I'm not into going to gyms, so apart from sailing alot does anyone have a fun way to keep fit and lose some kg's?

I am like you, I sail alot and hate wasting my time in a gym, I need to loose weight too, I have started wind surfing again after a few (too many) years of inactivity, I also have started looking at my diet and joined the Light and Easy food program, a 1200 cal a day food intake delivered to my door as small 5 meals a day, so far I have lost 8 kg in 10 weeks I love the food and it is easy to follow.
The weekends I eat what I want but try not to over eat (and drink)!

Cut back on the grog and snacks. Walk instead of drive if thats feasible, ie you don't live 10kms from the local shopping centre. Get more physical activity into your daily routine without making physical activity an end in itself.

I too dislike gyms.

coops2 said...

Just do a lot of what you love. Even if it's not that strenuous, you're going to stick with it before something that you hate. As others have said, you could cut back on a snack or two in combination for best results.

http://www.dietresume.com

Wow. Laziest plug ever?

knigit said...

felixdcat said...

I am like you, I sail alot and hate wasting my time in a gym, I need to loose weight too, I have started wind surfing again after a few (too many) years of inactivity, I also have started looking at my diet and joined the Light and Easy food program, a 1200 cal a day food intake delivered to my door as small 5 meals a day, so far I have lost 8 kg in 10 weeks I love the food and it is easy to follow.
The weekends I eat what I want but try not to over eat (and drink)!

Rude question here but keen to know how much that costs per week/program? Sometimes I just don't seem to be able to make the time to plan and cook healthy meals.

It is costing me about $ 100-00 a week! I thing it is very good value! Save on cooking time, dish washing and shoping! I love my microvawe oven!

www.liteneasy.com.au/

My keep fit regime is fairly simple, go swimming. I do laps in my local pool (heated during winter) before work, a couple of times a week. Usually swim about 1 km. Figured it would be handy to be able to swim a bit if I windsurfed, and I was right. Swimming after the board when the ghost rider jumps on is not so easy in a wetsuit and harness.
Dont like lots of fatty foods and dont drink anything other than beer, wine and coffee, and the occasional bit of salt water.
Take a look at the people pushing supermarket trolleys, then look at what they have in the trolley. Guaranteed if they are big theres lots of soft drink.
Cost for the pool entry is about $118 for 50 visits which works out about $7 a week.
Cheap as, and the chicks are always in swimmers.

I cycle to work all through winter and hit the water every weekend and almost every day for the rest of the year. Cycling is a pleasant way to start and end the day. I ride to work at a moderate pace to avoid the need for showering on arrival, then blast home.

My daily commute is 3 hours for the round trip. I save about $80 a week in parking, $50 in fuel and probably a similar amount in wear and tear on the car. I doubt I am actually ahead because I felt the need for a new bike, add in lights and wet weather gear, cycling clothes, pack rack etc.

BTW I never ride on the road in peak hour. The biggest hassle inthe mornings is the other cyclists.

"Diets" do not work. You lose weight quickly, but pack it back on again as soon as you stop the Diet. A program on the Health Report says it takes about 3 years to lose weight and consolidate that weight loss. They are talking about weight loss of less than 5 kg.

Permanent changes to your "diet" is the only way to lose weight and keep it off. That is, stop eating/drinking too much and stop eating/drinking crap.

You cannot exercise weight off. It takes an hour of strenuous exercise to work off the calories in a Mars bar. Exercise is good for maintaining weight loss once you have lost the excess weight through lifestyle change.

Link to Health Report program on weight loss

www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/weight-loss-and-appetite-control/2938838

I found this a while back and find the stuff that has been put together is not over the top and has relevance to windsurfing. Plus the guy doesn't act like he is some action hero.

Having bought it, I haven't yet used it as getting over a knee op. That said intend to start this week.

www.totalsurfingfitness.com/

Chris6791 said...

Got an Iphone? try an app called myfitnesspal. Its basically a DIY calorie/meal/exercise tracker and I've found it to be remarkably accurate, effective and honest.

The biggest benefit to me is that is shows where all the hidden calories in my food are, whilst I refuse to 'diet' it has educated me a little and encourages me to make smarter choices. Why flog yourself exercising if you can have the same impact by not eating something stupid?

I enjoy flogging myself.

hamburglar said...

stop eating

On this note reducing the amount you eat without exercising is no go as your body re adjusts to less calories so then you can put weight on with less food! The metabolism slows down. You need to eat less + exercise to keep / raise your metabolism.
I know I said I don't do exercise for exercise sake but..
We have an exercise bike set up in front of the TV so I can watch TV without feeling guilty!Watch an hours show and get an hours cycling in. This is handy for when you work and don't have any daylight to do exercise.I dont find the exercise bike as good as real cycling ( maybe the settings I have it on ) but it's good.
Also I was told my cholesterol was 7.5 & I had to get it down I was a chocoholic+ the creamier & fattier it was the more I liked it..).I knew I was going to have a high reading and would be put on a stricter diet so I made sure I finished off that tub of sour cream the day I went to see the Dr .
I cut out choc , cake , sugary stuff and I've lost 4kgs so ideal weight..

Having lost 15 kgs and keeping it off after 14 years i can tell you a secret, No magic diets or pills. Its very simple. Diet is 90 %, exercise is 10 %. Most people just don't get it. You really are what you eat. People say i have a slow metabolism. Bull **. You don't get fat breathing air, you get fat eating crap food. Everyone is looking for the secret, i have it, it is one word and deep down everyone knows it. WILLPOWER.

Willpower is only hard if you do not want to do it. If you want that body to die for it becomes easy. I once heard a saying and i think to be true. If you really want something you will get it. If you don't get it you really did not want it enough.You are the destiny of your future and you control the end product so toughen up kiddies and stop look outside for the answer. I repeat, WILLPOWER.

second what many here have said. The big thing with weight loss is diet.

Stop drinking, eat small portions (normal portions) and eat healthy. It's a simple case of input / output. If you daily energy requirement with zero excise is say somewhere around 6,500 kj it's simple. Eat more than 6,500 kj and you'll put on weight... eat less and you'll loose weight.

However, expect that when you first start your weight might actually go up a bit. It's your body trying to store fat because it thinks it not going to get anymore food. This usually stops after about 4 weeks and after that you should the weight go down quite quickly.

I have managed to shed 25 kgs since January simply by continuing the exercise I did before but improving my diet and cutting out lattes and alcohol. There is a nice side effect. You suddenly spend a lot less money when you go out...

"Diet" means what you eat, not a "reduced food intake" strategy.

You can lose weight, without significantly reducing food intake, by changing the foods you eat.

Replace all the "white foods" (high GI carbs/grain based) with low GI alternatives.

Cut out all sugar based foods (including fruit) as fructose makes you fat.

Eat lots of lean grass-fed beef, organic chicken, fish, eggs, legumes, vegetables.

Try this for 30 days, and see what happens.

PS: Refer Tim Ferriss and his book, "The 4-Hour Body"

LOL is that recommended for windsurfing fitness