Rewards for weight loss

[markeee]

Not sure what you can do for prizes, losing weight is a dull and boring thing

I've started doing more cardio to get my bodyfat down (far from overweight, just want to get it down to ~10% ideally) , and it's seriously boring..I guess the kinda reward is the end result / sounds stupid/obvious

[ampersand]

2 pizzas, 3 feasts, 2 bowls of angel delight, a chippy and a haggis roll in my diet this week. and i've lost a pound. hooray!

although i learned last night that i'm not allowed to do a skydive as i'm over 14st. load of bollocks. i'm 14.2 now. will i plummet do my death with these extra 2 pounds?

[saratink]

I lost a pound after a binge last night on haggis, ketchup, chocolate and orange juice, torrjias, chewits, bacon...

Naughty but I woke up this morning with 3 spots on my back feeling bloated. Teaches me to not do that so often !!!!

[LusciousLucy]

Are you measuring the fat loss just on your weight though?

If you're doing excerise you will gain muscles (which weigh more than fat) so it's always a better idea to go on how tight you're cloths feel, I think there's another way to measure it by dunking yourself in the bath but I can't remember how that works.

Edited January 25, 2011 by LusciousLucy

[ampersand]

(far from overweight, just want to get it down to ~10% ideally)

[jump]

and what are you the now?

my scales told me i was 31.5% bodyfat!

[saratink]

I like weighing myself as it gives me an indication on the way I'm going. I find the changes in my clothes are slight and so I dint know how I'm doing from one week to the next, untill you get the lightbulb 'Ohh this dress fits and it didn't 2 months ago!!'

[ampersand]

Sounds about right to me if you want to get a 6 pack, generally you can't go below 5% as it's too dangerous but between 5-15% is the norm for most atheletes/body builders.

[saratink]

Lol I don't think Ben is aiming to be a body builder or an athlete.......

[saratink]

I wanna weigh my boobs!

[jump]

just checked wiki and it says 25%+ is obese. so my scales must be wrong as there is no danger that i'm obese! looking at me, most wouldn't even say i'm overweight.

Edited January 25, 2011 by jump

[ampersand]

Just ignore it and carry on, I did my BMI once and it told me I'm obese (f**king Wii!) but it doesn't take into account that I have a large frame (bone structure) and that I'm more muscle than fat.

Beside a few posts at the top of this page said you weren't concerned with weighing yourself.

[jump]

i know but it's a good indicator. my main one is my waistline though. and as sara says, the waistline is more noticable over a longer period of time.

was just saying that woman were fixated on weight and forgetting everything else. it seems that i should be more worried about body fat than weight just now though. but i'm too self concious to join the gym

[saratink]

I love cycling but ATM I'm just too lazy

[ampersand]

i'm even more self concious going out running in public. the gym would be better.

if i had someone to go with (other than my dad), i would. there's one at the football stadium, which is pretty basic but only about 3-4 quid a week. would do the job though.

[saratink]

I get self conscious running and it makes my boobs hurt. I know I need a sports bra but the decent ones will cost me lots!!

[ampersand]

I get self conscious running and it makes my boobs hurt. I know I need a sports bra but the decent ones will cost me lots!!

[jump]

I went out with a girl who was D cup and she would wear 2 sports bras and they would still bounce when running, I don't know why she kept complaining as it always made me smile.

Edited January 25, 2011 by jump

[ampersand]

I went out with a girl who was D cup and she would wear 2 sports bras and they would still bounce when running, I don't know why she kept complaining as it always made me smile.

[saratink]

Not quite, I'm an F lol

[Katster]

Are they on a hard floor?

[Katster]

I get self conscious running and it makes my boobs hurt. I know I need a sports bra but the decent ones will cost me lots!!

[rachbon]

Not sure what you can do for prizes, losing weight is a dull and boring thing

[ampersand]

you don't look anywhere near 14 stone!

[rachbon]

i don't mind the cost. it's more the going on my own and either doing stuff wrong or looking like a tit beside folk who know what they're doing. especially seen as a lot of the livingston players will likely use the gym.