Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yeah from reading up on those, think I will give it a miss (despite finding them for sale, but $200 for 2 weeks worth )

I'm kinda floating with the idea now of doing my own kinda of diet..eat as I normally do but just cut out all bread/potatos/chocolate and tea. See how well that works...

And drink ****loads of water. Apparently water fills you up if you drink enough of it

A kind of less extreme version of atkins. I probably wont eat more than 20g carbs a day anyway without the bread and stuff. I just dont want to give up my carrot habit

Turn your meals around - have a bigger meal in the morning, and then a breakfast sized meal at night for your main meal.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Vicky, look into the 5:2 diet.. It apparently really works and its supposed to be good for you

Had a really quick skim..and that sounds great actually. Will have a look about for sucess stories and that..but if I can eat normally then just have 2 'fasting' days, and lose weight like that, sounds amazing

Originally Posted by Jesus.

Turn your meals around - have a bigger meal in the morning, and then a breakfast sized meal at night for your main meal.

I dont eat in the morning.

I have like..1 meal a day and snacks. Which probably doesnt help my weight

[Lee.]

Yeah I'm going to look into it too.. You're allowed 500 calories on your fasting days which you could actually make go quite far with just salad and fruit etc

[Jake.]

I need to find a decent diet

[Josy]

I wouldn't do a lot of exercise on the fast days of the 5,2 diet, you could collapse

[Marc]

Vicky you should just eat nothing ever again. That weight will drop off

[daniel-lewis-1985]

My ex did it and through gritted teeth I say he now actually looks amazing.

The mushy pea diet is good aswell (15p a tin) but your **** will be like porridge for a good month or so.

With weight loss aswell just be active when watching tv like walking on the spot or get some Davina McCall dumbells and arse clenches work a treat.

[Kizzy]

stay away from atkins it's a load of rubbish there are no quick fixes, cutting out whole food groups is not a good idea.
5-2 is only good if you don't get any hypoglycaemia and as said I wouldn't exercise on those days.
I would say avoid ready meals, snacks, refined carbs and takeaways and you can't go wrong

[Kizzy]

Jamies cheap good food on a budget is on channel 4.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Josy

I wouldn't do a lot of exercise on the fast days of the 5,2 diet, you could collapse

Well I was finally going to take your advice and try this 30 day shred at the same time

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Jamies cheap good food on a budget is on channel 4.

He makes me want to thrown things at my tv though

[Lee.]

I'm trying to start the 30 day shred too Vicky.. I've so far managed to lie on the couch and watch it.. The next step is to try and join in

[Kizzy]

He makes me want to thrown things at my tv though [/QUOTE]

http://scrapbook.channel4.com/bookma...b076c79f86577b

Just don't look at him

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well I was finally going to take your advice and try this 30 day shred at the same time


He makes me want to thrown things at my tv though

Do the shred but miss it out on the fast days and just do some walking or something those days instead.

[Lee.]

Have you done the 30 day shred josy?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Lee.

I think they were phentermine.. You can't buy them anywhere. I had to go through the National Slimming Centre.

They're obviously amphetamine based as it is difficult to sleep at first, and you're NEVER hungry!

Lee are you advocating the use of speed to lose a few pounds?

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Lee are you advocating the use of speed to lose a few pounds?

It's legal speed

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Cant any of us just afford treadmills and dumbells?

Treadmills are amazing for trotting infront of the tv.

[Lee.]

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Have you done the 30 day shred josy?

Yeah a couple of times.

Was looking at the ripped in 30 but think I might actually just do 30DS again sometime before xmas with 2 sets of level 2 then 1 of level 3.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Josy

Yeah a couple of times.

Was looking at the ripped in 30 but think I might actually just do 30DS again sometime before xmas with 2 sets of level 2 then 1 of level 3.

I think I'll struggle to do level 1 tbh!! I'm going to give it a go tomorrow... So you'll know if I don't post again after tomorrow, I'm probably in hospital

[Josy]

Aww good luck Lee, the first few days is the worst but then it gets easier.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Josy

Aww good luck Lee, the first few days is the worst but then it gets easier.

Thanks.. I'm seriously unfit though!! Mind you, I'm aff the fags, so that might make it a bit easier

[MachoPoodle]

I'm very skeptical about 5:2 (some good info here), as well as Atkins. Short term though, unless you've got health problems, any diet which means less calories in than out works and is safe.

I've tried the Dukan diet in the past, with good results (also a high protein diet, but less extreme). Decent site here.

As for training, few things speed up weight loss like a combo of brisk walks and some weight lifting.

[Vanessa]

I hate diets! Life is too short for that!

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

Cant any of us just afford treadmills and dumbells?

Treadmills are amazing for trotting infront of the tv.

I have a treadmill and very often trot to Eastenders and Corrie