canveyshrimper
R.I.P
As someone who has shifted a shed load of weight, I'll offer up the following advice.
As has been said on here BMI can be very misleading. When I started on my diet my BMI was off the scale, plus I had attendant problems of potential Type 2 diabetes, very high blood pressure, but oddly a fairly low choloestorol level. If you are morbidly obese you know it, and it is quite laughable that in our group we were told that technically a bloke like Lawrence Dallaglio was deemed morbidly obese on BMI indicators, quite ridiculous.
I would suggest that in the first place you go to your doctor for a full MOT, get your blood tested for potential diabetes/cholesterol and a BP check and any other attendant problems that go with being over weight.
Exercise is fine, but don't overdo initially as the pounds start dropping off you will feel better and will be able to do more accordingly. My advice is to exercise until you are out of breath, not too much that you feel you are on the verge of a heart attack.
Diet as has been stated is a huge issue, and in my experience you need to identify what triggers your weight gain. Cutting out "bad" carbons is a good place to start. Bad barbs can be such things as bread, beer, rice, chips etc. However such things such as pasta, rice, spuds etc used in conjunction with a healthy eating plan can be great. You will be able to eat proteins such as all white meats, fish etc and eat tons of veg, but preferably eaten raw, steamed, grilled or boiled, but not out of the deep fat frier. ;) Salad veg and all fruits are great, but beware of over eating fruit as the natural fruit sugars can trigger weight gain.
I've seen the posts above about water, and keeping yourself hydrated is hugely important, I drink at least two litres of water per day, and once you get used to it you won't be running to the khazi every 10 minutes. I would cut out fizzy drinks particularly the full sugar ones, but the so called diet drinks are crap with their artificial sweeteners. Try drinking tea and coffee black, or at least with semi skimmed milk, I love coffee but generally avoid it because it can contribute to increasing your blood pressure.
It doesn't mean to say that you can cut out beer, fish & chips & Chinese takeaways, you just need to be sensible. If you are serious with your regime the pounds will start falling off and you will tons better for it. And while I've written that I also need to shed a few pounds so I may join you on the treadmill mate.
If you want I've got tons of good recipes and plenty of other tips that can help out, just shout Scott.
Good luck mate. Harry
As has been said on here BMI can be very misleading. When I started on my diet my BMI was off the scale, plus I had attendant problems of potential Type 2 diabetes, very high blood pressure, but oddly a fairly low choloestorol level. If you are morbidly obese you know it, and it is quite laughable that in our group we were told that technically a bloke like Lawrence Dallaglio was deemed morbidly obese on BMI indicators, quite ridiculous.
I would suggest that in the first place you go to your doctor for a full MOT, get your blood tested for potential diabetes/cholesterol and a BP check and any other attendant problems that go with being over weight.
Exercise is fine, but don't overdo initially as the pounds start dropping off you will feel better and will be able to do more accordingly. My advice is to exercise until you are out of breath, not too much that you feel you are on the verge of a heart attack.
Diet as has been stated is a huge issue, and in my experience you need to identify what triggers your weight gain. Cutting out "bad" carbons is a good place to start. Bad barbs can be such things as bread, beer, rice, chips etc. However such things such as pasta, rice, spuds etc used in conjunction with a healthy eating plan can be great. You will be able to eat proteins such as all white meats, fish etc and eat tons of veg, but preferably eaten raw, steamed, grilled or boiled, but not out of the deep fat frier. ;) Salad veg and all fruits are great, but beware of over eating fruit as the natural fruit sugars can trigger weight gain.
I've seen the posts above about water, and keeping yourself hydrated is hugely important, I drink at least two litres of water per day, and once you get used to it you won't be running to the khazi every 10 minutes. I would cut out fizzy drinks particularly the full sugar ones, but the so called diet drinks are crap with their artificial sweeteners. Try drinking tea and coffee black, or at least with semi skimmed milk, I love coffee but generally avoid it because it can contribute to increasing your blood pressure.
It doesn't mean to say that you can cut out beer, fish & chips & Chinese takeaways, you just need to be sensible. If you are serious with your regime the pounds will start falling off and you will tons better for it. And while I've written that I also need to shed a few pounds so I may join you on the treadmill mate.
If you want I've got tons of good recipes and plenty of other tips that can help out, just shout Scott.
Good luck mate. Harry
