XmisterIS Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 It would seem that age has finally caught up with me.Throughout my 20's and 30's I could eat pretty much what I wanted, in whatever quantities I wanted, and remain absolutely rail thin without needing to do much exercise. It was a trait that would regularly have XmrsIS green with envy. "How can you eat a pizza that bloody big and still have a 32" waist??!" she would say.But time waits for no man and I am now ... errr ... fat (the 32" waist has become 34/36). I'm nearly 39 and it's happened only in the last couple of years. XmrsIS has offered to take me along to Weight Watchers. She used to be a big 'un but lost 3 stone through Weight Watchers to get pregnant, and she's kept the weight off ever since (but not during the pregnancy, obviously).I am not convinced. I don't want to be consigned to the ranks of the corpulent! Anyone else find that your whole life you were built like a whippet and then, all of a sudden - BOOM! - and you're a whopper?Oh, and I'm going grey too. So is XmrsIS. The grave awaits ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phooey Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 All I can say is, 'I wish I were nearly 39'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raesewell Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Welcome to the club, it just happens. If you want to be a reasonable size you will probably have to diet constantly,(I do).I have thrown caution to the wind over Christmas but I will have to get back to my diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fq-craigus Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I have put on 5kg in the last 4 weeks, know the feeling. Xmas and being stuck in watching tv with broken hand is the culprit. Although unlike u i have never been able to eat what i want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Youth is wasted on the young, everyone understands this if they are lucky enough to get older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min200 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Move more and eat a bit less chap it worked for me. Denied myself nothing just cut down on portion sizes and got out and about more Oh I was bloody massive as well before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fq-craigus Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Move more and eat a bit less chap it worked for me. Denied myself nothing just cut down on portion sizes and got out and about more Oh I was bloody massive as well before! Exactly what i did before, worked well but cant work proper at the mo from aches and pains so movement is ltd and with boredom food comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yes,masses of chocalate,pizza,kebabs and ive never seen the inside of a gym. Never been able to pass 12.5 stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yes,masses of chocalate,pizza,kebabs and ive never seen the inside of a gym. Never been able to pass 12.5 stone. Admin, please ban this sort of post ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I go to the gym to weight lift...I need to eat kebabs, huge quantities of chicken, fish and so on just to hold my current weight of 13.5 stone. With each decade your metabolism moves at 5% less speed so you need better spaced meals and less bad fats as you get older I'm taking full advantage right now, 15% BMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Git Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 If I lost a lot of weight, my biker gear (and other clothes) would not fit anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humbucker Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 But time waits for no man and I am now ... errr ... fat (the 32" waist has become 34/36). 34/36 = Fat...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaYou havent even started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyG Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yup. Eat a little less.Exercise helps, but weight is 99% diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 the 32" waist has become 34/36.Ahh! You have a woman's body, m'lord! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotter251 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 You would be surprised how drinking water instead of fizzy drinks or fruit juices and drinking coffee without milk and suger will help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey1984 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Yup. Eat a little less.Exercise helps, but weight is 99% diet. A lot of people dont realise this and it does become harder as we age, im a fully trained personal trainer which i do on the side of my day job. The amount of people who think "i can go to the gym 5 times a week and still eat whatever i like" You cant out train a bad diet. Yes exercise helps as it burns calories that you wouldnt normally burn but you cant replace these burnt calories with crappy foods. Simple stuff really more calories in than out = weight gain more calories out than in = weight lossCan i ask what your normal eating habits are on a daily basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyG Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Damn straight, Whitey. I've got a 200kg+ dead and a sub 50min 10k, but putting weight on is still easy as pie now I'm thirty.Luckily, I'm pretty good at managing my diet now and manage to stay at a reasonable bf%, even when bulking.Abs are built in the gym, but they're revealed in the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XmisterIS Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Yes,masses of chocalate,pizza,kebabs and ive never seen the inside of a gym. Never been able to pass 12.5 stone. Yup, wind the clock back only about 5 years and that was me! When I was in my 20's people would say, "Oh, you won't be able to eat like that in your 30's". Well, when I was 35 and still eating like that I was still absolutely rail thin. Now approaching 40 ... not so much. Can i ask what your normal eating habits are on a daily basis? You don't want to know ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Yes,masses of chocalate,pizza,kebabs and ive never seen the inside of a gym. Never been able to pass 12.5 stone. Yup, wind the clock back only about 5 years and that was me! When I was in my 20's people would say, "Oh, you won't be able to eat like that in your 30's". Well, when I was 35 and still eating like that I was still absolutely rail thin. Now approaching 40 ... not so much. I got to 25 and got diabetes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harri Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'll be 60 in a couple of years and unlike in my early years at 12stone I can sustain 17stone without even thinking But a couple of years ago I went off alcohol and didn't touch the stuff. I also started eating jam and honey on my bread instead of butter. Jam butties for my lunch at work. My family kept asking was I losing weight and I always said I wasn't. In the end I jumped on some scales and was only just over 14stone Around a 3 stone loss just by cutting out alcohol and fats, oh and walking the dog a bit more. Unfortunately my body has caught on and I hover around the 16 and a half stone mark now. Oh and I need reading glasses now oh and I'm deaf in one ear oh and my hip clicks oh and I have a hernia kin' 'ell Barcud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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