MOBO Diet Challenge

[Happy1]

Anybody interested in losing some weight? (off the body, not the boat, before you all Happy bash again /forums/images/icons/wink.gif). I have seen some mentions of different diet plans on here, Atkins was one. I could do with losing a bit so don't know if we could have MOBO diet club and encourage each other with a weekly cyber weigh in. We could then all show off our fantastic bodies at the next meet for the MOBO 2004 calender /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif Seriously if anyone is up for it and knows of a diet I'm in.

Cheers,

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[tcm]

Re: Atkins

This is quite good. I understand he has lost five stones in the last month.

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[Happy1]

Re: Atkins

Are you sure that wasn't 'Amputation' diet /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[cngarrod]

According to the doctor i need to lose a measley 6 stone - yup.. that is 6 stone...

This does cause me some concern.. as after all it is all bought and paid for, so why should i just look to get rid of it - i mean when i think of all the meals out, take aways and dodgy motorway sandwiches and cornish pasties it took to get me here... i can't just get rid of it now can i?

What would be better is if you could find a way of removing it and seliing it - at least i get some ROI for it!

But - hell why not... lets give it a go... yeah H1 i'm up for it... could do with getting rid of a bit in time for my wedding in 10 weeks!

Cheers,
C


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[cngarrod]

Re: Atkins

Ah - i should say i won't do this one.. some of the guys at work have done it. and whilst it does work, the knock on medical effects seem a little to high a price to pay for me!

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[Happy1]

I just look at it as the more I lose, the more kit TCM will let me keep on board /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

We could all have the same diet and discuss what we ate that day, or we could all try different ones. I will go along with anything, perhaps if we get a good response to the suggestion Kim can give us our own forum for a few hours until we all give up /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

I wouldn't mind trying the Atkins, but where do you get the stuff for that one?

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[ccscott49]

Re: Atkins

What knock on medical effects.................Hmmmmmm................Do tell, I'm not about to trade my good health for a bit of weight loss, I only need to lose about two stone.

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[Happy1]

Re: Atkins

Can you explain a bit more, I haven't known anyone who has done it.

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[Tiger Rag]

Isaac Asimov- "The first rule of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you."

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[ccscott49]

Everything I like is either, illegal, imoral or fattening, it's a right bugger!!

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[Guest]

Good idea! We could call it Mate Watchers.we can put all our excess weight down to the sea air (Makes you hungry That`s my excuse anyway).just think no more booze, no more bread, no more barbecues, no more lobster. NAAA ! I`ll leave it till next year.

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[boatone]

I dunno....colds, diets.......wots this forum coming to? Sounds like its been taken over by a load of waterlogged wimps........

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[DepSol]

Re: Atkins

Did Atkins a month before going on Holiday as I was very over weight and lost a stone in a month. I am going to start it again hopefully to lose another stone.

I found it easy as I just did a list of the foods allowed that I liked and broke them down into individual items like cheese eggs bacon sausages pate chicken beef pork etc etc. Then I took those ingredients and made meals from them. Cooked brekkies, omeletes tuna salads chicken salads. I also went round Marks and Spencers food hall and noted food that I could pick up easily that were LOW in Carbohydrate as the biggest problem with this diet is that if you get hungry and look around for something to eat nearly everything you pick up will be loaded with carbs even something ‘Helathy’ like a banana was nearly as high as a small choccy bar.

I then made sure when the wife went shopping that she bought the essential items I needed to do my diet and if I was at work and got stuck then It would be easy enouh to nip to Marks and Spencers and get some pre cooked chicken breast or some of the bacon tomato and chicken sandwich filler or cooked sausages etc etc and then stuff my face without breaking the diet.

The other secret to it is to drink loads of water I was drinking up to 2 litres a day. This stops water retention and is also good for you. The biggest problem is finding your level where you introduce the carbohydrates back and knowing how many carbs you can eat in a day before you will put weight back on. The bad thing was alcohol is a no no but you can get away with a certain amount of red wine.

The good thing is I have managed to fit back into my tux for the Ball this Friday night.


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2003 is going to be a good year for me

 

[cngarrod]

Re: Atkins

Sure - first though i know of a few people that have done it with excellent results, losing a serious amount of weight and those that hae suffered some bad side effects...

There is a website for it, but cannot remember what it is.. a search on google will no doubt come up with some answers.. it has all teh potential side effeacts listed on there - but to name a few!

Constipation
Kidney failure
Vomiting
Blindness
Muscle loss (it wills trip muscle tissue as it is easier to strip muscle as opposed to fat)
Heart issues
Skin issues due to lack of vitamins

On of th guys here lost 4 stone in 4 months on it... another one lost 5lb last week on it - one of th eother guys had to go into hospital with kidney problems.

I have no doubt it works... but i am not prepared to take the risk - for others it may be best!

Each to there own!

Cheers,

Craig.

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[Geoffs]

Illegal or imoral, don't worry. It's only fattening that need be of concern

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[Happy1]

Re: Atkins

Well sounds good if you keep an eye on it, where did you get the info? I may have a month on that and see what happens, we could all try something different it doesn't matter, what is good for some may not suite others. Looks like a bit of dedication is required, perhaps you could be the Atkin's consultant for that group/forums/images/icons/wink.gif I didn't see you looking for labels on the food at Mercury, or was that a night off /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

In the meantime I'll research it on google

Cheers and thanks for the info

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[sailbadthesinner]

Re: Hang on you lot

the ONLY diet that workslong term is this
have five portions of fruit or vegetables a DAY
at least two litres of water a day
twenty minutes of exercise that raises your heart rate and that may include some weights for toning a day
cooked breakfast no more than once a week
grilled not fried food
redmeat no more than twice a week
oily fish once a week


do that and you can have good booze up at least twice a week without ending up like a house.

any diet that means you donot eat normally is no good cos as soon as you eat normally weight will go back on
it is dead simple equation start by burning off a bit more than you put in then once weight is off balance it up.

failing that drink only voddy, smoke lots of fags and hardly eat.

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[burgundyben]

By jove he\'s right.

People without enough food die of starvation skinny, greedy lazy loafers sat in offices posting on ybw are fat, ergo, its a balance between what you burn and what you eat/drink, Sailbad is right, plenty of good stuff like fruit and veg and plenty of exercise and its fine.

I was 19 and a half stone, not so bad as I am 6 ft 3 ins but, I was out of breath and lethargic all the time, I changed the way I eat and now walk for a hour three time aweek and do a good bike ride once a week and feel much better even tho still 17 stone, never mind dieting and weight, change your eating habits permanently and acheive a higher level of fitness.

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[DepSol]

Re: By jove he\'s right.

Totally agree with Ben and Max. I just use Atkins to speed things up cos the lighter I get the easier it is to exercise etc plus you don’t eat so much cos you’ve trained yourself not to etc etc. diets may be ok short term but nothing beats a good bit of exercise and healthy eating.

I used to be 11 stone and couldnt put on an ounce, till I started working in an office and quit smoking.



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[ballena]

Have look at www.atkinscenter.com this wil give you all the info you need.

You can also buy the books from Amazon.

The most important thing is to balance the diet with Vitamin C, you can eat plenty of green veg and rhubarb.

Good luck

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