HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL

One thing to be aware of regarding weight loss is that it is not possible to "spot reduce" If a person wishes to remove stomach fat, then doing 1 million sit ups will make very little if any difference. It will tone and strenghten the muscles beneath the fat but you will never see the results. In order to lose fat a person needs to eat low fat foods and exercise in such a way as to raise their heart rate to a level where fat burning will result. As a ball park figure,...in the region of 120 to 140 bpm. This will need to be maintained for at least 30 minutes with a frequency of 5 days per week if possible. Running and cycling are two sports which are most effective in removing fat. Weight lifting will also help to remove fat as more muscle burns more kilojoules hence fat will slowly strip away.

When fat is lost it is lost over the entire body, not in the areas where we would wish it to occur. Start with cardio exercise and built up slowly in both the level of intensity and the duration. Walking is a good starting point. Find a route and do it 3 to 5 days per week if possible, the more the better. Gradually as you start to feel fitter increase the intensity of the walk so the distance is covered quicker. Set realistic goals so as to avoid disappointment.

To lose 1kg of fat a person must burn 30,000kJ more than they consume. Less kilojules consumed compared to kilojoules burned will see fat loss. The other way and a fat gain, it is really that simple.

Ron.
 
Sit ups are part of the getting fit,"increase my stamina",and walking to work and diet to aid the rest.
Here we go then,,
 
Hey Pilkie - Ron's right on the situps front. They'll make you feel fitter but you wont lose mass if that's your goal! I went through that...

Rich
 
The only real way to lose weight is to burn up more calories than you are eating together with a sensible balanced eating plan.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling snake oil, IMO.
 
I'm more interested in Pilkie's resolution to get laid .How do us over 50's ( I'm almost 58) go about meeting women who haven't got emotional baggage?
I've spent a year supporting a lovely woman through a messy divorce and it seems I've got closer than she can cope with and she's cut me off dead .Won't reply to emails, texts and has even unfriended me on Facebook .Believe me , I've done nothing wrong
Or do I have to accept that I'm destined to end up a lonely old man ?
Maybe I should just throw myself into something I understand- old cars ...........
 
You maybe hoped for more than she was prepared to give at her present time,and she detected it and got the jitters,not surprising really,,let things cool down for a while,drop her an email once a month with a polite how are you,hope you are well,but dont suggest a meet or expect a reply.
She will hopefully contact you in due course,but be prepared to be just friends.

Or you could try F#*k buddies!! :wink:
 
Sounds like you and Dave need to join a gym, or a running club - plenty of single women there, aparently.

Anyway, back on topic and the Malverns meet in April. I'd like to come along, but I'm not sure if I'll have EMF ready or not so I might need to scrounge a lift with someone.
 
Funny but I'd settle for being "just good friends" ,it's better than still caring and being unable to make contact
Is there such a thing as f*ck buddies ? Possibly for the younger crowd but not for us mature chaps ,unless you're into wrinklies and I'm not. Younger women are only going to be after you for your money and then you're effectively paying for s£x

Only place I can stop thinking about her is when I'm in my garage so maybe I'll make some progress on my car soon
 
Hello Pilkie,

I hope you don't mind me asking, but I am just wondering how your training is going? Are you approaching your target?

Ron.
 
Not at all Ron.
Training?? MMM,, :oops:
Got down to just under 13st now via diet.
Hope to be approaching low or under 13st by end of July.
May do some exercise but difficult to get into it.
 
The diet I was on last year has gone in reverse _ I've put it all back on
Doctor told me I should weigh 12/13 stone - bit offputting when I'm 21/22 stone
 
Dave,

A lot of doctors can't understand normal thinking - my doctor doesn't drink, so he thinks I shouldn't, he has been disavowed of all attempts to persuade me otherwise; my wife's doctor is a vegitarian, so he thinks my wife must become a vegitarian - let's ignore the fact that he failed to treat her for the complaint she had in favour of a lecture on the benefits of being a veggie.

I am sure that most of us (I am at the top of the list) could stand to lose a few pounds - but IMHO 182 lbs for a 6'2" guy is a little on the light side. I was 180 lbs at 6'0" when I moved to the States and I always felt a bit too skinny - I won't say what I am now, but it's no longer too skinny.

Eat sensibly, live well and do all things in moderation, including moderation...
 
Some years back my Doc had an interesting chart which showed me to be obese at 17 stone 7, and my required weight was to be 13 stone 12. When I left boot camp there was not a picking on me and I had a 32" waist, I was 15 stone. If I hit his target I would be seriously worried (and ill), I'll stay at 16s 7, at 6' 6" I can live with it!!
 
Persistance is the key Pilkie, so don't give in. Loosing body fat is not easy and so that makes the achivement when you do so much greater. Cutting fat from a diet has the biggest single impact on weight loss so it is always a good idea to start there.

In reality, exercise and diet need to go hand in hand, one without the other makes the journey so much more difficult and not succeeding becomes much more likely. Walking for 30 to 45 minutes every day increasing the pace and distance as you become fitter is always a great place to start. The target speed that you want is one that would make talking difficult.

Success is there for the taking, and because it is hard, the rewards are so much greater!!

All the best with it,
Ron.
 
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