(August 29, 2008 at 8:16 pm)Brick-top Wrote: I tried eating low fat meals, they we're a fortune and never worked. I tried eating only fruit and veg, that turned my insides into mush and I was sick for a week.Low fat ready meals are expensive, and not really that much better than normal ready meals (less fat but very similar calorie levels from what I've seen). Try cooking from scratch, you know what you are putting into it and can adjust things to make it more to your taste. Admittedly, this will probably take more than the 5 minutes required to heat up a ready meal but it'll be a lot healthier and not just "fruit & veg".
(August 29, 2008 at 8:16 pm)Brick-top Wrote: I tried hiking but there are no areas around here to go and I have to go scotland which is over a 300 mile drive. Even more if I want to go to the highlands.An exercise machine I quite like is the cross trainer, very low impact, especially if you are at a stage where walking too much hurts. Once you are a bit fitter then walking "around town" will probably be easier.
I tried walking around town for an hour or two. That made my feet feel like shit and I was plowing through shoes.
(August 29, 2008 at 8:16 pm)Brick-top Wrote: Push ups are my favorite. On the knuckles about 1.5 feet apart at the level of your shoulders.Your muscles aren't used to being used in that way, there is no option other than gradual increase in what you try to do.
But that messed up my shoulders. Same goes for weights and the gym.
(August 29, 2008 at 8:16 pm)Brick-top Wrote: I can't take things slow, I have to get it all done there and then. instead of starting small and working my way up I'd jump in the deep end and mess everything up.You might want to do everything immediately, but you also need to realise that it has taken 11 years for you to reach this point, how can you expect to undo all that in a couple of weeks?
Are you 36 and want to look 19? Or are you something like 30 and everyone thinks you are 36?
