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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option.

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By *mmmm300Woman
over a year ago

cork

I'm a huge yoga fan. It would build the strength and core and if your teacher is aware of any restrictions, should give alternative poses to keep you safe. That and try and wander for 20 mins every day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option. "

sounds mad but you could try Tai chi for the exercise, its really gentle but amazingly good for all round muscle toning

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By *r_Insatiable666Man
over a year ago

Cork

If you're willing to spend, a dietician or a fitness plan might be a good option, if you do at least 10k steps a day, you should start to lose some weight anyway

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By *mmmm300Woman
over a year ago

cork

"Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option.

sounds mad but you could try Tai chi for the exercise, its really gentle but amazingly good for all round muscle toning "

Iv heard a few talk of Tai Chi. Saw it practiced on a beach over the summer while I did a yoga class. It looks gentle and relaxed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sounds like you've already got a good grasp of what you need to do

Good nutrition is key, use food to nourish & fuel your body

Mix cardio with resistance training, bodyweight exercises are fine and I'd definitely recommend Pilates for core strength

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

I find exercise to be better for your mood than your weight unless you’re doing elite levels of running or cycling .

Ultimately diet is the deciding factor when it comes to weight IMO.

I weigh myself daily and therefore catch any increases before they build up .

Important to do this for yourself not other people . There are many (myself included) who very much like curves and personality is often more important anyway . Most diets lead to misery although I am sure some do wonders for people’s confidence .

Best of luck

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes maybe Tai Chi would be excellent for building up my core and back muscles and keep my body subtle in a safe way, and weight loss can be a different activity.

I did 6 pilates class before, found it extremely difficult and challenging to complete all the movements, I was super impressed with the teacher she can bend anyway!!

Was in a room with 8 women too , bums and boobs in my face on the floor mat for a full hour was very hard to keep my thoughts clean lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes maybe Tai Chi would be excellent for building up my core and back muscles and keep my body subtle in a safe way, and weight loss can be a different activity.

I did 6 pilates class before, found it extremely difficult and challenging to complete all the movements, I was super impressed with the teacher she can bend anyway!!

Was in a room with 8 women too , bums and boobs in my face on the floor mat for a full hour was very hard to keep my thoughts clean lol

I did a course of pilates once too but found it too stressful on my back.

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

There’s a new fitness challenge started in the lounge.

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By *mmmm300Woman
over a year ago

cork

I find exercise to be better for your mood than your weight unless you’re doing elite levels of running or cycling .

Ultimately diet is the deciding factor when it comes to weight IMO.

I weigh myself daily and therefore catch any increases before they build up .

Best of luck "

I agree with exercise being good for mood, which in turn helps I think with the overall plan. I tend to aim for a healthy lifestyle and you will find weight loss and feel good will come with this. I never weigh myself,(threw out the scales) just go by clothes. But this works differently for everyone. Once I found yoga, loads moved into place for me. There is a sport or movement for everyone, you just gotta find yours. Still got many pounds that should not be there, but chest la vie. Good luck with it all. Let us know how you get on. Xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes I have no core strength so I found it extremely difficult, pilates is a very difficult and yes my back wasn't strong enough for it...Jesus I sound like an old fart lol

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By *mmmm300Woman
over a year ago

cork

"Yes I have no core strength so I found it extremely difficult, pilates is a very difficult and yes my back wasn't strong enough for it...Jesus I sound like an old fart lol "

Yoga strengthen my back and core(a little) lol but also sorted a whip lash injury that physio wasn't sorting. So it probably strengthened everything.

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

Yoga for your back, weight loss and multiple other benefits to your life, physical and mental.

First time I ever got toned, before I took up exercise, was with yoga

Also good for your joints like your bad shoulder.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check out Team RH. No nonsense, straight talking, fad free, and brutally honest guidance and advice

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By *NawtyCplCouple
over a year ago

Around and about

They say you can't out train a bad diet and it's true. Weight loss is all about diet, nutrition and being in a calorie deficit. You have to work out what minimum calories you need daily and take off 500 at least to loose a pound a week. Exercise helps with getting and staying in that deficit but if you are eating too many calories the weight won't shift.

Good luck with your quest

lost 35lbs last year and some has snuck back on, need to get back on the eight track again now.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes I would have a sweet tooth a snack during the day so need to cut that out completely, great advice thanks guys .

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By *r_Insatiable666Man
over a year ago

Cork

"Yes I would have a sweet tooth a snack during the day so need to cut that out completely, great advice thanks guys ."

Depends on the snack tbh, if you get myfitnesspal, you can count cals and your nutrients

Low fat and carbs, highish protein and you should be sorted.

A good diet is essential

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option. "
been going fasting 800. It's intermittent dieting. It's easy once u get hang of it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try getting onto a rowing machine it’s low impact and uses a a number of muscle groups and you can mix it up for low intensity going for a longer time or work on higher intensity doing shorter sprints

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Weight loss follows the Pareto Principle, the 80/20 rule. 80% food intake, 20% exercise.

We all now live in an obesogenic environment, which we are evolutionarily unsuited to: we, humans, evolved in an environment where starvation and famine were common.

Constant grazing is not conducive to weight loss; we do not allow our bodies to fully recover.

Starve yourself one or two days per week, and drink loads of tap water which is perfectly healthy in most of Ireland; water from plastic bottles is a con, and very wasteful.

Improve your internal bacterial microbiome by eating fermented foods, such as sauerkraut, kefir, kimchi, and loads of fibrous vegetables such as beetroot, which really cleanses the system, but makes any waste turn red.

And avoid any celebrity diet regimes; most are misguided, and some are dangerous.

Go back to nature to the way our antecedents evolved over millennia, and walk a lot more!

We evolved to walk long distances every day in search of an infrequent meal; which we binged on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes I would have a sweet tooth a snack during the day so need to cut that out completely, great advice thanks guys .

Depends on the snack tbh, if you get myfitnesspal, you can count cals and your nutrients

Low fat and carbs, highish protein and you should be sorted.

A good diet is essential "

I find fitnesspal great, because it tracks nutrition as opposed to just focusing on calories. Remember OP, any changes have to be sustainable, go back to your old dietary habits and the weight will pile on again, even faster when you are lighter overall. Good dietary habits are the key to weight maintenance, exercise has lots of benefits, not just physical, find one or two that you enjoy and can fit into your lifestyle. If you find it easier when you are answerable to someone else, join classes or get an exercise buddy.

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin

Swim

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By *lamingo57Woman
over a year ago

Carrick

If you can find a physio who is trained in Pilates, especially reformer Pilates, it'll do wonders for slowly strengthening your back.

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By *iscuits8Man
over a year ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

Strange as it sounds... I'd love to actually put on some weight. Skinny arse on me. Wish there was a way to just transfer it

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By *lamingo57Woman
over a year ago

Carrick

Starve yourself one or two days per week"

And please don't do this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaysus all the experts are on this morning

How many of ye have actually walked the walk

Food is the main element for weight loss

Not Dieting But Eating the right foods and plenty of it

All who talk about needing loads of exercise to burn off fat ( bull )

Look ok at this operation transformation crap

All the dietary advice and exercise and they lose feck all

Brain washing people

SlimmingWorld works

I can prove it

From 18st 8lbs to 12st 2lbs in a space of 32 weeks

Have all weigh ins and awards to prove it

Not 1 bit of exercise

One main thing is

You got to have your head in the right moment and be focused

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By *ongueandgroove555Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

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By *3nsesMan
over a year ago

Dublin

My advice would go sort out your bad back and weak core before worrying about weight loss.

Not sure if there is much benefit in being skinny if your body can't function properly.

Also, as you get older it will only become worse and harder to fix.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My advice would go sort out your bad back and weak core before worrying about weight loss.

Not sure if there is much benefit in being skinny if your body can't function properly.

Also, as you get older it will only become worse and harder to fix. "

Being overweight, particularly in the midsection, is a common cause of back problems

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By *3nsesMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"My advice would go sort out your bad back and weak core before worrying about weight loss.

Not sure if there is much benefit in being skinny if your body can't function properly.

Also, as you get older it will only become worse and harder to fix.

Being overweight, particularly in the midsection, is a common cause of back problems "

If he was 30 stone I'd agree. But at 6'4 and 15 stone he should not be getting back problems from his current weight.

The back problems are much more likely because he has a weak core and weak back muscles.

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By *man79Man
over a year ago

newry dundalk. warrenpoint

I like sexercise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My advice would go sort out your bad back and weak core before worrying about weight loss.

Not sure if there is much benefit in being skinny if your body can't function properly.

Also, as you get older it will only become worse and harder to fix.

Being overweight, particularly in the midsection, is a common cause of back problems

If he was 30 stone I'd agree. But at 6'4 and 15 stone he should not be getting back problems from his current weight.

The back problems are much more likely because he has a weak core and weak back muscles.

Totally agree with you on that

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By *tarman44Man
over a year ago

waterford

I lost about 3 stone by following a low carb diet also reversed t2d by doing so , I know it's not for everyone best of luck op

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaysus all the experts are on this morning

How many of ye have actually walked the walk

Food is the main element for weight loss

Not Dieting But Eating the right foods and plenty of it

All who talk about needing loads of exercise to burn off fat ( bull )

Look ok at this operation transformation crap

All the dietary advice and exercise and they lose feck all

Brain washing people

SlimmingWorld works

I can prove it

From 18st 8lbs to 12st 2lbs in a space of 32 weeks

Have all weigh ins and awards to prove it

Not 1 bit of exercise

One main thing is

You got to have your head in the right moment and be focused

Different things work for different people and well done on your weightloss. However if you think there's no brainwashing involved with Slimming World or any other weightloss club you're deluding yourself a bit. You can't call others experts in a deprecating manner whilst doing exactly the same as they've done...sharing what works *for them/you* Just as there are many who champion SW etc there will be just as many who find the idea of some foods being "free" or attaching the notion of some foods as being "syns" as incredibly harmful. For those who have a skewed relationship with food and overeating you really have to start with the mind. And yes, I've walked the walk many times and had my weight fluctuate as much as 10 stone in a year...this granny has sucked ALL the eggs

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
over a year ago

The West

Pick whatever excercise you enjoy and do it regularly with a healthy balanced diet.

BUT...the bottom line for losing weight is a caloric deficit, regardless of training. A healthy diet with a deficit of about 500 below maintenance, (consistently) and the weight will come off, absolutely guaranteed. If it doesn't, then you're not in a deficit!

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By *hyeyesMan
over a year ago

meath

Take up GAA , they will knock u into shape for free

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaysus all the experts are on this morning

How many of ye have actually walked the walk

Food is the main element for weight loss

Not Dieting But Eating the right foods and plenty of it

All who talk about needing loads of exercise to burn off fat ( bull )

Look ok at this operation transformation crap

All the dietary advice and exercise and they lose feck all

Brain washing people

SlimmingWorld works

I can prove it

From 18st 8lbs to 12st 2lbs in a space of 32 weeks

Have all weigh ins and awards to prove it

Not 1 bit of exercise

One main thing is

You got to have your head in the right moment and be focused

Well done first on your hard work and achievements

Yes I do agree with you

I’m meant including myself all the experts were on

Tongue &Cheek comment lol

I understand what your saying about the different groups but the main thing for me was keeping the food diary every day and yes it’s mind over matter

I’ve tried so many different plans but it worked

The biggest problem is maintaining after you lose it

I got my hand slapped when I asked could a class be set up once a month for people who reached target to help them maintain and share advice and tips as well as supporting one another

But was quickly rejected because they wouldn’t make money out of us .

Yes I’ve put some back on and next week getting back into the zone

Anyone like to join up in a support group to help one another and share tips

Then maybe once a month meet up for a social support chat if it suited people

Maybe a walk ,

Open to ideas

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

You can't beat walking good exercise and great for the mental health as well my aim is to do at least 2000 km this year on my evening walk

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By * la carteCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

"Pick whatever excercise you enjoy and do it regularly with a healthy balanced diet.

With consistent calorie deficit also comes the body's reaction of slowing down its own metabolism!

(That's where different types of fasting may help, for example).

OP, you are best off getting your advice from a professional where diet and exercise are concerned.

What works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. And what works for you for a month or 2 may not continue to work 3 months down the line as your body changes and adapts.

If you have physical ailments and injuries, these will also need to be taken into account so that you don't injure yourself further.

The 2 things I would say (I qualified as a fitness instructor a few years back):

1. It is mainly diet that will lose you pounds but different strokes for different folks!!! So play around and find out what works for you - give it time!

2. Muscle tissue uses more energy than fatty tissue hence building more muscle will help you burn more calories. I would advise resistance training rather than excessive cardio, like yoga with an instructor who can advise positions taking account of your injuries while strengthening your core and back and working on flexibility.

I wish you every success

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option. "

For a man your height 12st would be a bit light. I'm 5.11 and I'm 12st and I'm a bit thin on the bones lol. Like in previous posts yoga is great without busting yourself at the gym

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
over a year ago

The West

"Looking for advice how to loose weight.

I'm 6ft 4, 15 stone, bit of a belly too.

I have a very bad back and no core strength and and injury on my shoulder so running and weights is out.( NO UPPER BODY OR CORE STRENGTH)

Eat a light breakfast, light lunch a dinner with no beer is my diet plan.

I need low impact exercises, walking, cycling, swimming.

My target weight is 12 stone with a nice toned stomache..

any tips or advice would be great!

Not a gym bunny so not an option.

For a man your height 12st would be a bit light. I'm 5.11 and I'm 12st and I'm a bit thin on the bones lol. Like in previous posts yoga is great without busting yourself at the gym"

I thought similar, circa 95kg is not big for a lad of 6'4"

I think you just need a good trainer or conditioning coach if you want to make some changes

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Great advice, lots to ponder, decided to give yoga a try with a proper balanced diet.

Like the idea of joining a local hill walking club also for mental and physical exercise and meeting new friends, so that's my plan

Thanks again for the super advice...

Happy new year to you all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had a bad back for years, bending down was difficult. Sitting sometimes was impossible.

I was on lots of medication to the point my stomach couldn’t take anymore.

Started pilates at the local gym. It eased the pain and eventually took it away, but it didn’t happen overnight. Since the last lockdown I got PT sessions for pilates. My back is never sore, an odd twinge rarely, and I have been able to build up my core muscles which in turn has taken pressure off my back.

During lockdown I was walking but if I did too much I felt it in my back the next day. Perhaps stay off the tarmac if you are walking and head for the woods or beach if you can.

Best of luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You need a lifestyle change bud. It’s not a quick fix.

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