Fly Fishing, by J. R. Hartley
This is exactly the sort of question that should come up when I'm feeling inspired and full of mental fizz, i.e. not now when I'm dieting and feeling hungry and knackered all the time.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:37, 2 replies, latest was 9 years ago)

Tell us about the diet book you're following.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:39, Reply)

It's a kind of bastardised version of Weight Watchers that I've ripped off borrowed from my sister-in-law, so I get a reasonably accurate calculation of the points values for each day. I found a free version online last week but the formulae it used were total bollocks and I was fecking starving all the time.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:44, Reply)

the myfitnesspal app is good and free.
It's a bit american focused in terms of brands but you can add whatever you like to it.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:45, Reply)

Does that measure things in cups, though?
I've already had to bin several otherwise workable resources online because they insisted on using mediaeval American measurements for things.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:46, Reply)

It does, but you can use grams like a normal person.
It can be a pain to add shit in at first 200g of beef mince at x calories etc. but it saves everything you've manually added so if you eat the same things you just look in your history.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:52, Reply)

You should get the hairy bikers diet book. It's still fat cunt food but toned down a bit.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:46, Reply)

Looks good, actually.

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:47, Reply)

I've not done the diet ones because I'm not a fat mess, but their curry and pie ones are exceptional.
As is their mousaka recipe.

I don't rate them on the telly though, not interested.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:09, Reply)

Monty does an impression of them, you should ask him to show you next time he's here.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:10, Reply)

my (stick thin friend) swears by this
and the "french women don't get fat" cookbook.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:18, Reply)

Whats your calorie goal for the day?

(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:42, Reply)

I'm going by points rather than calories
although I'd hazard a guess at 2200, which in itself is way down from the pietastic amount I'd been eating for a little while and that had resulted in me turning into a fat bastard.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:45, Reply)

just eat 1100 tictacs a day. Sorted.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:46, Reply)

A good way of safeguarding against diet breath, I suppose.

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:51, Reply)

You must be a big guy
I was at 1800 when I was dieting and I'm not a small guy at all. And don't worry its fine once you get over the first few days and your appetite adapts.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:51, Reply)

I don't know if I'm actually at 2200,
because that's about maintenance for someone of my height and musculature at a healthy weight, but I have been eating a whole load of pointless shite recently that hasn't been doing my waistline any favours.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:56, Reply)

This is a good subreddit.
www.reddit.com/r/loseit read the FAQ on the right side.
Then work out your BMR using this www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Then -500 calories and you'll lose about a lb a week on average. Keep going until you stop losing weight and then if you're within a healthy BMI great keep it up. If you're not recalculate your BMR reduce your calories again and keep going until you're at a healthy weight.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:02, Reply)

Ta
Subbed.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:13, Reply)

Dont use a BMI as it is pretty much bollocks
just jump up and down in front of a mirror then if bits keep moving after you have stopped eat less
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:15, Reply)

^fat logic
BMI isn't very good for professional athletes and or dwarfs. It's fine for most people most of the time.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:18, Reply)

I'm neither an athlete or a dwarf, according to BMI I'm obese.
This is far from true. Utter bollocks.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:22, Reply)

Try my jump up and down test
it is fool proof
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:24, Reply)

there is a touch of wobbling.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:26, Reply)

LOL FATTY *points and throws stones*

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:28, Reply)

:(

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:39, Reply)

Apart from the bit where it is true.
Because BMI is how it's defined. You might as well say I'm a three sided shape with 180 degree combined internal angles but I don't look like a triangle.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:27, Reply)

no you cant
the problem with BMI is that it is overly simplistic and doesn't take into account other factors.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:31, Reply)

Like what a fat cunt you are?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:34, Reply)

post of the day

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:40, Reply)

Like what? Build, that's why there's a range.
It's simplicity is one of the reasons it's so useful. Everyone can work out their own with simple measurements. Body fat percentage is complicated to measure. Also if it's so useless why does the NHS and any scientific/medical research paper use it?
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:39, Reply)

IT'S A CONSPIRACY
WAKE UP (FAT) SHEEPLE!
(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:40, Reply)

so what you're saying is that I am obese.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:34, Reply)

Yep, lose weight, most people should and it's good for you.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:39, Reply)

do i look obese?
flic.kr/p/rMAfio
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:40, Reply)

obese like mick hucknall
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:41, Reply)

I hope this is the gay clown picture.

( Kroney, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:41, Reply)

Aw :(

( Kroney, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:41, Reply)

I'm the clown on the left.
flic.kr/p/dQHGNN
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:46, Reply)

Sexy as fuck.

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:50, Reply)

Sexy obese
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:55, Reply)

You look like four people man.
Your thighs look big and you're wearing baggy clothes. If you can carry it well good for you, doesn't mean you shouldn't lose weight.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:42, Reply)

I think he's the round surprised one in front of the drummer

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:45, Reply)

I am losing weight at the minute, but the problem is, I'm not obese.
I'm a little overweight maybe, but obese is a term that implies all sorts of health problems that don't apply. It's ridiculous, over simplified and for armchair work out knobs to feel they know what they're on about. I've not met a single person at the gym or anywhere that has anything good to say about BMI
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:45, Reply)

You could start by mowing that lawn

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:46, Reply)

narc

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:49, Reply)

and cutting down on the doritos and guacamole, with a lager ffs

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:51, Reply)

it was a treat day.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:53, Reply)

my treat day is any day i get to see you

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:54, Reply)

Good keep going.
There is definitely a tier list of measuring obesity levels.
Most accurate: Body pod, costs about £30 to be measured if you can find one nearby.
Then properly calibrated calipers used by someone who knows what they're doing.
Then BMI. BMI is what it is, it's not useless it just isn't perfect.

Also bro-science from people at the gym is the worst place to get fitness advice.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:54, Reply)

I've just had a look at the nhs website calculator.
Turns out according to BMI I am actually only a bit overweight. So yeah, sorry, maybe you're right.
I know what you mean about bro science, but I go to a nice posh gym and get mostly very good advice.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:56, Reply)

Oh great, now I have to find another fatty to shout at.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:58, Reply)

soz.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:59, Reply)

How come you don't wear the corpse paint when you play any more?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:45, Reply)

drummer does

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:48, Reply)

Unfortunately for you at 5'11 and under 13st I am well within the BMI scale

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:24, Reply)

I know; it doesn't take account of how muscular you are.
Going by BMI alone, Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime was a fat knacker.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:33, Reply)

christ

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:21, Reply)

twelvety

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:46, Reply)

Get some fucking dignity, mate.

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:20, Reply)

he's a parody of the new type sad Internet dweller.
All buzz words and links and positive action, but still a desperately lonely sack of wasted skin.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:24, Reply)

I can't tell if he's Fo Real or not

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:24, Reply)