Do you feel fobbed off by your doctor when you go to him with a weight issue.

[matey]

you are not a slob, dont eat junk foods and do moderate exercize

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No. When I asked my GP why I wasn't losing any weight despite walking on average 5 miles a day he referred me to a nurse who went through my diet with me and introduced me to the 1900 calories diet alongside the 10,000 steps challenge. I didn't feel I was eating a lot but all my exercising was in vain as I was eating the wrong stuff and hoping that my exercise would act alone to counter it. Now I'm on a 1900 calorie diet and I'm finally seeing results though it's early days. My BMI is 28 and I need to get it down to 21 to match my height.

[GoogleMe in reply to Hidden]

All your exercising was not in vain - active overweight people are less at risk than inactive overweight people.

[Hidden in reply to GoogleMe]

Thank You. Of course what you say is true but it will be nice when I'm not carrying this extra weight around - though you are of course right. Even if I'm currently carrying these extra pounds around I am giving my cardio-vascular system a good workout.

[GoogleMe]

The mood effects and general toning of exercise you enjoy can help motivate dietary improvements, so it all works together. Plus the exercise is supposed to work on your metabolism. I find interval training especially effective.

Not far to go to get your BMI under 25, good luck.

[Hidden in reply to GoogleMe]

Thanks!

[Hidden]

Hello again. What is interval training? As for mood it's great. I've just completed a 7.5 mile walk in driving wind and rain and feel/felt invigorated - though soaked, I'm yet to find a truly waterproof jacket though the one I have did pretty well. I hope that you are having a good weekend. As for exercise routines I'll consider anything I can fit alongside my walking.