New Diet

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usually when Im stressed. I physically cant eat anything, I could go 3-5 days without eating anything because I literally physically cant eat. My body rejects food. So during that time I lost a lot of weight, almost 8 stone. Now that I'm eating again, I'm just over 9 stone and hate it. I feel really fat. I know physically I'm not overweight,but in my mind, I feel like it. I have flab and my hips are huge

Hey, I hear ya. I'm not overweight but I just want to look good on the holiday...unfortunately, it's those last 10 lbs that are the uber-bi*ch to get rid of! They just don't want to go!  

If your BMI is 22 now, what is going to be if you lose 18lb? Isn't the healthy minimum BMI 18?

Why do you need to lose so much weight in such a short time?  You have more of a chance of gaining it all back then if you lost weight more slowly.

If your BMI is 22 now, what is going to be if you lose 18lb? Isn't the healthy minimum BMI 18?

I was watching a program called "Make my Body Younger" on BBC three last night and a doctor on that program said around 22 is normal and anything less than that is too low.  It seems aiming for 18 is too much for a woman.

The military thinks that 22 is about optium for members.  You need to be between 18.1-24.9 but they would rather you be at 22.

I was told by a nutrition specialist that if I had a large orange first thing in the morning that will get my metabolism started. she said some people just physically can't eat breakfast so that is what she told to me but I love breakfast always have. I always have a XL orange & a bowl of porridge or a XL orange a bowl of Weetabix Weetaflakes. she also told me breakfast she be your heaviest meal, then lunch, & dinner should be your lightest meal cause that is when you are the least active. I also should have some kind of healthy snack every 3 hour or so to keep my blood sugar levels maintained also that I shouldn't eat anything 3 hours before I go to bed. goodluck with your weight loss   

The military thinks that 22 is about optium for members.  You need to be between 18.1-24.9 but they would rather you be at 22.

I think it depends on the individual but within reason. I have a BMI of around 20; I feel sluggish and tired when I put on a few pounds. My muscles and joints are used to carrying around a lighter weight.

There is also a difference between naturally having a BMI of 18-19 because of your metabolism and forcing yourself down to that BMI by dieting.

I also don't think the time of day that you eat matters very much as your body is efficient and will store the calories (energy)  from the food that you don't use right away so that you can  use the calories when you need them.  So, if you have a light evening meal and a big breakfast, your body will use the calories from your breakfast for whatever you need to do that morning.But if you have a big evening meal and a light breakfast (or skip breakfast), your body will store the calories from your evening meal overnight and use that to get you going in the morning. What really matters is the total amount of calories you are getting.

Also, you have a mechanism in your liver for making sure your  blood sugar doens't get too low. It pumps sugar into your blood as your activity level dictates. Unles you have diabetes, have other medical problems related to blood sugar, or have liver problems, your blood sugar will not get too low even if you haven't eaten for a while, assuming that your overall intake of carbs is healthy. You will always have enough sugar in your blood for your body to function properly.

I think it depends on the individual but within reason. I have a BMI of around 20; I feel sluggish and tired when I put on a few pounds. My muscles and joints are used to carrying around a lighter weight.

There is also a difference between naturally having a BMI of 18-19 because of your metabolism and forcing yourself down to that BMI by dieting.

I also don't think the time of day that you eat matters very much as your body is efficient and will store the calories (energy)  from the food that you don't use right away so that you can  use the calories when you need them.  So, if you have a light evening meal and a big breakfast, your body will use the calories from your breakfast for whatever you need to do that morning.But if you have a big evening meal and a light breakfast (or skip breakfast), your body will store the calories from your evening meal overnight and use that to get you going in the morning. What really matters is the total amount of calories you are getting.

Agreed on the calories. I can get up in the morning and go for a long run before eating anything and do just fine because i've had a good size dinner the night before.

And as for the military, well, i've seen some right ol' plump boys in the RAF.... my other half is always complaining how they fail their fitness tests because of weight.

Agreed on the calories. I can get up in the morning and go for a long run before eating anything and do just fine because i've had a good size dinner the night before.

And as for the military, well, i've seen some right ol' plump boys in the RAF.... my other half is always complaining how they fail their fitness tests because of weight.

Yeah, there was just an article in the paper about that.  Apparently, the British Army has recently relaxed entry requirements to allow people who are technically obese to enlist. 

But in the U.S., with the exception of the Marine Corps, you need to be within your BMI to enlist.  Once you are if you fail more then three times at the weight requirements you are kicked out. 

However, in Germany they did a study and found that military were more overweight than the population.  40% were overweight, 1 in 10 clinically obese and 70% claimed to be heavy smokers.  Yikes!

The U.S. military is just stricter about that, for now anyway. 

Off topic, but shugga, where do you get Weetaflakes from?

Off topic, but shugga, where do you get Weetaflakes from?

I have only been able to find it so far at ASDA. but fondly enough they aren't with the other Weetabix stuff it is just a bit further down the cereal isle at my ASDA in case you go to your ASDA an cant find it right away.

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I also don't think the time of day that you eat matters very much as your body is efficient and will store the calories (energy)  from the food that you don't use right away so that you can  use the calories when you need them.  So, if you have a light evening meal and a big breakfast, your body will use the calories from your breakfast for whatever you need to do that morning.But if you have a big evening meal and a light breakfast (or skip breakfast), your body will store the calories from your evening meal overnight and use that to get you going in the morning. What really matters is the total amount of calories you are getting.
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I like this theory.  As much as I'd like to be able to eat more during the day and very light at night, at this time in my life that is just not possible.  I pretty much hit the ground running from 5:30am and get very little time for any kind of a break during the day.  At night my quality time with hubby (and serious winding down time) is dinner.  By that point I'm usually very hungry and so dinner is the biggest meal by far for me.

Ive been doing crash excercising lately and lost 2 pounds already.
I now do between 200-400 situps or crunches a day ,walk everywhere,and excercise my legs by peddling, and I drink nothing but water.
At this rate I'll be down to my target size in a few weeks! woohoo!

Also if anyone is look to diet or supress their appetite, I recommend using a product called Diet Aid, its a Boots alternative,but its fab!

Ive been doing crash excercising lately and lost 2 pounds already.
I now do between 200-400 situps or crunches a day ,walk everywhere,and excercise my legs by peddling, and I drink nothing but water.
At this rate I'll be down to my target size in a few weeks! woohoo!

Also if anyone is look to diet or supress their appetite, I recommend using a product called Diet Aid, its a Boots alternative,but its fab!

You don't mean you're only drinking water, do you?  If so, that's very worrying...  

At this rate I'll be down to my target size in a few weeks! woohoo!

And extremely unhealthy as well!

You've been given lots of good advice here, but I guess you've chosen to ignore it all. 

There's a lot of experience and wisdom on the board when it comes to losing weight. Why not take advantage of it?