vathek61

While as everyone knows, God is an Englishman, well leave that to one side for the moment. Class is, and always has been, a stronger determinant than nationality. By and large, fat British and fat Americans are low class. I'm slim, upper middle-class and drink a lot. My American friends are mostly the same.

1 lb a week loss is fine, and this is probably the most you should be aiming for anyway. More than that and you are probably screwing up your body.

Good for you. I don't think Chinese food is especially fattening (I could be wrong) but ethnic desserts have always seemed a bit weird to me. GFs from those parts tell me that it's usually fruit. And I find it genuinely baffling why anyone would ever want to drink sugary, fizzy drinks, apart from G&T of course ;)

Thanks, all. One thing I've found interesting about the process is that in only 6 months, without any huge effort, and as a 51 year old, I've now returned to pretty much the same body shape and level of fitness as when I was in my late teens, when I was rowing and running long-distance at school and university. It's also…

Thanks, Magpie, that's very kind of you. Belly fat is always the last to go, and I still need to burn off another inch of it. I think doing a few weights to reinforce diet and cardio will always help a lot on toning up. I'm sure there's plenty of other good advice out there, but I can recommend 'The Body Fat Solution' by…

I'll repost when I can work out how to link pics!