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Post by Sparkle on Jan 2, 2008 15:40:33 GMT
If you eat those Minstrels, you have to get on the tube tomorrow and come to the gym with me.
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jan 2, 2008 15:54:43 GMT
Hello I'm Greg and I haven't liked my weight for a number of years. I am namely concerned with my lack of weight. Standing 6'1" tall but only weighing 9.5 stone I am far too skinny. I would like to gain enough weight so I can 'go topless', as I currently look too much like a famine victim for it. I would be grateful if you could all send cakes and chocolates to my flat. I want to cook you loads of food. Eat loads of meat too. Meat's expensive though. I don't think eating lots will work for me anyway, I think I have a fixed weight. I was fed tonnes of the fattiest, oiliest, meatiest shit on my year abroad and drunk large amounts of beer and vodka on an almost daily basis and still had the exact same weight after while almost all the other students piled on the pounds.
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Post by Cherubic on Jan 2, 2008 15:55:31 GMT
Could we not just club together and get Gok Wan to come and tell us how beautiful we are?
It would be a lot less effort than not eating minstrels/buying a bike and riding it 16 miles.
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Post by Adrian on Jan 2, 2008 15:56:02 GMT
Sparkle, an ex-colleague of mine is a personal trainer at the VA gym in Mill Hill. If you want a trainer, he'd be good!
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Post by Sparkle on Jan 2, 2008 16:00:25 GMT
Personal trainers scare me. They tell me I'm too fat and will be barren forever.
Have never been to the VA in Mill Hill. Maybe I will investigate.
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Post by Joel on Jan 2, 2008 16:05:51 GMT
Eating meat won't necessarily make you gain weight.
A girl I knew at uni was underweight, with lank hair and bad skin. I didn't see her for a few months, and she came back looking amazing - she'd gained weight, her hair was glossy and her skin was flawless. Turned out she'd gone veggie.
When I was vegetarian it made absolutely no difference to my health. I'm not convinced you can say 'this is healthy, that isn't healthy'. Obviously no-one's going to get very far on Battered Mars Bar Sandwiches And Chips for breakfast, but I really think people need to work out what works for them. I avoid too much wheat and dairy, and that works for me. Other people go all mental without milk. Horses for courses, and that.
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Post by mackenzie on Jan 2, 2008 16:07:08 GMT
Hello, I'm Cass, and I'm a bit fat.
I'm not hideously disgusted with my body, and I have curves in all the right places, its just the fat that I seem to have gained on those curves in the 3 years I've been at Uni that seems to be the problem.
I am also in a bit of a rut, as my boyfriend is nothing short of a sex pest and is obviously quite happy with my body, which therefore makes it difficult for me to be motivated to do anything about my love handles.
My other problem is that I am a big fan of Italian and Mexican food, both of which are horribly bad for you.
I have decided that enough is enough, and that a new year should be a new start. Therefore I'm am going to stop eating so much stuff that I know is bad for me (stodgy fatty greasy stuff) and eating more stuff I know is good for me (light, healthy, fresh stuff). Also, I once lost 2 stone in 2 months by swimming three times a week, so I am going to start doing that again and hopefully get similar results.
I am very aware that at 22, my metabolism is shortly going to give up on me and it will be damned near impossible to lose weight when it does, so I am determined to get myself healthy while I still can.
Hi.
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Post by Sparkle on Jan 2, 2008 16:08:57 GMT
Hello Cass!
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Post by Adrian on Jan 2, 2008 16:09:32 GMT
Personal trainers scare me. They tell me I'm too fat and will be barren forever. I've found that personal trainers are essentially trained gym monkeys but with added helpful tips. They'll sit you down and go through a questionnaire in a bored fashion ("what are your goals?" "what stops you achieving your - yawn - targets?"). If you just answer rubbish to that - which they really don't care about - and then say "I want bigger arms, smaller tummy, tighter arse" etc., they'll devise a plan of exercises to get that. They should also show you how to look after your posture and stretching. Posture and stretching are very important. I've blagged my way into gyms all over London for the past year, all the inductions are the same. Incidentally prospective gym members might like to check out: www.whypayforthegym.com - health insurance which pays for your gym membership www.retaileyes.co.uk - mystery shopping company that offer visits to Virgin Active (ie. they pay for you to join, all you do is report back) Cannons, LA Fitness, Virgin Active, Fitness First all offer free trials on their websites. In most clubs you can give fake details to stop them from hounding you with sales calls afterwards.
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Post by pauliepoos on Jan 2, 2008 16:14:29 GMT
Cannons, LA Fitness, Virgin Active, Fitness First all offer free trials on their websites. In most clubs you can give fake details to stop them from hounding you with sales calls afterwards. But what happens if you give your name as Terry Dwyer and then meet some amazingly hot and tousled haired person who also knows all the lyrics to Graffiti My Soul. How would you be able to face signing up for a proper membership in your own name? I am sat here drinking whisky out of the bottle. I have a horribly bad chest which came on quite quicky yesterday and I'm blaming it on my exercising.
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Post by Adrian on Jan 2, 2008 16:22:57 GMT
See I reckon, in London at least, they really don't remember me. I've been into Virgin Active in Bank at least 5 times on a 'free' trial. I like to think this is not because I look generic enough for them to not remember me, but rather that they a) never read the names on the fill in cards and b) see too many people to remember individual faces.
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Post by jode* on Jan 2, 2008 16:53:48 GMT
I have some tips that I use. Please don't smite me as I'm not trying to be patronising - these are just things I do every day:
Embrace the vegetarian alternatives.
It's a fact that your body uses more energy to break down meat proteins - hence you feel lethargic and are more likely to cook fast easy food, snack or do no exercise. For first timers I would recommend:
- Realeat VegeMince (£1.99 all supermarkers, Holland & Barrett) for chilli or bolognaise. Less than 2% fat.
- Cauldron Marinated Tofu Pieces/Chunks (£1.89 Sains & Tesco) for stir fries. These are unbeliveably good for you but fairly fatty so don't have too many.
- Tesco Lincolnshire Meat-free sausages (£1.69 Tesco) - really quick to ecook and 155 cals for two.
If you never have chocolate or biscuits you never crave them.
Kind of like nicotine. I promise that if you give them up, after a while you just won't be that bothered.
If you're gonna have something bad have something really nice
My philosophy is that to feel less guilty, if I want to treat myself to something bad then I have something that tastes really nice. A couple of digestives, boring crisps, plain cake etc are just not nice enough for the amount of calories they hold. Get yourself a really nice treat, less often.
Skip the bad supermarket aisles
In my old Sainsbury's I could skip the biscuit, crisp, confectionary and cake aisles all in one swoop. If you don't see it on the shelf you can't be tempted. And if you don't buy it, it isn't there in the cupboard to tempt you either.
Swap white for brown
White rice for brown rice, white pasta for wholewheat pasta, white bread for granary. They taste nicer, fill you up for longer and give you more energy.
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Post by Joel on Jan 2, 2008 17:12:29 GMT
This is true. I had a phase where I ate no sweet stuff for ages, then I had a snickers-type thing and felt sick for hours. You can train yourself off it.
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Post by LoveMusic on Jan 2, 2008 17:42:40 GMT
I haven't ate the minstrels - Yet.
I am going to have my stroganoff thing. 5g fat. Its pretty much all i eat. Mum just buys their whole stock.
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Post by klee on Jan 2, 2008 18:20:13 GMT
Hmmm, I'm just about to cancel my gym membership for Virgin Active. Not because I don't go (I do) but because they're a bunch of cunts. So if anyone can recommend an alternative gym in Manchester city centre please do!
Hello, I'm Chris. I'm 5'10" and my weight is stable at 11 stone. I would like to gain a little bit of weight, but the prospect of drinking my body weight in supplement shakes and smelling of whey powder for everlasting puts me off.
I should add that January is the worst possible month to join a gym as they put the prices up and it's stuffed to the gills with people who never make it past March. If you don't really want to join the gym it's probably not for you. Exercise should be something you can make yourself do without wanting to cry, otherwise you'll never make yourself do it.
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Post by Andrew* on Jan 2, 2008 18:27:41 GMT
Hmmm, I'm just about to cancel my gym membership for Virgin Active. Not because I don't go (I do) but because they're a bunch of cunts. So if anyone can recommend an alternative gym in Manchester city centre please do! Hello, I'm Chris. I'm 5'10" and my weight is stable at 11 stone. I would like to gain a little bit of weight, but the prospect of drinking my body weight in supplement shakes and smelling of whey powder for everlasting puts me off. I should add that January is the worst possible month to join a gym as they put the prices up and it's stuffed to the gills with people who never make it past March. If you don't really want to join the gym it's probably not for you. Exercise should be something you can make yourself do without wanting to cry, otherwise you'll never make yourself do it. That's why I joined before Christmas (feelin' smug) I joined GL-14 in the city centre. It was very nice I thought and I didn't want to join Bannatynes (which is closer to my work) cause I don't like the thought of giving Duncan Bannatyne more money. You see you're 5'10 an 11 stone, and I am 5'7 and 11 stone 3lbs. This makes me feel fat.
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Post by xenomaniac on Jan 2, 2008 18:37:44 GMT
Personal trainers scare me. They tell me I'm too fat and will be barren forever. I've found that personal trainers are essentially trained gym monkeys but with added helpful tips. They'll sit you down and go through a questionnaire in a bored fashion ("what are your goals?" "what stops you achieving your - yawn - targets?"). If you just answer rubbish to that - which they really don't care about - and then say "I want bigger arms, smaller tummy, tighter arse" etc., they'll devise a plan of exercises to get that. They should also show you how to look after your posture and stretching. Posture and stretching are very important. I've blagged my way into gyms all over London for the past year, all the inductions are the same. Getting a personal trainer is one of the best things I ever did. Forget the monkeys that work on the counters and do inductions, they only have NVQ2's or what not and are pretty useless, get a professional one. It will cost a load but they are worth their weight in gold, and you can have less and less sessions as you learn from them. Also there is no greater motivation than having someone actually follow you around and making you do it.
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Post by Cherubic on Jan 2, 2008 18:58:54 GMT
Klee can fuck right off. People who know they look fine and imply they're only fine tuning themselves are bastards. Your smug presentability and lack of self loathing are unwelcome here!
Anyway, I've read this thread loads of times now and I'm still not thin. What am I doing wrong?
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Post by frapperia on Jan 2, 2008 19:00:24 GMT
I've found that personal trainers are essentially trained gym monkeys but with added helpful tips. They'll sit you down and go through a questionnaire in a bored fashion ("what are your goals?" "what stops you achieving your - yawn - targets?"). If you just answer rubbish to that - which they really don't care about - and then say "I want bigger arms, smaller tummy, tighter arse" etc., they'll devise a plan of exercises to get that. They should also show you how to look after your posture and stretching. Posture and stretching are very important. I've blagged my way into gyms all over London for the past year, all the inductions are the same. Getting a personal trainer is one of the best things I ever did. Forget the monkeys that work on the counters and do inductions, they only have NVQ2's or what not and are pretty useless, get a professional one. It will cost a load but they are worth their weight in gold, and you can have less and less sessions as you learn from them. Also there is no greater mo'ivation than having someone actually follow you around and making you do it. Unfortunately, for that kind of thing, you need money. When I do, however...
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Post by Sparkle on Jan 2, 2008 19:02:52 GMT
Klee can fuck right off. People who know they look fine and imply they're only fine tuning themselves are bastards. Your smug presentability and lack of self loathing are unwelcome here! Anyway, I've read this thread loads of times now and I'm still not thin. What am I doing wrong? Heh. I have to say that having read this thread and other recent posts I am concerned about the general lack of self-esteem among us. Bloody insecure gays and fag-hags. No wonder we all think we're fat, spending our teenage years wondering why nobody understands us.
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Post by pauliepoos on Jan 2, 2008 19:05:08 GMT
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Post by Cherubic on Jan 2, 2008 19:18:34 GMT
I'm not fat. I just don't look like how I think I would like to. Whether that is realistic or even desirable is open to question, but that's how my brain works.
Seriously though, this is a whimsical support group, not a suicide forum. Everyone cheer up, or I won't post pictures of me turning up at Carrie's house after an 8 mile bike ride looking like sweaty death.
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Post by LoveMusic on Jan 2, 2008 19:36:48 GMT
I want to see those photos.
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Post by Cherubic on Jan 2, 2008 19:37:49 GMT
They don't exist yet. And if everyone doesn't find something nice to say about themselves soon they NEVER WILL.
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Post by LoveMusic on Jan 2, 2008 19:40:13 GMT
Okay...nice things....i have nice shoulders.
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