Lifestyle advice

[levraiclaret]

I have now been retired 15 months,my health is not what it was 15 months ago and my weight is beginning to balloon,please could some of you retired old buggers on here give me some lifestyle advice I'm beginning to stagnate in my armchair and my tshirts are finding it difficult to cover my belly....help me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owq7hgzna3E

[Steve1956]

Steve - he's an idea. Put your exact current weight on the thread, along with your goal for 4 weeks today.

You've told everybody then, so you'll be under pressure to make it happen!

16 stone to 15 in a month Frank is that doable it's generally easy at first then gets harder to shift it.

[FactualFrank]

16 stone to 15 in a month Frank is that doable it's generally easy at first then gets harder to shift it.

Easily doable. But you need to be consistent.

If you don't drink enough water, you can get off to a great start by drinking at least 2 litres of water a day. You can lose a few pounds purely from water retention.

Ironic as it may sound, if you drink more water you lose water retention as your body knows it doesn't need to hold onto any.

[Steve1956]

Easily doable. But you need to be consistent.

If you don't drink enough water, you can get off to a great start by drinking at least 2 litres of water a day. You can lose a few pounds purely from water retention.

Ironic as it may sound, if you drink more water you lose water retention as your body knows it doesn't need to hold onto any.

Cheers Frank thanks for the encouragement and advice going to be tough but it's worth a try.

[Elizabeth]

You need to change your mindset.
Most people retire in their 50s or 60s yet I picture an 80 year old when I read your posts.
Get out of your chair . Fact : Sitting on your ass all day is equivalent to smoking 20 cigs a day.
Start the day with a good stretch of your major upper and lower muscles.

If you do these simple things I 'll give you more good advice. No point now until you stop complaining and do something about it

[Steve1956]

You need to change your mindset.
Most people retire in their 50s or 60s yet I picture an 80 year old when I read your posts.
Get out of your chair . Fact : Sitting on your ass all day is equivalent to smoking 20 cigs a day.
Start the day with a good stretch of your major upper and lower muscles.

If you do these simple things I 'll give you more good advice. No point now until you stop complaining and do something about it

My posts make me sound like I'm 80...f**cking hell I'm doomed

[Dark Cloud]

I've been retired for almost 2 and a half years now and tbh, by and large it's pretty much crap!! If it wasn't for away matches watching the Clarets and the odd foray abroad watching England play cricket, it would have been ABSOLUTELY pointless. The vast majority of days are an absolute waste of time!! I'd sooner be at work. (sadly!)

[Bosscat]

My posts make me sound like I'm 80...f**cking hell I'm doomed

You are not doomed ffs...

Eat less exercise more and you can be svelte like me Steve... ohhh hang on a minute I am 16 and three quarter stones and a fat b'stard ...

Look m8 its a simple equation and it goes like this...

Eat less and exercise more. Thats what my Neice in law (she is a nurse) tells me ...

I just cannot help my self ... prematch bacon and egg butties ... post match Steak and the trimmings and 1/2 a bottle of Merlot etc etc... a couple of pints when we get back ... I should walk more I know ... but f**k it, I am happy and I know it ... so I clap my hands and say pass me another glass.

All things in moderation m8. A little of what you fancy does you good my old man used to tell me.

I have a 77 yr old brother who is 20 stone plus ... his knees are f**ked but he is still going

[Steve1956]

You are not doomed ffs...

Eat less exercise more and you can be svelte like me Steve... ohhh hang on a minute I am 16 and three quarter stones and a fat b'stard ...

Look m8 its a simple equation and it goes like this...

Eat less and exercise more. Thats what my Neice in law (she is a nurse) tells me ...

I just cannot help my self ... prematch bacon and egg butties ... post match Steak and the trimmings and 1/2 a bottle of Merlot etc etc... a couple of pints when we get back ... I should walk more I know ... but f**k it, I am happy and I know it ... so I clap my hands and say pass me another glass.

All things in moderation m8. A little of what you fancy does you good my old man used to tell me.

I have a 77 yr old brother who is 20 stone plus ... his knees are f**ked but he is still going

That's all well and good buddy........but my clothes dont fit me anymore,and I havnt had my wear out of them yet!

[FactualFrank]

Steve1956, what have you consumed today?

Chances are, you'll be able to see it once you see it all in print, where you're going wrong.

[Steve1956]

Breakfast..bacon,scrambled egg,black pudding,mushrooms and a slice of sourdough toast
Before the game..a banana
Tea..home made Cheese & Onion pie and baked beans.
Drinks a couple of coffees and a litre of sparkling water.....hows that Frank?

[FactualFrank]

Breakfast..bacon,scrambled egg,black pudding,mushrooms and a slice of sourdough toast
Before the game..a banana
Tea..home made Cheese & Onion pie and baked beans.
Drinks a couple of coffees and a litre of sparkling water.....hows that Frank?

Ok... let's put it back 24 hours. Post tomorrow's.

[Steve1956]

Ok... let's put it back 24 hours. Post tomorrow's.

[Bosscat]

That's all well and good buddy........but my clothes dont fit me anymore,and I havnt had my wear out of them yet!

I have bought some collar button extenders for my shirts for our cruise in March cos I am too tight to buy new shirts....

Have made it a plan this summer to exercise more and eat less....
(Stretch jeans are ace m8 )
Baby steps though don't try and do it all at once, little and often to start with with exercise ... I lost a good pal last year who was complaining of getting fat... silly bugger tried to do too much and had a f**king heart attack on his own jogging...

[Steve1956]

I have bought some collar button extenders for my shirts for our cruise in March cos I am too tight to buy new shirts....

Have made it a plan this summer to exercise more and eat less....
(Stretch jeans are ace m8 )
Baby steps though don't try and do it all at once, little and often to start with with exercise ... I lost a good pal last year who was complaining of getting fat... silly bugger tried to do too much and had a f**king heart attack on his own jogging...

F**k

[Bosscat]

F**k

Good exercise Steve better than jogging

[FactualFrank]

Good exercise Steve better than jogging

You've a good memory then?

[Bosscat]

You've a good memory then?

Haven't we all Frank last night was a belter






Just don't tell the Mrs

[Steve1956]

Haven't we all Frank last night was a belter






Just don't tell the Mrs

You still do that??? Disgusting!

[Quickenthetempo]

Don't change too much with your diet Steve or whatever you lose you will put back on.

Just a couple of simple changes.

Drink plenty of water. Your digestive system doesn't work without it.
Eat one grapefruit every day and an apple if you can (both fatburners).

Do the walking as suggested before breakfast if you can, but if you raise your heartbeat by running up and down the stairs a few times before the walk, it will have double the benefit.

Good luck.

[Steve1956]

Don't change too much with your diet Steve or whatever you lose you will put back on.

Just a couple of simple changes.

Drink plenty of water. Your digestive system doesn't work without it.
Eat one grapefruit every day and an apple if you can (both fatburners).

Do the walking as suggested before breakfast if you can, but if you raise your heartbeat by running up and down the stairs a few times before the walk, it will have double the benefit.

Good luck.

Cheers pal

[Paul Waine]

Steve, we are around the same age. I had a heart attack 4 years back. I thought I was fit(ish), was still playing 5-a-side, but my trousers had all got a lot tighter - and, maybe, putting socks on was a bit of a struggle. I'm now 2 stone lighter and a lot fitter. Regular exercise every day, almost 15,000 for me today. And, I cut out the alcohol to take care of my heart (Heineken zero, while watching the game today). Skiing with family and 2 (wonderful) granddaughters in a few weeks time.

Take care of yourself - and maybe have a check over with your GP.

UTC

[Steve1956]

Steve, we are around the same age. I had a heart attack 4 years back. I thought I was fit(ish), was still playing 5-a-side, but my trousers had all got a lot tighter - and, maybe, putting socks on was a bit of a struggle. I'm now 2 stone lighter and a lot fitter. Regular exercise every day, almost 15,000 for me today. And, I cut out the alcohol to take care of my heart (Heineken zero, while watching the game today). Skiing with family and 2 (wonderful) granddaughters in a few weeks time.

Take care of yourself - and maybe have a check over with your GP.

UTC

Glad you turned it around Paul,hope I can follow your lead.

[FactualFrank]

Glad you turned it around Paul,hope I can follow your lead.

Only you can do it. Nobody else.

Like I've said before, the 'why' has to be big enough. If it isn't, you won't stick at it.

This is why people who have been given a scare by their doctor after tests, often do something about it - but that's often what it takes. It takes a "If you carry on doing this, you'll die" to buck their ideas up.

[Steve1956]

Only you can do it. Nobody else.

Like I've said before, the 'why' has to be big enough. If it isn't, you won't stick at it.

This is why people who have been given a scare by their doctor after tests, often do something about it - but that's often what it takes. It takes a "If you carry on doing this, you'll die" to buck their ideas up.

I take the dogs out for 10 mins around about 10.30pm,when I return the wife generally has a nice dram of malt waiting for me,should I rule this out...its the water of life.

[FactualFrank]

I take the dogs out for 10 mins around about 10.30pm,when I return the wife generally has a nice dram of malt waiting for me,should I rule this out...its the water of life.

No, don't rule it out.

The dogs need to have a sh*t.

[Clarets4me]

Try to cut out or much reduce bread, pasta and alcohol ( during the week ), and try and get back to walking. Weigh yourself, and set a target ..
If there's one near, try a Crossfit gym .... exercise in a group, all ages, a good one will scale the exercises to your ability ....

[FactualFrank]

Try to cut out or much reduce bread, pasta and alcohol ( during the week ), and try and get back to walking. Weigh yourself, and set a target ..
If there's one near, try a Crossfit gym .... exercise in a group, all ages, a good one will scale the exercises to your ability ....

Reduce bread, sure. I wouldn't rule wholemeal out as it contains a lot of B vitamins including Folic Acid which the body can't produce itself. Bread has had bad press that some people have taken as gospel.

I've lost 5 pounds in under 2 weeks... I've had a couple of slices of bread most mornings. If it was that bad, I wouldn't have lost any weight.

Like I say - you don't need a gym. You really don't. Eat better, eat less crap, mix it it with some walking and drink 2 litres of water a day. Simple as that.

[Wile E Coyote]

we live in an era of beer ads and fast food ads, 24 hour internet, films galore at the touch of a button.
In this region with one of the worst records for deprivation and bad health habits, its little wonder people struggle.
we often have to play catch up with the stupid new health fads, christ, I detest them, but inevitably we have to either accept the poncified advice and become gym bores or worse still joggers, or expect the worst. probably a few small adjustments will pay dividends. swear an oath you will never leave the house with headphones and white trainers, and you'll be fine.
and kill anyone who convinces you veganism or sobriety is the key to success.

[rob63]

Just forget the 19th hole.

& the other 18 & just have the walk.......it'll cost you a lot less, in both monetary & mental stress terms

[Tricky Trevor]

At 5’11” and 16+st. Do NOT follow the advice above to get your blood flowing by running up the stairs. Do take a walk to your Docs for an MOT. A good Doc will advise you what you are capable of and possibly give you a program.

[Hipper]

I've been retired for almost 2 and a half years now and tbh, by and large it's pretty much crap!! If it wasn't for away matches watching the Clarets and the odd foray abroad watching England play cricket, it would have been ABSOLUTELY pointless. The vast majority of days are an absolute waste of time!! I'd sooner be at work. (sadly!)

Well get some work then.

Part time, volunteering, there's loads of possibilities.

[Dark Cloud]

we live in an era of beer ads and fast food ads, 24 hour internet, films galore at the touch of a button.
In this region with one of the worst records for deprivation and bad health habits, its little wonder people struggle.
we often have to play catch up with the stupid new health fads, christ, I detest them, but inevitably we have to either accept the poncified advice and become gym bores or worse still joggers, or expect the worst. probably a few small adjustments will pay dividends. swear an oath you will never leave the house with headphones and white trainers, and you'll be fine.
and kill anyone who convinces you veganism or sobriety is the key to success.

Crumbs Wile E, I'm at the gym for 90 minutes every morning and I've been Vegan for a while now too!!! So absolutely no hope for me!! BUT in my defence I've never got any of them weird ear buds which everyone has in these days and don't think I ever will!! And I still love me real ale (yes it's not all Vegan I know, but.....!! ) Oh and I've NEVER joined Facebook either!! So I'm not all bad!!

[Quickenthetempo]

At 5’11” and 16+st. Do NOT follow the advice above to get your blood flowing by running up the stairs. Do take a walk to your Docs for an MOT. A good Doc will advise you what you are capable of and possibly give you a program.

He says he goes for 5 fifteen minute walks a day, not as if he is coming back from serious illness or injury.

[Steve1956]

Just to clarify guys I'm not ill i'm just a fat b@stard.

[FactualFrank]

Just to clarify guys I'm not ill i'm just a fat b@stard.

Did you go for a 3 mile walk today?

[Bosscat]

Just to clarify guys I'm not ill i'm just a fat b@stard.

Snap .....

[Steve1956]

Did you go for a 3 mile walk today?

Had a nice walk along the coast wasn't three mile though.

[FactualFrank]

Crumbs Wile E, I'm at the gym for 90 minutes every morning and I've been Vegan for a while now too!!! So absolutely no hope for me!! BUT in my defence I've never got any of them weird ear buds which everyone has in these days and don't think I ever will!! And I still love me real ale (yes it's not all Vegan I know, but.....!! ) Oh and I've NEVER joined Facebook either!! So I'm not all bad!!

I considered turning Vegan, but that would be a big missed steak.

[get stuck in tracy]

To Quote Bill Bryson in his last book The Human Body.
East Sensibly
Take Regular exercise
Die anyway!

sorry, his words.

[Top Claret]

Good health is 80% what you eat and 20% exercise.
No point in punishing yourself with exercise if you have a poor diet.
I am astounded at the crap people in this country eat and they say that they are on a diet, some folk are clueless

[Inchy]

In my late 20s I put a lot of weight on. I was one of those annoying buggers that could eat whatever I wanted and never get fat in my early 20s however it caught up with me.

I tried running but running when overweight and unfit is well hard so I ended up getting a bike and hammering it. Over the past 6 months I haven’t been able to go out on 5 hour bike rides due to having two young kids so I’ve started running again. Running when already fit makes it much easier and enjoyable.

3 years ago I was seriously unfit. I’m now the fittest I’ve ever been and I am currently training for the Fellsman, a 60 mile fell race.

My advice would be get out walking as much as possible. You will be surprised how many calories you can burn on a quick walk. I walk/jog to work most days. 8 miles there and back

[houseboy]

Steve, you lucky baaastard. I'm 65 and still working (because my wife is a lot younger and won't let me retire). Consequently I'm paying more tax than Amazon (although that isn't difficult). I don't have an active job though but I work out with bloody heavy weights 3 times a week (no gym, I've got my own stuff, had it years). I walk a great deal including taking out Charlie the Staffy. I am reasonably careful (but not overly so) on what I eat, just making sure I burn as many calories as I eat (averaged out over a week or so, some days I'm massively over). Consequently I am currently just under 12.5 stone at 5'9.
Also I NEVER use lifts unless I have to (don't like them anyway) and tend to nearly always RUN up stairs.
My main vice these days is wine (lot's of it - far more than is probably good for me).
Hope that helps.
PS: stay off the bloody haggis and whiskey.

[AndrewJB]

Swim. Go every weekday, and walk or cycle to and from. Learn some basic meditation techniques (emptying your mind of all thoughts), and practice this while you swim. Don’t ogle women there, as they’ll come to you once your muscles and air of zen calm take shape.

[Steve1956]

Ok... let's put it back 24 hours. Post tomorrow's.

8 pound in a week Frank...chuffed......no alcohol(tough after the United result)...nothing inbetween meals.....plenty of water and exersise,makes you feel like you have achieved something when you lose weight....thanks for the encouragement Frank and thanks to you other guys I'm going to keep it going,I even feel better.

[Steve1956]

I'm having a fry up this morning though...my wife is the queen of diets, and she says it's fine to have a treat day.

[lakesider]

Here you go Steve
https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk/

[FactualFrank]

Here you go Steve
https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk/

Have you ever had to walk 500 miles? Were you advised to walk 500 more? You may be entitled to compensation...

Call the Pro Claimers today.

[Bosscat]

Have you ever had to walk 500 miles? Were you advised to walk 500 more? You may be entitled to compensation...

Call the Pro Claimers today.

[Steve1956]

Love the Proclaimers