Belly's gonna get ya

[kingandy]

arwel is noticeably slimmer now that he's going to the gym, all regularly, like a social pariah. (See that back-handed compliment there? That's what gets me through the day.) This has made me (more) self-conscious about the slight belly that appears to have developed on the front of me. It's not exactly surprising, given that I work in a sedentary profession, drive to work, and like my butter. But it's annoying. I can suck in the gut when I think about it but a lot of the time I don't, which led to a comment from samharber on Saturday that a coat I tried on would have looked good "before I put on a few pounds." Looking down I noticed that the belly was, in fact, protruding noticeably. Bad belly. Making me feel short and fat. Grr.

Annoyingly, my Body Mass Index is 23 or 24 - the perfect weight for my height. If only it wasn't all concentrated around the midriff.

So I'm going to try and lose a little weight. Health sites tell me that just doing a bunch of sit-ups will not help (it'll firm the muscles underneath without actually destroying the gut), which is a relief, since I am lazy. They also say simply eating less is a bad plan as it would slow the metabolism, making you lethargic and stopping you from processing food properly at all, thus turning you into a skinny person who still has a belly. The best advice seems to be to cut down on specifically fatty foods like mayonnaise and butter (probably peanut butter also - hello ham sandwiches), eat more vegetables, and do more exercise (possibly a run, or even a walk, around the estate at lunchtime). I will try this, since it actually involves very little effort. Well, the food thing anyway - it's as easy to buy lettuce as it is to buy a packet of pringles, if you're in the supermarket anyway. I will have to make an effort to stop buying McBurgers, though, and the exercise will be a big hurdle.

If only I worked somewhere that I could use public transport for, I'd be getting walking exercise... must find new job.

Comments

[kermix.livejournal.com]

If you have the right BMI, are you necessarily overweight or do you just need to exercise more to redistribute the, er, mass?

[kingandy]

Unfortunately, while I am the perfect weight, it is all fat and no muscle. And all the fat is congregating around the stomach. Yes, exercise is the way forward...

weakness

[ghostbritain.livejournal.com]

Whilst not over weight, as such, i think it's cos andy is feeble, with under developed muscles.
If he exercised more, he would cease putting on weight, which he will continue to do if he continues his wappish lifestyle.

Doing a little more aerobic exercise and cutting down on fat is best.

But be careful - with me cycling about 6 maybe 7 miles a day, my legs are buff, the rest of me is flabby and weak.

Re: weakness

[kingandy]

More exercise and less fat was my general plan. Did you notice last night my ready meal was from the (less un-)healthy range? And instead of snacks I brought apples? The exercise, as I say, will be more of a problem. I think this lunchtime I will see how far I can walk.

Re: weakness

[pkgem.livejournal.com]

My original plan was to eat less fatty foods and exercise. I have managed to lose 1st by eating less fatty foods (not adding red pesto to every meal or eating half a jar of mayo with everything helps :-). If you want an easy way of cutting down on fat but like fried foods then buy "Fry-Lite".
I also recommend exercise but if you're like me and find exercise the most boring thing on the planet - then I can guess that you won't keep it up (just like me - I lasted 2 days or something...). Exercise machines are naff to - I bought one of them in the hope I could watch TV while exercising but no! Damn thing is too loud!
You know if only they'd pay me to me at home and do little I could make a lot more practical use of my time...

Re: weakness

[arwel.livejournal.com]

Spend £50 a month on a gym membership. You will end up going. It's pretty expensive, but I'm finding it well worth the money. I get to loose weight and look good naked. I find exercising at the gym to be much easier than doing it at home where you have loads of distractions.

Re: weakness

[kingandy]

I will not end up going - at least not until I manage to get a job in Manchester. I need free weeknights first, so that I can use them for either gymming or hanging out with friends (so I can gym at the weekend). There is what is allegedly a gym under construction on the estate here, perhaps I could join that and go in my lunch hour if I am still here when it opens (likely).

I'm not spectacularly bothered about looking good naked, I just don't want to look bad. I feel that there are certain areas that should not protrude.

Re: weakness

[arwel.livejournal.com]

So have you started looking for jobs in Manchester yet?

Re: weakness

[kingandy]

Yes!

... No. No I haven't.

Don't hate me because I'm weak.

Re: weakness

[pkgem.livejournal.com]

Wrong!
I have spent such an ammount on a gym membership and in both cases I stopped going after the initial "new hobby" month. We currently have a "suspended" membership at David Lloyd in Bolton because it was cheaper to suspend it on grounds of Paul's back than give 3 months notice to leave (due to the fact that we hardly ever went...)
I'm crap. David Lloyd has a jacuzzi you know. Now, that's a distraction.
And stop putting images of you naked into my mind!! (aaargh). No matter how good you may look. Well, icklejo Does he?