Sick of being Fat

[Champ]

I don't weigh myself.....well hardly ever, except when I think I might have lost some

[lifetime fan]

Yeah, but you are 7 foot 5.

 

 

More like 5ft 8 mate.

 

BMI is crap with me, flat stomach and I'm virtually 13 stone.

[melons]

I don't weigh myself.....well hardly ever, except when I think I might have lost some

 

Haha, not just me that does that then? Ace.

[Jairzinho]

I think thats a general thing that men really aren't as arsed about their actual weight. I could put probably some weight on and be in better shape than I am.

 

An obsession with the scales (this most definitely is not aimed at you Champ, or anyone in particular for that matter) seems pretty unhealthy.

 

I know I need to get fitter, if I lose weight, or put it on, I'll be happy as long as my body looks like it did when I was 21.

[Jairzinho]

More like 5ft 8 mate.

 

BMI is crap with me, flat stomach and I'm virtually 13 stone.

 

I'm probably about dead on 6ft, and maybe 12 and a half stone.

 

I can't run 200 yards.

 

Used to have a proper six pack, and that, when I played sport regularly. Fucking annoying.

[Champ]

Haha, not just me that does that then? Ace.

Like if I've been sick

[Jairzinho]

Haha. Thats awesome. One step away from weighing yourself after a massive shit.

[Champ]

I think thats a general thing that men really aren't as arsed about their actual weight. I could put probably some weight on and be in better shape than I am.

 

An obsession with the scales (this most definitely is not aimed at you Champ, or anyone in particular for that matter) seems pretty unhealthy.

 

I know I need to get fitter, if I lose weight, or put it on, I'll be happy as long as my body looks like it did when I was 21.

And I'm loads lighter now than I was when I was 21...when I used to diet. I should shut up, shouldn't I?

[Champ]

Haha. Thats awesome. One step away from weighing yourself after a massive shit.

Or a hair cut!

[Jairzinho]

And I'm loads lighter now than I was when I was 21...when I used to diet. I should shut up, shouldn't I?

 

I've actually no idea what I would have weighed when I was 21. Possibly slightly more than I do now. Not much in it.

 

I'm sick of not being fit. I should probably do something about it.

[KinskiRage]

Had a fair bit of extra weight on me from last year. From June I gave up sugar and ran 5k roughly once a every 10 days, if that, for 2 months. Lost two stone. Very surprised how easy it was, and it wasn't the exercise so much as cutting out sugar. I had mad sugar cravings for the first week, but they disappeared fairly quickly after that.

 

Sugar is the real villain I reckon. Your body runs on glucose, not sucrose. So your liver metabolises them very differently. Excess glucose gets converted into glycogen, which is basically energy storage. It's why marathon runners 'carb-load' before running. You store that shit all you want and it shouldn't cause health problems. Excess sucrose turns to fat and is the real cause of obesity and diabetes.

 

Sucrose is basically a poison if not surrounded by a lot of fibre. It's why fruits are generally healthy, because their sugars are encased in fibre. Fruit juices, however, are all the sugars and none of the fibre. The equivalent amount of alcohol, for example, ultimately isn't that much worse for your liver than orange juice. But we notice the booze more because it's metabolised in our brain as well as our liver. So long periods of boozing leads to cirrhosis of the liver, but long term consumption of sugar leads to diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and probably other problems.

 

Also, the mantra of eating less and exercising more is very overrated. It's all down to what you're eating. Calories are not the same, which makes calorie-counting pretty pointless. Biochemically, two slices of brown bread break down into glucose. The same caloric amount of orange juice / cakes / biscuits etc, breaks down into shitty sugars that fuck with your liver and eventually make you fat and affect your health.

 

Also, there's a hormone called leptin, and its job is to tell us when we're full. Sucrose actually causes leptin to stop working. So you're brain thinks you need more food, and you eat more. Vicious cycle.

 

Sorry for the spiel. There's videos on youtube from a dude called Dr. Robert Lustig, of his various lectures. 'Sugar, the bitter truth' is the main one. It's really interesting stuff.

[lifetime fan]

I'm probably about dead on 6ft, and maybe 12 and a half stone.

 

I can't run 200 yards.

 

Used to have a proper six pack, and that, when I played sport regularly. Fucking annoying.

 

 

15-22 I was playing the unmentionable Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning and afternoon, training Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I'd then swim on a Monday, run Wednesday and cycle Friday.

 

I had a perfectly flat, rock hard stomach (couldn't get a 6 pack though) and was nearly 13 stone.

 

I could eat and drink anything, and I mean anything.

[Champ]

I've actually no idea what I would have weighed when I was 21. Possibly slightly more than I do now. Not much in it.

 

I'm sick of not being fit. I should probably do something about it.

Get a bike....its great

[Jairzinho]

15-22 I was playing the unmentionable Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning and afternoon, training Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I'd then swim on a Monday, run Wednesday and cycle Friday.

 

I had a perfectly flat, rock hard stomach (couldn't get a 6 pack though) and was nearly 13 stone.

 

I could eat and drink anything, and I mean anything.

 

Ahh, those were the days. I reckon at about 23/24 you start to notice that this is no longer the case. Isn't your natural physical peak meant to be around 21/22?

 

Get a bike....its great

 

Honestly think I'd prefer running. Just need to get started, keep putting it off.

[Champ]

Ahh, those were the days. I reckon at about 23/24 you start to notice that this is no longer the case. Isn't your natural physical peak meant to be around 21/22?

 

 

 

Honestly think I'd prefer running. Just need to get started, keep putting it off.

Sign up for a 5/10k....you won't look back

[Jairzinho]

Sure thing. 2015 perhaps?

[lifetime fan]

Ahh, those were the days. I reckon at about 23/24 you start to notice that this is no longer the case. Isn't your natural physical peak meant to be around 21/22?

 

 

Sounds pretty accurate for me. You hear poeple say you can't out train a bad diet. Well I did for a few years.

[Champ]

Sure thing. 2015 perhaps?

What was this about men being more disciplined, huh?

[Champ]

Sounds pretty accurate for me. You hear poeple say you can't out train a bad diet. Well I did for a few years.

Oh I think you can up to your 30s and then it starts to show who are looking after themselves

[Champ]

And I should be in bed. Night all..... (discipline, you see)

[Jairzinho]

What was this about men being more disciplined, huh?

 

Thing is, what I really need to do is quit smoking, stop drinking, eat a more healthy diet, get more sleep, and start doing some exercise.

 

Need to do the whole lot.

[lifetime fan]

Oh I think you can up to your 30s and then it starts to show who are looking after themselves

 

 

I didn't last to my 30's.

 

A mixture of injuries, beer and women got in the way.

[Jairzinho]

And I should be in bed. Night all..... (discipline, you see)

 

Yeah, same. Was hoping Navman would be around to make his pick for the draft.

[lifetime fan]

Yeah, same. Was hoping Navman would be around to make his pick for the draft.

 

 

He was still online at 23.59 according to his profile. I'm in work at 7.15 tomorrow and was hanging around hoping to get my pick tonight.

 

Reckon I might neg him.

[Jairzinho]

I think you should. I'm going to sleep so everyone will have to wait until late morning for my pick now.

 

Thats assuming he picks before then. Otherwise someone will have to bring out the Bopara.