The how to lose weight thread

hexagon said:
Don't get sucked into the low fat nonsense (based on outdated 60's research, largely by Ancel Keys. Unfortunately, knowledge of the fallacies of his conclusions have not yet filtered through to "health professionals"). Your body is perfectly capable of turning sugar with 0% fat into swathes of body fat.

Avoid simple carbohydrates. Modern fruit juices and yoghurts are packed with simple carbs, unfortunately. Try to avoid modified corn starch or whatever codename they are using for it on the label. Get enough protein to keep muscle mass up and your metabolism ticking over.

Exercise (of course) and building some muscle (especially thighs) will get you to the point where you'll almost be struggling to keep weight on.

Oh, and supplement largeish amounts of vitamin D (Solal has a 1000iu D3 tablet that seems pretty good - take 2 or possibly more a day, but monitor blood D levels).
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Excellent Post!

Controlling weight is all about controlling your insulin...carbs unfortunately make your insulin go haywire!
 
Nokkie said:
By eating more proteins you allow your body to brake down fatty acids... its important to eat a balanced meal which includes carbs - fruits and veggies and proteins such as chicken, lean beef. eggs etc etc.
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Fruit and Veg has enough carbs in it for you. You don't need more in the form of various grains.
 
Any heard of the Caveman/Primal/Paleo diet.

Basic premise is that our genes are designed to efficiently process certain foods and store and utilise the nutrients from those foods.

There are a number of sites and doctors behind this, the biggest being Mark Sisson's www.marksdailyapple.com Mark is the author of the Primal Blueprint (Allround lifestyle not just nutrition, covers stress, exercise etc.) which I bought and is really good. You should look at the "Success stories" on the main page and in the forums. Some of them are quite amazing.

Dispels a number of myths using the basic premise of what our genes are designed for and backs it up with scientific research.

Really good read.
 
Ok guys i cheated last night :p

Breakfast : I had weetbix for breakfast with no sugar.
Lunch : Tuna Salad with some sliced avo - apple and a pear.
Dinner : Plate of Mixed Veggies

No sugar intake during the day because i drank no tea.but after dinner i had like 10-12 Provitas! I see that they have got some Carbs.

Is there any food (snack) i can nibble on when i get the snack attack :o
 
Positively Negative said:
Ok guys i cheated last night :p

Breakfast : I had weetbix for breakfast with no sugar.
Lunch : Tuna Salad with some sliced avo - apple and a pear.
Dinner : Plate of Mixed Veggies

No sugar intake during the day because i drank no tea.but after dinner i had like 10-12 Provitas! I see that they have got some Carbs.

Is there any food (snack) i can nibble on when i get the snack attack :o
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That doesn't sound too hectic, IMO. Remember that drinking enough water and low GI should help to keep the munchies away. I tend to drink something, or snack on either fruit or nuts when I have the munchies
 
Things to cut out:

Bread, sugar and alcohol (or limit it to 1 day a week :D )

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt (sugar free with fresh fruit)
10H00: 1 fruit
Lunch: 130g smoked chicken breast, smoked salmon / trout or cooked ham, veg and a fruit
16H00: 1 fruit
Supper: Preferable same as lunch except no meat if possible.

Sundays: scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomato for example.

Minimum 2 liters of water a day!
A good multi-vitamin.

A 40 - 60 min (depends how you feel) cardio workout at gym 6 days a week.

Still have braai and wine on weekend, but instead of boerewors, chops ect rather try a nice tuna steak or lean piece of beef with a green salad.

Average weight loss per week since 1 Aug = 1.4 kg's / week. 12 more kg's to go before Dec 1 :D
 
dualmeister said:
Things to cut out:

Bread, sugar and alcohol (or limit it to 1 day a week :D )

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt (sugar free with fresh fruit)
10H00: 1 fruit
Lunch: 130g smoked chicken breast, smoked salmon / trout or cooked ham, veg and a fruit
16H00: 1 fruit
Supper: Preferable same as lunch except no meat if possible.

Sundays: scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomato for example.

Minimum 2 liters of water a day!
A good multi-vitamin.

A 40 - 60 min (depends how you feel) cardio workout at gym 6 days a week.

Still have braai and wine on weekend, but instead of boerewors, chops ect rather try a nice tuna steak or lean piece of beef with a green salad.

Average weight loss per week since 1 Aug = 1.4 kg's / week. 12 more kg's to go before Dec 1 :D
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well done! that sounds hectic though.
 
Positively Negative said:
Ok guys i cheated last night :p

Breakfast : I had weetbix for breakfast with no sugar.
Lunch : Tuna Salad with some sliced avo - apple and a pear.
Dinner : Plate of Mixed Veggies

No sugar intake during the day because i drank no tea.but after dinner i had like 10-12 Provitas! I see that they have got some Carbs.

Is there any food (snack) i can nibble on when i get the snack attack :o
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Are you sure you are eating enough... That doesn't seem like a lot of food.

I used the wieght watchers method before and lost weight... It is basically a simplified form of calorie counting. I think there is a thread somewhere here about it.

You get allocated a certain number of points according to your body weight, and then everything you eat has an associated point value. (Ie 1 slice of bread is 1 point)

It helps with comparing what is good and bad for you, as most veggies don't really have any point association, which means you can eat alot of them without having to worry, whereas an oreo counts like 4 points. (when you get 20 points a day, 4 is alot to waste on an oreo)

Melba toast is less fattening than provitas, so maybe have some of that with fat free cottage cheese next time you are craving a snack.
 
Mila said:
I'm drinking a sliming tablets.

will let you know if it works :)
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If you're starting to halucinate or just going crazy on these forums, then we know you've been using Simply Slim tablets ;) . I see they somehow got past the whole Carte Blanche thing and are back with more adverts than ever [huge gigantic boards next to the R21/N1 and all].
 
diabolus said:
If you're starting to halucinate or just going crazy on these forums, then we know you've been using Simply Slim tablets ;) . I see they somehow got past the whole Carte Blanche thing and are back with more adverts than ever [huge gigantic boards next to the R21/N1 and all].
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Mila, since you gym, who do you feel the need to take slimming tablets? Gym and revised eating habits will do the trick.
 
Positively Negative said:
yeah i will try the honey and yoghurt :) i used to be a heavy coke and fizzy drinker.i swopped that for fruit juice and now im addicted to that :| is there something besides water that one can drink that isn't full of sugar?!

So lets get this straight.From now on it should be a little something like :
Breakfast - Oats (is Jungle oats fine with a dash of sugar)?
Lunch - Tuna Salad or just a nice mixed salad.is there something i can compliment with the salad that isnt heavy.,,,?
Dinner - Fish and veggies or just veggies straight up.

Any tips for the snack attack :D >?
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That sounds good - in principle... but you are probably then not eating nearly enough... more info... height / weight / age.... gender?

as a male trying to lose weight you should not have more than a 1000 calorie per day deficit. preferably rather only 500 calorie deficit... and every third day you don't have any deficit...
 
How to loose weight? mmmmmmmm

How about eating less and getting your fat ass of the couch and on a treadmill?
 
dualmeister said:
Things to cut out:

Bread, sugar and alcohol (or limit it to 1 day a week :D )

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt (sugar free with fresh fruit)
10H00: 1 fruit
Lunch: 130g smoked chicken breast, smoked salmon / trout or cooked ham, veg and a fruit
16H00: 1 fruit
Supper: Preferable same as lunch except no meat if possible.

Sundays: scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomato for example.

Minimum 2 liters of water a day!
A good multi-vitamin.

A 40 - 60 min (depends how you feel) cardio workout at gym 6 days a week.

Still have braai and wine on weekend, but instead of boerewors, chops ect rather try a nice tuna steak or lean piece of beef with a green salad.

Average weight loss per week since 1 Aug = 1.4 kg's / week. 12 more kg's to go before Dec 1 :D
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I'm sure this will cause you to lose weight, but can you continue to follow this routine for a year, or longer? If not, how do you prevent the weight from returning?
 
Was 98 kgs in August. This Saturday I was 89kgs. Bastard to lose weight when you getting older :D

Goal is 83 - 85 kg's and to maintain it there by eating healthy and regular gym.
 
ag fook it.
i am not overweight... i have a slight boep (light one) and to be honest im fine with it.
i cannot simply cut out so much AMAZING food in my life.i tried for a month solid....1st of all my kitchen smelt like a freaking farm from all the vegetables.like seriously...a damn farm!
Um another thing is not being able to have some take aways once in a while with mates. we usually end up going out and i want to be able to eat 'normally'.
I eat healthier these days but i don't need to lose any weight...i just need to avoid putting on more.

lastly...i take off my hat to those dudes that keep a six pack and maintain it.call it metabolism or whatever but damn man that would be ALOT of enery and time if i wanted to get there.geez
 
Positively Negative said:
ag fook it.
i am not overweight... i have a slight boep (light one) and to be honest im fine with it.
i cannot simply cut out so much AMAZING food in my life.i tried for a month solid....1st of all my kitchen smelt like a freaking farm from all the vegetables.like seriously...a damn farm!
Um another thing is not being able to have some take aways once in a while with mates. we usually end up going out and i want to be able to eat 'normally'.
I eat healthier these days but i don't need to lose any weight...i just need to avoid putting on more.

lastly...i take off my hat to those dudes that keep a six pack and maintain it.call it metabolism or whatever but damn man that would be ALOT of enery and time if i wanted to get there.geez
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Aren't we being positive today? Farms doesn't smell that bad, as long as there's no dung involved.
 
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