Comments for Itsonlybarney http://itsonlybarney.com A journey of learning WordPress, Fitness & Photography Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Finchy http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-1115 Finchy Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:56:50 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-1115 I think getting hung up on things like concentrating on eating protein (or carbs or vegies or whatever) in an effort to lose weight is not the ideal way to go about it. It may help, but it also may be counterproductive long term. When I lost a lot of weight (13kgs) and maintained most of that for about 4 years (before finally getting slack and going back to eating crap) the thing that worked for me was just a mindset that the only thing that would work for me was if I eat less rubbish, Whilst I am (like you) a methodical, numbers person, the art of calculating points on weightwatchers is fun but I can see that it would quickly become tedious and I'd get slack with counting because it would bore me. I prefer to go to the fridge/cupboard/shop and then think "is there a less fatty or smaller option". It doesn't restrict me to any particular food, but If I am serious about weight loss, I find I make good choices and if I am not serious, I usually don't even ask myself the question...so if I was on a more formal diet I'd have failed anyway. The more restrictive the diet is, the more likely it is to fail - mainly because being told that I have to eat specific foods gets right up my nose. As a side note, for lunches I would get a Subway footlong from the "<6g of Fat" range and avoid the cheese and sauces. I then forced myself to then eat only half of it and leave the second half till later in the afternoon when I was actually hungry again. After a few weeks of that, I found that I got used to eating less, and could usually leave the second half until lunch the next day. (And not eating Chicken, Chips and Gravy with a Coke for lunch makes a big difference.) And 1 kg in a week is good. Enjoy it as a small win, and persist! I think getting hung up on things like concentrating on eating protein (or carbs or vegies or whatever) in an effort to lose weight is not the ideal way to go about it. It may help, but it also may be counterproductive long term.

When I lost a lot of weight (13kgs) and maintained most of that for about 4 years (before finally getting slack and going back to eating crap) the thing that worked for me was just a mindset that the only thing that would work for me was if I eat less rubbish, Whilst I am (like you) a methodical, numbers person, the art of calculating points on weightwatchers is fun but I can see that it would quickly become tedious and I’d get slack with counting because it would bore me. I prefer to go to the fridge/cupboard/shop and then think “is there a less fatty or smaller option”. It doesn’t restrict me to any particular food, but If I am serious about weight loss, I find I make good choices and if I am not serious, I usually don’t even ask myself the question…so if I was on a more formal diet I’d have failed anyway. The more restrictive the diet is, the more likely it is to fail – mainly because being told that I have to eat specific foods gets right up my nose.

As a side note, for lunches I would get a Subway footlong from the “<6g of Fat" range and avoid the cheese and sauces. I then forced myself to then eat only half of it and leave the second half till later in the afternoon when I was actually hungry again. After a few weeks of that, I found that I got used to eating less, and could usually leave the second half until lunch the next day. (And not eating Chicken, Chips and Gravy with a Coke for lunch makes a big difference.)

And 1 kg in a week is good. Enjoy it as a small win, and persist!

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Ben http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-1114 Ben Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:11:19 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-1114 In my experience there has been no one thing that has been key in my own weight loss across the past year. I decided that I needed to loose weight and decided to try and change some small habits rather than ascribe to a radical diet. I decided to eat less, I cut down my dinner portions by about a third then not allowing myself to eat after dinner, I also reduced the amount of fruit I was eating from 4 to 2 pieces a day. Sure I was really hungry at time but it dissappeared after about a week, eating huge amounts now is uncomfortable and I generally feel better for eating a little less anyway. I also started semi regular exercise, both for the physical and psychological benefits. I started by walking a little loop, then started jogging sections of it to raise my heart rate. Now I run sections of it, almost half of it. Going for a run straight after work is a good de-stress measure and also leaves me feeling pyshically and emotionally much better. It also is a disincentive to eat on the way home from work because then I'll have a stitch and get frustrated. Protein is good, and you do feel full fast, but it also digests quicker so you feel hungry again soon. Protien in my opinion should be used as a stop gap while you are building self control. Also make sure you are exercising (even just weights or sit-ups/push-ups) so your body is using the protien you are putting into it. Oh, and my weight seems to naturally fluctuate by 1-1.5kgs across different days, but make sure you weight yourself at the same time each day to more acruately monitor your progress. It'll might take a week or two to show up but it will. My 2c from my own experience In my experience there has been no one thing that has been key in my own weight loss across the past year. I decided that I needed to loose weight and decided to try and change some small habits rather than ascribe to a radical diet.
I decided to eat less, I cut down my dinner portions by about a third then not allowing myself to eat after dinner, I also reduced the amount of fruit I was eating from 4 to 2 pieces a day. Sure I was really hungry at time but it dissappeared after about a week, eating huge amounts now is uncomfortable and I generally feel better for eating a little less anyway.
I also started semi regular exercise, both for the physical and psychological benefits. I started by walking a little loop, then started jogging sections of it to raise my heart rate. Now I run sections of it, almost half of it. Going for a run straight after work is a good de-stress measure and also leaves me feeling pyshically and emotionally much better. It also is a disincentive to eat on the way home from work because then I’ll have a stitch and get frustrated.
Protein is good, and you do feel full fast, but it also digests quicker so you feel hungry again soon. Protien in my opinion should be used as a stop gap while you are building self control. Also make sure you are exercising (even just weights or sit-ups/push-ups) so your body is using the protien you are putting into it.

Oh, and my weight seems to naturally fluctuate by 1-1.5kgs across different days, but make sure you weight yourself at the same time each day to more acruately monitor your progress. It’ll might take a week or two to show up but it will.

My 2c from my own experience

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Andrew http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-1113 Andrew Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:28:37 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-1113 That's the thing, I don't know if I did anything right or not. I'm just wondering if it is a fluctuation, or is actual weight loss. That’s the thing, I don’t know if I did anything right or not. I’m just wondering if it is a fluctuation, or is actual weight loss.

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by April broadbere http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-1112 April broadbere Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:24:27 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-1112 So u r doing sOmething right then So u r doing sOmething right then

]]> Comment on Cliques in Church by Andrew http://itsonlybarney.com/cliques/#comment-1025 Andrew Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:33:08 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=134#comment-1025 Thanks for sharing your experience Paul. I don't think I have experienced any cliques like yours, and I hope I never do. Thanks for sharing your experience Paul. I don’t think I have experienced any cliques like yours, and I hope I never do.

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