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New diet fad? BBC2 tonight 19 Feb 2014
That got your attention ! Maybe not for the squeemish and certainly not a new diet, but completed by Dr Michael Mosley of 5.2 diet fame On BBC 4 at 2100 tonight, MM infests himself with parasites, including tapeworms "infested, living with parasites" Def a eeewww programme
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Sugar V fat - BBC tonight [Wed 29th]
Now here's a programme that may well provoke reactions BBC 2, Horizon at 9PM Identical twins, one on fat, one on sugar diets According to blurb " results are shocking & surprising", but we can decide that for ourselves PVR al set to record
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Are you addicted to Sugar? TV tonight
maybe one to watch or fume at, Channel 4 tonight 20 Jan 2014 at 8PM Dispatches programme "Are you addicted to sugar" Plus at 10PM one to shout at TV, "My baggy body" following 3 people who have lost 43 stones between them & now have excess skin
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Body analyser scales - Lidl
May be of interest, From Monday 4 Nov 2013 lidl have body analyser scales ar £12.99 http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-F99C5C77-5D326ADC/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=7179&ar=1 "Accurately measure weight, fat percentage, muscle and bone mass as well as water ratio" Just make sure you wear…
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Channel 5 tonight - When gastric bands go wrong
Another cringeworthy TV programme tonight 16 Oct at 9pm "When gastric bands go wrong"
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Fat for cash - Tonight channel 5
New programme tonight 9 Oct on Channel 5 at 9pm I think it will be horrific to most on mfp but just in case 3 American women piling on pounds to make money
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Lidl offers from Thursday 3 Oct 2013
Absolutely no financial connection to Lidl From Thursday 3 Oct they have a USB diagnostic scale, which they say measures, evaluates body fat, water & muscle ratio, & loads more, transfers data to computer, comes with free Healthcoach software, complete cable & batteries, £ 13.99 Kitchen scale, digital read out, tare [reset…
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The men who made us thin - starts BBC2 8 August
In case you have not spotted it, starting tonight, 8th August, on BBC2 at 2100 is a new 4 part series about all sorts of diet business, why they fail, who makes the money etc. Details on BBC2 web site or TV listing mag perhaps
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The man who ate himself to death
On Channel 5 tonight at 10PM, documentary following final few months in life of 64 stone [896lbs] man who died Nov 2012 age 39 Given the channel I guess it will be throw / shout at TV time, but one just has to feel sorry for someone who, for whatever reason, cannot control weight I will record it to watch later
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New TV weight loss programme starts Wed 21st Aug 2013
Morning all Could b3 interesting, or shout at tele time, anyway tonight at 9pm, on BBC2 is a new programme "Welcome to world of weight loss" following members of three slimming clubs, Weight Watchers, Slimming World & Rosemary Conley details I assume will be on BBC2 web site programme guide
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Fat Family tree - Channel 4 tonight [23 May 2013]
As above title, on at 8 PM, are some people fat because it is in their DNA & passed down the generations? Or are they "Secret eaters"? Could be shouting a tele time & maybe worth a watch, even for only 5 minutes before you kick the screen in
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TV to programmes to shout at ?
Tomorrow, Thursday 28 March 2013 are programmes on the the TV that you will love, hate or shout at channel 4 at 8 pm secret eaters BBC 2 at 9 pm truth about taste - may be useful, making snacks taste sweeter without adding extra sugar, and perfect tomato
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Heart rate monitor - Lidl - 14.99
From Monday 11th March Lidl have a Heart rate monitor at £14.99 No idea how good or accurate it is, but from the blurb Current , average & max heart rate BMI calculator & calories / fat burnt stop watch pedometer & Km / miles counter Wireless from chest mount to wrist or bike mount I think I will go for it, just on the…
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Channel 4 dispatches Monday28 Jan 2013
May be of interest, if only to tut tut or shout at the tele 2000 hrs, Dispatches on channel 4 " Weight watchers - How they make their money"
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BBC 2 Horizon Wed 30 Jan 2013 - exercise
Now this may be of interest, BBC 2 programme by Dr Michael Mosely, same one as the 5.2 diet. Can just 3 minutes of intense exercise a week give you a longer life and make you fit etc? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17177251 Set those recorders now
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Digital food scale offer - lidl
This Thursday Lidl have on offer a digital food scale, measures in grammes, but good bit also covers With pre-loaded nutrition and energy values for 800 food items plus 200 custom entries Calculates kilocalories, kilojoules, fat, protein, carbohydrates and more Weighs in 1g or 0.05oz increments £9.99…
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Monday 24 Dec 2012 - Final weigh in day + result
Merry Christmas all, some of us have made it to the end, and some unfortunately did not, hope we see them back in New Year Here is my final figure 188.6 lbs [13 st 6.6 lbs] which I shall call 13 & half stone to anyone who notices the new slimmer me this Christmas At the start of this group, on 27 Aug weigh in I was 233.6…
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Waitrose "love life" diet programme
For any one who maybe looking for some inspiration & ideas, the free weekly paper from all Waitrose shops has just started an eight week programme of calorie counted menus, exercises, walking & other tips on weight loss Naturally the menus highlight Waitrose products but substitution and portioning should be no big problem…
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So how did every one do? 21st Dec weigh in
I have just entered in my final weigh in for the year on the spreadsheet and I have dropped 34.4 lbs over the period, and am very pleased with that How about others, did you lose the stone or close to it?
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Monday 17 Dec 2012 weigh in
Down a bit more, 190.4 for me this week, was 192 last week, so 1.6 gone Next Monday is our last, best of luck to all
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OK I did it - chips virgin
At last I have used my Actifry, I had bought some reduced price pouting for 45p and was undecided what to do with it. Eventually finished up with that old classic of fish, chips mushy peas Chips via Actifry, and I have to say they were just fine, not chip shop standard, but not chip shop calories either, so well pleased…
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Three months in - 38 pounds gone
Today is exactly three calendar months since I started MFP on 11th August so I thought now is the time to give a progress report My start weight was 17stones 2lbs [240lbs], my BMI was in the Obese area and my trouser waist was 44 inches, with my belt buckle on it’s last hole before I had to buy another, larger, belt My…
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OK I did it
Yep, just ordered a basic white Actifry AL800040 from Amazon, penny change from 90 squid, due next week with free delivery option
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Chip cutter offer - Lidl
Just a quickie, from today Lidl have an offer of a stainless steel chip cutter for £11.99, looks like it is all metal so hopefully will not break the first time used, I know I had another flimsy type years back & the handle just bent instead of forcing the spud through the cutters I intend buying the Lidl one today so will…
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saturday 3rd November weigh in
The group seems quite, anyone still alive? Anyway, here is my weekly weigh in for today 204 lbs This is great for me because I have now passed my halfway milestone, still got another 2 1/2 stone to go [35 lbs] but I know I can do it, with a bit of a blip Christmas no doubt
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Lost my stone already
At this morning's weigh in I was 206 lbs, so that is 17lbs lost so far, and met my goal of a stone by Christmas, and another month plus to go, had bit of a wobble last week, I had gone up, but seems it was just a wobble
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Saturday 27 Oct weigh in
Today my weigh in was 206lbs [14st 10lbs]
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Saturday 20 Oct 2012 weigh n
Today's weight was 208.2, only 0.8lbs down from last week, due in part I suspect due to a binge day on Wednesday, but at least I'm just still in fat & not slipped back into obese zone
