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I'm looking to lose a stone, maybe two and just generally tone myself up a bit. Without going to the gym, what advice would you give me?

I've started using an ab trainer, I need to lose the gut lol. I mean its not huge but I'd like to trim down a little.

Cheers
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Posted: 2007-09-12 23:31:44
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ab trainers are not weight loss machines, they are pureley toning devices

you can't lose weight healthily unless you exercise. thats pure and simple.

you don't have to go to the gym though, you can walk, jog, run, swim, cycle etc but at the end of the day the equation is that if you want to lose weight then you have to consume more energy than you use.

unfortunately its not quite as simple as that because if you simply reduce food intake your metabolism slows down to compensate.

This is why you have to excercise in order to raise the metabolism again and keep the calories burning

there is no other magic formula unfortunately
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Posted: 2007-09-12 23:39:02
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Also drink plenty of water, it's not a magic weightloss but a lot of the time when you feel hungry it is actually thirst you are experiencing!

also eat healthy cereal for breakfast and don't skip any meals and try not to eat after 8PM

just little tips!
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Posted: 2007-09-12 23:48:34
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runnign is the anwer

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Posted: 2007-09-13 00:02:16
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Plenty of support....

http://www.fatmanslim.com/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1738262.stm

Have a look here for lots of advice....

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[ This Message was edited by: smilerthe cheshirecat on 2007-09-12 23:16 ]
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Posted: 2007-09-13 00:14:57
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Unfortunately, you cannot "spot" burn fat, i.e. whatever fat you loose, is fairly evenly lost from around your entire body [where it goes from first depends on variables such as sex, age, body-shape etc.]

I mostly agree with masseurs above post, however disagree with this: "you can't lose weight healthily unless you exercise. thats pure and simple.". You can in fact loose weight healthily, by finding out how many calories you need to maintain your current weight at your current activity-level, and then cutting [from the previous figure] approximately 100-250 calories per day. Add to this by substituting more fruit and veg in your diet, and you should see a gradual and healthy weight-loss. The key is to not crash diet, cut a little bit gradually, and it'll most likely stay off.
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Posted: 2007-09-13 01:56:37
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Im on the same quest got a little gut that needs to go before it gets out of control! My mums lost 9 stone! So im pretty clued up
The best way is to make small changes to your lifestyle, A
healthy breakfast like porridge is a great start as it fills you up then a healthy dinner, baked potato or pasta so it will fill you up till tea time and make sure you eat every 3 hours to keep your metabolism up, have a banana or something healthy.Have slightly smaller portions of food and Try cut sugar out completely, and count your calories i saw a bag of crisps today with 450 calories!! Thats almost a quarter of a males daily intake! You should be aiming for about 2000 a day! Eat plenty of veg and you can eat plenty of chicken (not fried or in breadcrumbs) as its a speed food and will burn off quickly!
Also any Aerobic exercise is brilliant for burning fat, make sure you really push yourself,You should be breathing hard and a light sweat any more than that and you will be do yourself damage! its proven that if you have bursts of intense exercise say on your bike for 30 seconds then go easy for a minute or 2 then again for 30 seconds for as long as you can you will burn fat a lot faster. Exercising before a meal will also boost your metabolism and you will burn off your food quicker.
Ive started mountain biking down the woods near my house that takes an hour and have been doing it everyday for two weeks and have already noticed a difference, ive just cut down on my food intake and stopped eating ready meals and easy food, im cooking real food eating loads of veg, you can eat as much as you want! it makes such a difference! Ready meals are packed with so much shite!And make sure you eat at the right times try have tea at 6, late night eating is really bad for you!
Also using an ab exerciser will just tone up your muscle underneath your fat! You need to do Aerobic exercise to burn fat and eat less

hope ive helped



[ This Message was edited by: Adz21 on 2007-09-13 18:36 ]
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Posted: 2007-09-13 19:21:19
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Weight Watchers (the wife swears by it).
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Posted: 2007-09-13 19:29:33
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Congrats to your mum Adz.... that is a tremendous achievement
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Posted: 2007-09-13 19:53:00
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Yea cheers everyone, I've been going out for more walks and trying to jog more. I can't eat chicken though, i'm allergic so thats out of the window lol

I'll keep you posted
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Posted: 2007-09-13 20:17:48
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