Diet "myths".... - Page 5

Metalcherry · 16th January 2006, 8:25pm

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Originally Posted by Tommy

Im sure I read somewhere once that you shouldnt eat before going to bed as well if your looking to lose weight.

when you eat and walking about or doing something, it burns the food quicker.
when you are lying in your bed, your doing nothing to work it off, so it just sits in your tummy

"To succsufully loss weight, you'll need to stop eating two - three hours before going to bed. YOu shold not feel starving before bed but you should feel slightly hungry. When you're trying to lose weight, slipping into bed at night feeling slightly hungry is actually a good thing. It's your body telling you that what you did that day is working -- you're losing body fat. If you don't feel this way, you're probably not losing fat.
eating late at night can also inhibit your calorie-burning potential the next day. Say, for instance, that you treat yourself to a sandwich and some fat free chips at 9.:30 P.M. one night and are fast asleep by 10:30. When your alarm goes off the next morning at eight, the last thing on your mind is going to be breakfast -- you're still full from the sandwich and fat free chips you ate the night before. Chances are, you're going to skip breakfast and lose all the metabolism-boosting benefits you'd get from eating a morning meal."

i have never ate before going to bed, after hearing that it put me off !

Oskar · 16th January 2006, 8:34pm

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Originally Posted by Tsunamibabe

when you eat and walking about or doing something, it burns the food quicker.
when you are lying in your bed, your doing nothing to work it off, so it just sits in your tummy

"To succsufully loss weight, you'll need to stop eating two - three hours before going to bed. YOu shold not feel starving before bed but you should feel slightly hungry. When you're trying to lose weight, slipping into bed at night feeling slightly hungry is actually a good thing. It's your body telling you that what you did that day is working -- you're losing body fat. If you don't feel this way, you're probably not losing fat.
eating late at night can also inhibit your calorie-burning potential the next day. Say, for instance, that you treat yourself to a sandwich and some fat free chips at 9.:30 P.M. one night and are fast asleep by 10:30. When your alarm goes off the next morning at eight, the last thing on your mind is going to be breakfast -- you're still full from the sandwich and fat free chips you ate the night before. Chances are, you're going to skip breakfast and lose all the metabolism-boosting benefits you'd get from eating a morning meal."

i have never ate before going to bed, after hearing that it put me off !

How to put this nicely....

...Hrmm....

..That's utter nonsense!

If you go to bed hungry all your body will do is that instead of metabolising calories whilst in slumber, it will go "hey, hang on a minute, we might not have enough here to do everything so let's slow down her metabolism and store all this food as fat instead...just in case"

Seriously, how anybody can still feel full after 10 hours of fasting is beyond me. Food does not just "sit around in your stomach" Why do you think you have to go to the bathroom almost immediatly after waking up? Sleep is the most effective way to lose weight and there is reasoning behind this.

Tommy · 16th January 2006, 8:36pm

You dont start burning fat for aaaages. Missing out toast before bed isnt going to make your body burn fat. Certainly not in the short term anyway.

Although Id say the latter part is slightly true. On many a "big" night I've had only toast for breakfast due to the feeling of being full from the previous nights curry. Having meals at a set time is essential to your metabolism.

Rowsbette · 16th January 2006, 8:45pm

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Originally Posted by Largest of Als

Diet Myths No.132:

"Unless I'm stick insect thin/have a six pack, no one will find me attractive"

I'd hope a lot of people are trying to lose weight for themselves, as opposed to wanting to appear attractive to the opposite sex.

Tsunamibabe, it's not strictly true that Microgynon makes you gain weight: it just sends your appetite into overdrive. I gained a few pounds in the first month I was on it, but after I realised it wasn't a chemical effect as opposed to me eating *everything* in sight it wasn't too hard to drop the weight. You just have to be aware of its effects so you can quash them more easily.

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Originally Posted by Tommy

You dont start burning fat for aaaages. Missing out toast before bed isnt going to make your body burn fat. Certainly not in the short term anyway.

I recently read that you need to do 3500 calories worth of exercise to burn a single pound of fat. Statistics like that are just plain depressing.

Tommy · 16th January 2006, 8:50pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

I recently read that you need to do 3500 calories worth of exercise to burn a single pound of fat. Statistics like that are just plain depressing.

Its to do with your heart rate and being in the "training zone" as the gym put it. I only briefly nodded as I didnt really care.

Oskar · 16th January 2006, 8:51pm

Some of the people trying to lose weight may not necessarily have to lose anything, a little bit of toning may give you the figure you're after.

Largest of Als · 16th January 2006, 8:52pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

I'd hope a lot of people are trying to lose weight for themselves, as opposed to wanting to appear attractive to the opposite sex.

It's a sad but true fact that I still come across far to many people, mostly girls, who in my opinion are unhealthily thin already who feel the desire to lose more weight to look good.

Al

Tommy · 16th January 2006, 8:54pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

I'd hope a lot of people are trying to lose weight for themselves, as opposed to wanting to appear attractive to the opposite sex.

The main reason I started back at it was it made me feel good and helped me sleep better at night. Ironically by going to the gym I find myself less lethargic and much more positive mentally

Oskar · 16th January 2006, 8:54pm

It's nice when your clothes fit you without there being camel toe and flab hanging over the sides.

"bra rolls" aren't pleasant either.

Rowsbette · 16th January 2006, 8:56pm

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Originally Posted by Tommy

Its to do with your heart rate and being in the "training zone" as the gym put it. I only briefly nodded as I didnt really care.

Aye, at first I was miffed about it but with further thought I'm not too worried. The way I see it, if I'm eating less/better and exercising more I'll hopefully lose a few pounds.

Up until a week ago I was eating ridiculous amounts of shite and not gaining much for it, with any luck this'll take effect pretty soon. The only difference so far is that I've developed a freakishly large muscle in ONE arm.

Semprini · 16th January 2006, 8:58pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

I recently read that you need to do 3500 calories worth of exercise to burn a single pound of fat. Statistics like that are just plain depressing.

Yeah, I saw that too.

Or rather, it's a deficit of 3500 calories. So if your body needs 2500 a day, then dropping to 2000 a day and doing 500 calories worth of exercise a day, effectively gives yuo a deficit of 1000 that day. Or, to put it another way, 2lbs a week. Seems less bad phrased like that.

Metalcherry · 16th January 2006, 10:33pm

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Originally Posted by Oskar

"bra rolls" aren't pleasant either.

amen to that!
i am doing this for myself, i havent really got to prove myself or try and look "overly" attractive anymore, i have a fiance who loves me the way i am and who keeps telling me he likes me the way i am but its really for me - i dont like feeling so heavy, and i know my moods have changed because of this.

when i was on microgynon i ate exactly the same things - but it was the fact i put on 3 stone in a few months while on it - the fastest i have every put on weight ever. then as soon as i switched to the jag i put on a lot more within the first month. i never really changed my eating habits though. but i did feel really tired at times and often fell asleep really early, maybe the fact i wasnt doing much during that time might have contributed to this unhealthy body

Rowsbette · 16th January 2006, 10:40pm

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Originally Posted by Semprini

Or rather, it's a deficit of 3500 calories. So if your body needs 2500 a day, then dropping to 2000 a day and doing 500 calories worth of exercise a day, effectively gives yuo a deficit of 1000 that day. Or, to put it another way, 2lbs a week. Seems less bad phrased like that.

I knew there was *some* way to rationalise it, I just couldn't get my head round what it actually was. So ta, that sounds a lot more achievable.

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Originally Posted by Tsunamibabe

when i was on microgynon i ate exactly the same things - but it was the fact i put on 3 stone in a few months while on it - the fastest i have every put on weight ever. then as soon as i switched to the jag i put on a lot more within the first month.

That's pretty bizarre actually, my doctor said it only increased appetite. And as I said, I managed to lose the weight once I got my eating habits back to normal. Spose everyone's experience of the pill is different though, I avoided it for ages because of all the horror stories about bad skin / stomach pains / weight gain, but when I finally gave it a try my skin improved majorly and the crippling stomach cramps I got every month disappeared altogether. Bizarre indeed.

eviltwinisdead · 16th January 2006, 10:52pm

i need to eat more. i should probably check the calories i'm taking in. although i eat plenty of sugar.

Bunnylingus · 16th January 2006, 10:52pm

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Originally Posted by Largest of Als

It's a sad but true fact that I still come across far to many people, mostly girls, who in my opinion are unhealthily thin already who feel the desire to lose more weight to look good.

Al

That depresses me. i feel really sorry for girls who genuinely think like that, however there are a fair few that just say it to get nice comments in return.

I dont think Ill ever, ever be smaller than about a size 14, for one thing Ive got size 9 feet, and huge hands, so i just dont think Id look right.

I was always a bit wary of eating at night. Thank goodness for that, I dont finish work til 9 these days.