose 3 stone" is too loose. You'll get bored and go back to your old ways in 3 or 4 weeks. Set manageable goals, like "I'm going to be 15-something by the end of March" (which is definitely doable..).

Good luck! Keep posting your progress here. There will be no shortage of people to spur you on and tell you that you're doing a good job.

t-ha

TmB wrote:

g'em, t-ha - jeez, get a room...

you're the one PMing me because "the nights get so lonely"...