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Quote: Originally Posted by Topher Did you even watch the video? In it, he gets people to think of their craving, and asks them to put it on a scale of one to ten (they all say 10), then he gets them to tap on their head a few time, and he ask them again (they all say 0). That was the introduction of his technique and confirmation that it works! It's not his diet advice that I am critiquing. Edit... I suspect you watched the second video...

For an obese smoker my cardio isn't bad. Not a patch on where it should be mind but I can run rings around other fat smokers

Quote: Originally Posted by Topher Well lets not make ridiculous straw men. Nowhere do I advise public humiliation. Of course the psychological aspects of weight loss are important (of not more important), however I'm just saying good psychological advice can be given that is not pseudo science. Give them some cognitive behavioural therapy techniques/advise. The 'tapping therapy' ( TFT ) itself is most likely irrelevant to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by adouglasmhor Yohan can exercise not help stop your metabolism slowing down as you diet, ie not help you lose weight but help stop you plateauing so fast as your metabolism adjusts? Obviously I'm a big advocate of exercise. I think everyone should exercise vigorously and regularly. However, I do think that you can keep your metabolism plenty high by not crash dieting. I think you can totally control your weight...

Quote: Originally Posted by adouglasmhor The tapping and meditating stuff is one element of his approach, it's a pattern break and a way of people facing/breaking their habits that led to them getting that way in the first place. I know there is nothing radical in his diet advice, but it is the things that build willpower/help rational choice making that help people who have had problems with overeating in the past. Do you think that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Axelator For cardio I'd suggest not starting out with interval training as you wont be able to manage it. Start with 3 mile (or less if you cant) jogs. Once you feel fit start HIIT, which consists of finding a 100m strip then sprinting a 100m then walking 100m rinse and repeat for twenty minutes. Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Punch He won't manage even light intervals but he'll be able to jog three...

Mafoota, one of our instructors (Carl Grant) does a fitness session on a Thursday night 8 -9pm at Risca Leisure centre, you will soon burn off the calories with him if its not too far to travel.

Quote: Originally Posted by Frodocious You don't need a lot of time to get a good workout in, particularly if you're doing intervals. Have a look at: http://www.rosstraining.com/ for some excellent circuit ideas. Replacing running with swimming, cycling or rowing should work well and you can mix and match longer sessions with intervals, e.g. if swimming do an interval session by swimming 1, 2, 3 or 4 lengths as fast as you can and...

adouglasmhor (is there a short name we can call you by? 'a' seems a little vague and possibly rude! ): I would only actually recommend Smith Machines for people with lifting experience to supplement their free weights routine. Yohan, Frodo etc, I would say that, again due to adaptation (which effects sets, reps and choice of exercise, not just weights moved) a properly periodized full-body routine with varying reps and...

YEs your right I am trying to gain some weight right now. LEt me clarify on the diet, you need less to burn more calories than you consume. I'm not that clued up on nutrition but I think if you take something similar to my diet and reduce the quantity so your eating maybe 1800 calories a day you will loose weight and improve your body compisition.