GreyPilgrims LardLoss Chronicles

moozie_2

GreyPilgrim wrote:

the up and down rollercoasters are generally heading in a downwards direction which is great.

:T :T :T

Well done GP The downward trend is fab and long may it continue!

Snaggles

Hi GP, you're doing fantastically well. I can tell you from personal experience that the first couple of weeks on a diet you lose a lot of weight very quickly. After that, it settles down to 1-2lbs per week.

In the early days you lose quite a bit of retained water (so you start to feel at lot less bloated, and can also look quite a bit slimmer fairly rapidly - great for motivation). Your metabolism is still high for a couple of days after you start the diet too, as your body is used to a much higher calorie intake. So this also helps you get off to a good start.

By exercising, and ensuring you are not under-eating (you can still eat plenty of food whilst dieting as long as you are choosing the right foods), you will keep your metabolism high, and this will keep the weight coming off.

(At least I think that's the general gist of it!)

GreyPilgrim

There's a girl at work who tells me that chilli is good for keeping your metabolism high. I'm not sure whether this is myth or whether it's real. Handy if it's true, as I do like a bit of chilli in my food.

Emmzi

It's good for keeping all *sorts* of things fired up

GreyPilgrim

Emmzi wrote:

It's good for keeping all *sorts* of things fired up

yeah?

LookingAhead

Hi G.P. Just wanted to wish you well on this journey!

Chillies are good for releasing endorphins (I believe) which pep you up.

Also - could it be an idea to place the money you have saved by not going for a dirty Big Mac or chinese takeaway into a pot? You could keep us updated with your total and maybe at the end of this treat yourself to something fantastic!

(Sorry if someone else mentioned this but I didn't notice it in the thread).

ZTD

Emmzi wrote:

It's good for keeping all *sorts* of things fired up

Your mouth... Your intestines...

elantan

hi gp did my weigh in ..dont want to take over your thread as you are doing extremley great ..so when i get in from work i'll pm you and you can let me know what you fancy doing ....chillis are also very tasty

GreyPilgrim

elantan wrote:

hi gp did my weigh in ..dont want to take over your thread as you are doing extremley great ..so when i get in from work i'll pm you and you can let me know what you fancy doing ....chillis are also very tasty

Honestly, not a problem. Just mail me with your weight and all subsequent updates. I'll add you to the graph and rename the thread (better to have it all on one thread than have multiple weight loss threads clogging up the boards).

We'll try and get some more on board too, for moral support (which I'll need over christmas!)

Emmzi

I reckon I'll have all the bad food eaten by the hangover of the 2nd.. can I join in then???