J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Thanks for letting us know Innsbrucker, that's great news. Well done :thumbup:

Ally

longy133 wrote:Just thought I would update you on this situation. (If your interested)


Basically going skiing on Saturday, at the moment the knees are fine. I have played 3 fotball games and been on plenty of runs and managed to get an hour on the bike at the gym, should be fine now. I have booked a physio session for the monday after I get back, just incase I bugger my knees whilst skiing. Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated.


Longy

That's great news Longy, thanks for the update :thumbup:

Ally

Tony,
If you really haven't been cheating, and that is all you've been eating, then maybe your problem is age related. It's a nasty fact that when one gets to about 40 one puts weight on much more easily than at a younger age. I used to be quite skinny, and I could stuff myself with all sorts of things with no ill effect.

The other thing that could be happening, is that as one loses weight one needs less calories to maintain that weight, so that if, say, a 16 stone person ate exactly the same as a similar 12 stone person then the 16 stone person could start to lose weight while the 12 stone person could stay the same weight, or even put some on. So, if one is dieting and steadily losing weight it's quite likely that eventually an equilibrium will be reached where one can't lose any more weight without further reducing the calorific intake or increasing one's energy output.

In other words, Tony, you'll have to cut down more, or exercise more, than you used to. My sister-in-law always used to say that if you want to lose weight buy a smaller plate, which isn't a bad idea, and only have one helping.

Anyway, best of luck, Tony with the weight loss :D

Ally

Ian,
You shouldn't joke like that. I'm sure you haven't put your weight back on, and I bet you never weighed anything like 22 stone in the first place. I reckon you're quite slim now. You're not like me, you have lots of self-control.

Thanks for the tartiflette recipe though. It looks like my sort of recipe, nice and simple - it even reminds you to peel the potatoes! You're quite right, there must be about a million calories in that dish :shock:

Ally

Ian Wickham wrote:Ever heard of the word Moderation :lol:

Ian,
How much weight have you managed to lose now, in total? Have you got any tips for us?

Ally

freezywater wrote:

AllyG wrote:Hi Little Ski,
What are pump classes?
Ally

Ally - we call them Body Pump over here, your local Bannatynes or LA Fitness should do them, they're really good for overall muscle tone but particularly the quads :lol: :lol:

Thanks Freezywater :D,
Maybe they do them here as well, I don't know. I'm ashamed to say I never go in the gym :oops:

Ally

Tony_H wrote:For you diet experts, how good/bad is my diet:

Breakfast - fruit juice and cereal, usually corn flakes with milk, sometimes hot

Lunch - mixed rocket salad with ham and cheese, orange peppers, thousand island dressing OR a bowl of soup OR a tin of Heinz Ravioli

Dinner - white meat with jacket potatoes and mixed salad OR beef stew and mashed potatoes OR sometimes chicken fajitas with salad OR pasta (lagange or tuna pasta and red onions).

I have managed to stabilise at a certain weight, but no matter what I do I cannot go any lower on the above diet.

Tony,
It depends what you are aiming for. I presume what you want is a long term healthy, balanced diet which will keep you slightly below your present weight.
The first thing you have to do is keep a food diary, and be honest with yourself. I am quite sure you are also eating other, less healthy things, than the ones on your list - like cake and puddings and biscuits and crisps and chips and beer etc. I think you may well find that they are the cause of you staying heavier than you would like. I know this is my problem. Calories can hide in things you never think twice about, like sugar or milk in your tea. So make a food diary and add up the calories. I did this for someone once and discovered that he was drinking something like 1/4 of his recommended daily calories in his tea (because he put masses and masses of sugar in it and drank tea all day).

If you're heading for a healthy diet I'd get rid of the cornflakes to start with. They are well known as good examples of over refined carbohydrates with a high salt content. The main idea here is to go for simple, less processed foods, like porridge or muesli (without any extra sugar). My favourite muesli is the 'rich' one from Holland and Barrett.

If you're eating something like ham, the same applies, go for the less processed one - preferably cook it yourself. And hard cheese does have masses of calories, which is why I eat philadelphia light and spread it as thinly as possible (ditto with whatever butter substitute you're using).

Home cooked stew and soup is very good, but possibly not so good if you're buying ready made - what they put in it, and the number of calories in it can vary a lot. Salad and baked potatoes and chicken etc. are also very good.

I notice you haven't mentioned fruit - maybe you just forgot to include it?

A very good tip I got out of a heavily serious nutrition book was to eat different coloured fruit and veg. It's something I never thought about before, but apparently the colours actually make a lot of difference, so red beetroot, orange carrots, green lettuce, purple cabbage, yellow sweet potato etc. - the plate ideally should be a rainbow of differently coloured fruit and veg.

The idea is to eat the right foods as your main meal and then you don't get hungry in between meals and eat rubbish, because your blood glucose levels stabilise. I have to say that I find this does work, but what happens to me is that when I'm really busy and stressed out I don't have the time to make a proper meal and I grab the nearest thing which may be something like a sugary fruit bun. This upsets everything and leads to me eating more rubbish.

Eating regular meals and taking time to eat properly, sitting down, is also very important, because you can train your stomach when to expect food and when to know that eating has finished, so you don't get those awful hunger pains.

Finally, I need to lose about a stone as well - fancy a race? No cheating mind :roll:

Ally

Hi Karen,
Well done for finding some boots that fit, and best of luck that the foot burning problem is cured :D

I don't know what hire shops charge for fixing boot problems though, I've never owned my own boots.

Ally