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Zathras wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:29:00 GMT, catman
> > wrote:
>
>
>>someone saying 'Here's a diet that you might enjoy' And 'Lo' I *did*
>>enjoy it
>
>
> ..any hints..I could do with an *enjoyable* diet!
>

See my other post

>>If *I* can do it, anyone can. Problem is now having lost all that *and*
>>quit smoking my piety is astonishing
>
>
> ..next you'll be getting a flat cap and a Merc....

Oooh, tempting, tempting.


> It's interesting how often the 'family history of heart trouble' +
> 'fat' + 'smoking' + 'over 35' all come together. Under 35
> invincibility means folks ignore them. About half the folk I know in
> this scenario revert to type within a year though.. :-(
>
Well, if I'm honest I always hated being fat. And I was always fat.
It's taken 3 years and a bit to get to this point. I run maybe 10 miles
a week, swim a km once a week and take Kung Fu classes twice a week. If
I reverted to type, none of my clothes would fit, and Rachel would be
*very* ****ed off


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On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:31:32 GMT, catman
> wrote:

>Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution.

Ahhh.. I was on that for a year or so. The real trouble, for me, was
that when I finished it, I got a truly massive chocolate craving which
has totally reversed the gains I made. I was weak!

Most diets work, if you stick with them, and Atkins has a big
advantage in that you are required never to feel hungry! The choice of
(expensive) foods bored me in the end and I missed good doses of hoppy
beer too.

The guys I did Atkins with have now moved on to the South Beach Diet
which seems to be Atkins with fruit! The overwhelming Atkins *worry*
(I've seen no good substantiation though) being chronically
'overworked' kidneys and liver. The conclusion we came to was - Atkins
to get the bulk of the weight off then move to something less
controversial. Spread the risk.

Unfortunately, and ultimately, the Billy 'you don't see fat people in
a Famine' Connolly solution to 'eat less, exercise more' is the only
one..

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Zathras wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:31:32 GMT, catman
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution.
>
>
> Ahhh.. I was on that for a year or so. The real trouble, for me, was
> that when I finished it, I got a truly massive chocolate craving which
> has totally reversed the gains I made. I was weak!

I would suggest that in fact you didn't *really* understand the whole
book. It's not something you finish, really

> Most diets work, if you stick with them, and Atkins has a big
> advantage in that you are required never to feel hungry! The choice of
> (expensive) foods bored me in the end and I missed good doses of hoppy
> beer too.

Beer is about the only thing I miss TBH.


> The guys I did Atkins with have now moved on to the South Beach Diet
> which seems to be Atkins with fruit! The overwhelming Atkins *worry*
> (I've seen no good substantiation though) being chronically
> 'overworked' kidneys and liver. The conclusion we came to was - Atkins
> to get the bulk of the weight off then move to something less
> controversial. Spread the risk.

Heh, as well as the profits

>
> Unfortunately, and ultimately, the Billy 'you don't see fat people in
> a Famine' Connolly solution to 'eat less, exercise more' is the only
> one..

Well, of course. There are reasons why people overeat though. I'm not
*ever* going to make an excuse but when *I* eat something like I cake,
it physically makes me hungrier. I never knew this was not 'normal' so....


And yes, you need to exercise. Thing about that is that the more you do
it, the easier it gets
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:09:58 GMT, catman
> wrote:

>Zathras wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:31:32 GMT, catman
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution.
>>
>>
>> Ahhh.. I was on that for a year or so. The real trouble, for me, was
>> that when I finished it, I got a truly massive chocolate craving which
>> has totally reversed the gains I made. I was weak!
>
>I would suggest that in fact you didn't *really* understand the whole
>book. It's not something you finish, really

Don't think so..I understand Atkins book fully and don't disagree with
any of his points. To the extent that, although I don't eat nearly as
much carbohydrate as I used to and continue to eat an Atkins breakfast
and lunch, I no longer claim to be on that diet. How many have claimed
to be on Atkins when they are actually nothing of the sort?

My trouble was that, I got to my target weight and relaxed *too much*.
This was allied to spending vast amounts of time sitting at a PC
(getting a shareware company built) and neglecting the exercise. Now
I'm shifting everything (company and personal) to another webhost so
the swim I had this morning is likely to be a one-off for now.. I'm
*time-poor* as they say. No time to just *go for a ride* in my Alfa
even. My choices - so no complaints..I'm reminded of the Frenchman in
The Matrix - 'cause and effect'..

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