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Title: Being fat.
Post by: lambert on August 07, 2007, 12:58:16

Why can't being thin and healthy be as easy and tasty as being fat?

Title: Being fat.
Post by: ian_s on August 07, 2007, 13:03:32

it can be, you just gotta keep paying for lyposuction!

Title: Being fat.
Post by: BrumLee on August 07, 2007, 13:06:31

Ever wondered why, if eating greens keeps you thin and healthy how come elephants get so big  :shock:  :lol:  :lol:  How come all the kids that work in McDonalds and KFC look skinny  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: 666 on August 07, 2007, 13:11:32

Quote from: "BrumLee"

How come all the kids that work in McDonalds and KFC look skinny  :lol:  :lol:

Inside information, they know who and where its cooked so probably dont eat it :?

Cheers
 
Mark

Title: Being fat.
Post by: leo on August 07, 2007, 13:14:34

Quote from: "BrumLee"

Ever wondered why, if eating greens keeps you thin and healthy how come elephants get so big  :shock:  :lol:  :lol:  How come all the kids that work in McDonalds and KFC look skinny  :lol:  :lol:

the kids in mcDonalds and kfc know what goes on with the food round the back and dont eat anything that comes out of any of these shops  :lol:

Title: Re: Being fat.
Post by: Dirty Gertie on August 07, 2007, 13:39:39

Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick"

Why can't being thin and healthy be as easy and tasty as being fat?

Cos beef, beer, bacon and lard (the 4 major food groups) don't come in low-cal!!  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):

Title: Being fat.
Post by: strapping young lad on August 07, 2007, 13:40:03

fat people are hard to kidnap

spotted on a car sticker the other day! :)

i hate the comment, eat healthily and you will be thin...

yes well, some of us enjoy food, some of us eat to live

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Dirty Gertie on August 07, 2007, 13:48:02

...but seriously, one of the main things people who struggle to lose weight don't realise is that breakfast is the[/u] most important meal of the day; it kick starts the metabolism and gets the 'furnace' burning; regular, balanced meals keep it burning throughout the day, don't eat a heavy meal late at night, or this will not get burnt, it will be stored as fat instead. I had a friend who really struggled with her weight and had been on gawd knows how many 'fad diets' over the years; when she 'got' the metabolism thing, she lost the flab she'd been carrying and felt much much healthier. I don't beleive in the word 'diet', eat & drink anything you fancy and enjoy it, but all things in moderation, balance is the key!!  :D

Title: Being fat.
Post by: strapping young lad on August 07, 2007, 13:53:51

biggest thing ive noticed too (well a couple of things)

excersize at least twice a week for an hour each
drink lots of water
fatty foods at lunchtime knocks me for six all day but a light one makes me feel good and not as hungry (oddly a heavy lunch im peckish by teatime)

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Drift on August 07, 2007, 14:07:07

I sort of eat like a horse some day and forget to eat others  :?  never get much over 13 stone though so somethings working  :wink:

Now beer mmmmmmmm  8)

Title: Being fat.
Post by: strapping young lad on August 07, 2007, 16:28:14

what do you do for a living?

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Drift on August 07, 2007, 16:30:41

Sit behing a desk  :oops:
For a rather large bus and train company  :wink:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: BrumLee on August 07, 2007, 16:42:54

I eat a good breakfast, I just spread it out over the rest of the day  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: shaun and co on August 07, 2007, 16:56:48

i tend to go for the six meals a day approach! i refuse to not eat anything because it isnt considered healthy, i consider a nice slab of beef fat to be a reasonable snack (as long as it has plenty of salt on) and i eat chocolate by the box. i have no idea what my cholestral number is and dont care. FOOD IS THERE TO BE ENJOYED!!!!



oh- and i weigh in at about 10 stone wet.

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on August 07, 2007, 17:12:51

According to recent reports in the the fair and unbiased Press, I am now one of the most hated and reviled people in the Country! Why?
1) I am fat, and according to the Press and all knowing Medical boffins, anyone who stands me, or is friends with me will also get fat!
2) I smoke, therefore I am likely to poison anyone who comes within a 50 feet radius of me when I am stood outside a building!
3) I drink beer, therfore I must be a delinquent, binge drinker who regularly goes on alcohol fuelled rampages across the length and bredth of this Sceptred Isle!
4) I drive a 4x4, hence I am more likely to destroy the planet and run into hordes of children as they wait for school, while laughing demonically into my mobile phone!

So from now on, all human kind will tremble before me as I barge, cough, fart and burp my way through the World! :twisted:

Alternatively I could just stay as I am and enjoy my life :wink:

Title: Re: Being fat.
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on August 07, 2007, 17:36:17

Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick"

Why can't being thin and healthy be as easy and tasty as being fat?

My weight's been a bit 'up & down' over the past few years.
Height?; I'm about 5' 9"



Between about 1990 & 1997
I was riding to work (& back :roll: ) every day, that was (the northern edge of) Wakefield to Leeds city-centre.
Plus, racing, training, 'touring' on weekends. Some weekends would see me do 80 - 100miles on Sunday (or a 2 hour race)
I hovered somewhere just over the 10stone mark.

2000/2001?
Then I left the job in Leeds & came to where I am now.
I started driving in all the time :roll:
So, between laying the bikes up & starting again, I'd got up to almost 121/2stone :shock:  :shock:

So, I thought if Lance Armstrong can ride the Tour de France & win it after all he's been through (as could Greg LeMond after being shot), I could lose a bit of weight

I totally cut out all sweet-stuff, fried-food, cut down on bread, etc... and hammered myself on the bike most evenings & weekends (again)

SWMBO didn't really like it though, as people kept coming up to her & asking if I was ill
"Has he got Cancer?", this was as I lost 3 stone in under 3 months!!!

At 9stones, I thought I was 'on the limit', hill-climbing was no problem whatsoever though :lol:  

Sadly, due to 'Small-Child' it got put away again & the weight came back (still eating fairly sensibly)


Easter 2007
I started again, renewed my club & BCF* membership.

The bikes came out, and I've built up to at the most (so far...) a 70mile round-trip, including a climb of HolmeMoss

(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/52/452/4/84/37/2306484370047309372anQzgT_th.jpg) (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2306484370047309372anQzgT)

I did start running with SWMBO, but as she's stopped at the moment I haven't been going :oops:

The usual ride out is a rolling (flats, up & downs) 30miles,which including tea-stop gets me out & back in 1 3/4 hours

At the moment, I'm hovering on the 10stone mark!, which is okay, but I still need to work on it.
Although, at the moment I'm not as strict with myself on the food front as I ought to be :oops:


My aim at the moment is to get 'Race-Fit' for September, as I'm doing a cyclo-cross (plus one in a Leeds park on my birthday a few weeks later)



* BCF membership gets me Third Party Insurance in case I run into anyone whilst on the bike.
The pros & cons of this deserve another thread, not here :wink:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on August 07, 2007, 17:59:27

I too need to get the bike out. I am now the heaviest I have been in my life, all thanks to some wonderful pills the quack gave me to slow my heart rate down! They also slowed down my metabolism, which is real fine and dandy! Then the doc goes on at me about putting on weight! The cheeky sod! :evil:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: lambert on August 07, 2007, 18:34:24

Thing is i'm begining to think that if i weighed under 20 stone it may improve my mpg a bit what with petrol being so un cheap.

Title: Being fat.
Post by: hairyasswelder on August 07, 2007, 18:50:17

Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick"

Thing is i'm begining to think that if i weighed under 20 stone it may improve my mpg a bit what with petrol being so un cheap.

LPG it  :lol:  :lol:

bit off subject but... Is a fronty engine the same/ similar to the Omega 2.0L??

Title: Being fat.
Post by: TDi90 on August 07, 2007, 18:57:51

im thin, weigh 11 stone. run every morning for 25 mins (usually before 8am) play (cirtainly at school i did) 10-12 hours of sport a week, and am going to university in southampton to study sport, and already know my sport time will go up when i start my course.

on the other hand most mornings i eat a cooked breakfast, and eat large amounts of food at meal times but NEVER, EVER under any circumstances will i eat between a meal however hungry i am.

im very against dieting, i think that people who want to loose weight should NOT diet, just excercise more often!

R

Title: Being fat.
Post by: jimny33 on August 07, 2007, 19:18:41

im chubby - and weight around......15 stone  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

However its not all falb - I do a fair bit of sport, rugby, hockey, and tennis, and and swearing at the land rover ofcourse!  :lol:

I do really want to loose some weight but been over the past few years having problems with low self esteem, and parter cheating on me  :(

However, new partner, final year of uni, and hopfully a realible land rover (ha!!!)  :P So now I intend to start loosing weight and to get the bike out again  :P  :P

Title: Being fat.
Post by: JumboBeef on August 07, 2007, 19:26:51

I'm about 16 stone and 6'2" so could do with losing a few pounds  :oops:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: TDi90 on August 07, 2007, 20:41:27

and a nutter by the looks of things standing in the snow with shorts and t shirt!!! lol your heater must be AMAZING!! mine isnt  :oops:  8)

Title: Being fat.
Post by: JumboBeef on August 07, 2007, 21:00:57

Nearly four years ago, someone dared me to wear shorts during the winter.............and I haven't worn long trousers since (except when I use my chainsaw, don't fancy losing a leg).

If you see someone in shorts, whatever the weather, that'll be me!

(http://www.planetairedale.com/landrover/shorts_weather.JPG)

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on August 07, 2007, 21:30:06

There used to be a guy at the 'Yorkshire Rover Owners Club' events that wore shorts all year round, no matter that the weather.

I can't remember his name, but I bet Mick ('Muck')Moses will know him

Title: Being fat.
Post by: L90OOK on August 07, 2007, 21:36:32

I'm the same...wear shorts & tee-shirt all year round.

Title: Being fat.
Post by: snezza69 on August 07, 2007, 21:44:55

I am in the forces and am constantly surprised by the variance of weight within.I agree with all on this thread.  The key to keeping the weight down is not down to what you eat as much as it is the lifestyle you lead.  We need to be active (unless you have a high metabolism). Long gone are the days when we used to run around the country chasing rabbits and antelope for our tea.  If you are having weight problems you either need to exercise more or get a more active job!  I still hate exercise!  I find it boring, but my aactive job keeps me there or round abouts!

Title: Being fat.
Post by: Drift on August 07, 2007, 22:59:43

I sit behind a desk am nearly 42 and 13 stone 5 foot 9 , trim eh  :lol:

The secret is an 19 month old daughter who never stops  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Being fat.
Post by: simdeb on August 08, 2007, 00:03:56

i have an under active thyroid only good thing is i don't pay for prescriptions but there are two other things which walk side by side and as i have one of them why bother about the other may as well enjoy my food now before i can't have them!

Title: Being fat.
Post by: ben_haynes on August 08, 2007, 22:43:05

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

excersize at least twice a week for an hour

does that include fixing the landy  :lol:  :lol: