Health and Diet (Split)

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Quality Street 

I thought that was a food group, rather than a supplement?

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I thought that was a food group, rather than a supplement?

with hazelnut, strawberry, orange and coconut flavour they'll count towards your 5 a day

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

with hazelnut, strawberry, orange and coconut flavour they'll count towards your 5 a day

Quality Street and Beer and you've pretty much covered all the dietary requirements. If anything, supplements could be dangerous. Unless they are top ups of quality street and/or beer.

[whelk]

Dr Rangan Chatterjee seems a sensible egg

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Dr Rangan Chatterjee seems a sensible egg

He’s very good listened to his podcast quite a bit

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Dr Rangan Chatterjee seems a sensible egg

If he seems a sensible bag of crisps, then I'll listen to him about my diet. 🙂

[whelk]

45 minutes ago, Turkish said:

He’s very good listened to his podcast quite a bit

Yeah I have listened to a view. All simple stuff

[Turkish]

so these weight loss jabs then which everyone is jumping on. What happened to the body positive, being big is okay stuff that was spouted a few years ago?

[whelk]

27 minutes ago, Turkish said:

so these weight loss jabs then which everyone is jumping on. What happened to the body positive, being big is okay stuff that was spouted a few years ago?

I saw headline that weight can go back in 4 times faster when you come off them.
Balance to be had of not making everyone feel insecure and need to be a certain shape and the duty of care to look after yourself 

[Turkish]

Just now, whelk said:

I saw headline that weight can go back in 4 times faster when you come off them.
Balance to be had of not making everyone feel insecure and need to be a certain shape and the duty of care to look after yourself 

I know someone who is on them,  he's lost a ton of weight but they're now hooked on them as they're worried about what would happen if they did come off. He wasn't particuarly fat, quote a tall broad guy, maybe a couple of stone overweight but looked okay as he's a big guy. He looks gaunt and ill now.

If you've got a huge amount of weight to lose and are at risk of further issues then i can see why people would take them but for the person that is capable of exercise and diet it just seems a lazy way of doing it.

[whelk]

21 minutes ago, Turkish said:

just seems a lazy way of doing it.

Yep and the modern way as Rangan C emphasises. Looking for quick fix in pills etc. 

I haven’t looked into it but isn’t just an appetite suppressant? 

[egg]

21 hours ago, Turkish said:

I know someone who is on them,  he's lost a ton of weight but they're now hooked on them as they're worried about what would happen if they did come off. He wasn't particuarly fat, quote a tall broad guy, maybe a couple of stone overweight but looked okay as he's a big guy. He looks gaunt and ill now.

If you've got a huge amount of weight to lose and are at risk of further issues then i can see why people would take them but for the person that is capable of exercise and diet it just seems a lazy way of doing it.

Agreed. I'm harsher than you. Anyone capable of exercise, can and should look after themselves and move around more. Anyone incapable of exercise can and should address their nutrition and not become obese. I'm horrified that we've got to the point where the message people are hearing is they don't have to worry about looking themselves as a jab will sort it. Eat less shite, move more. It's not complicated. 

[Turkish]

21 hours ago, whelk said:

Yep and the modern way as Rangan C emphasises. Looking for quick fix in pills etc. 

I haven’t looked into it but isn’t just an appetite suppressant? 

I first came across him about 6-7 years ago on youtube where he was doing a talk about his GP surgery and the amount of doctors that will stick a pill in someone rather than look at their lifestyle. Found him really interesting so followed him on social media and started listening to his podcast. He's a decent guy and talks a lot of sense. Not watched him program yet but will this week.

[Weston Super Saint]

I've been reliably informed that this weekend is annual quitters weekend where the new year new me brigade decide they've had enough!!

Hopefully the gym will be less busy as the weeks go by!

Having said that it's not affected me that much this year as only been allowed to use spin bike and elliptical following my spinal surgery! But did manage to do a 2k row yesterday (my third rowing attempt in 8 months having done 2 five min sessions the previous two weeks to test the back out!). 8:14:3 which isn't as bad as I thought it would be, but way down on 7:43:2 the last time I did it in April!

The rower is what helped me take the weight off - elliptical and spin bike have allowed me to keep it off but don't shift the last 5kg I want to lose!

[whelk]

9 hours ago, Turkish said:

I first came across him about 6-7 years ago on youtube where he was doing a talk about his GP surgery and the amount of doctors that will stick a pill in someone rather than look at their lifestyle. Found him really interesting so followed him on social media and started listening to his podcast. He's a decent guy and talks a lot of sense. Not watched him program yet but will this week.

He has some interesting guests on his podcasts although must admit prefer the bite size stuff

[Turkish]

23 minutes ago, whelk said:

He has some interesting guests on his podcasts although must admit prefer the bite size stuff

I watch the program earlier some interesting stuff but far too many shots of his feet