gobbledonk Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Red is absolutely right - several of our Olympic athletes (including swimmers ..) are classified as 'obese' if you believe the BMI scale. In my case, I am a long way from being an Olympic athlete, but all I want is to see 90kg and, more importantly, to be able to maintain it .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Go for a fruit and veg diet ,ie.low carbs and very low fat.Thats what I intend to do if I get to LOS long term.At the moment stuck here in frozen farangland I need a good layer of fat for insulation purposes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 pasathai and Corinthian - I get that, I really do. Just wanted to hear from people with actual experience. red, thanks for the heads up. That is what you got. I lost 30k back in 1997 when I was fat; yes, 60 lbs. I hated being fat. But it is a LOT of will power to loose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 OK - its all good - thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 That is what you got. I lost 30k back in 1997 when I was fat; yes, 60 lbs. I hated being fat. But it is a LOT of will power to loose it. Well done! I can't even imagine you being fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Flasher, I would hope that you arent imagining ANY BM being fat / skinny / naked / Republican ! Back in my misspent youth, I shared a house with two girls. One of them was a fat but jolly lass who decided she no longer wanted to be fat - bought a bunch of shakes etc and lost a serious amount of weight over about 2-3 months. While it was impressive to see her bod shrink, it was bloody horrifying to realise that the 'skinny girl inside' was older and uglier than the fat lady I'd moved in with ! She had a boyfriend through all of this, and I couldn't help feeling that he had similar misgivings. Without the fat pushing her cheeks out, her features looked sunken and gaunt - maybe she overdid it, but it was scary nonetheless. Long story short, first sign that my dashing good looks are fading and I'm straight back into the chocolate ice-cream ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Fat has the advantage that your wrinkles don't show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Mekong, stop smoking and report back in, oh, 3 months with an update - I guarantee that you will gain weight. I'll just set my sights on 90kg as as something resembling a *realistic* target, BMI be damned. Your 'prescription' is another reason that so many people fail at the whole diet and exercise thing - unrealistic goals. I'm just going to give the walking+water another month before I consider anything more radical. DS, sorry to hear that you have the opposite problem, and especially sorry to hear that beer tastes bad. Mekong, stop smoking and report back in, oh, 3 months with an update - I guarantee that you will gain weight. I'll just set my sights on 90kg as as something resembling a *realistic* target, BMI be damned. Your 'prescription' is another reason that so many people fail at the whole diet and exercise thing - unrealistic goals. I'm just going to give the walking+water another month before I consider anything more radical. DS, sorry to hear that you have the opposite problem, and especially sorry to hear that beer tastes bad. Gobbie, since when has my smoking become an issue of you being a Fat Bastard? I could not see me gaining 38% body weight in 3 months just because I stopped smoking, most days I eat 4-5 meals as it is so I cannot see it increasing. For the past 30 years I have been 183 / 66 KG with a 32 inch waist, never changed, when I stopped drinking I never lost weight, in fact I never had a beer belly, perhaps I am one of the lucky few who can eat and drink what they wish without any detromental affect on my body. I don't work out as such just take a daily walk, though some might say that walking in Bangkoks heat and humidity is an extreme workout, stop off somewhere for a bite to eat and 30 minutes relax then move on again For the Record the first time I met Flashermac he was surprised at how lean I am, he had the mental image of me being a laed arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Beware. I stayed at my Vietnam Army days weight until I hit 50. I could eat all day and not gain an ounce. After I 50 or so, a switch seemed to click off. Now I can gain weight just thinking about food. I eat less than before, but I weigh 20 lbs more. I am fat rather than obese, but i still don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 If you cant see that smoking is an appetite suppressant - and used as such by models, jockeys and others - then I cant fill in the dots for you. I'm happy to leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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