Nah... not an excuse. looking for a reason why some of us have a harder time than others with weight.

If we were 'excuse' people then I reckon we would all be on a cake appreciation website, 200kgs, stuffing our faces with fast food - instead of doing (what was it Jenny Craig?), exercise programs and booking ski trips (great motivation to keep up the fight against weight gain).

Yep, definitely an excuse!

what cake website?

Hey Rob....

that was a bit mean!

Sorry wasn't meant to be.

I know when I was losing weight that kind of thing helped my resolve.

Maybe when you were hardcore training your were able to eat like a horse as your body dissolved the calories instantly with exercise but when you stopped training, you stopped using huge amounts of calories but maybe the large hunger didn't go. My Mrs did that, before she came to scotland she was a gym instructor and was teaching 3 or 4 high intensity classes a day so she was able to pile it in and not put any weight on. When she came to Scotland for 6 months she was still eating like a horse but not doing the classes, she piled weight on, its crazy to look at the photos of her (even though by UK standards she was still a twig). When she got home her family ribbed her endlessly about being fat!! She took it all off again though as she ate healthy Japanese food and got a job as Trainer again.

We need pics TB... you can't just tease us with talk of them!

she would KILL me!!!

Her jeans didn't fit her half way through her trip!! She was so embarrassed!!

We won't tell her, honest.

It is often true that people change thier behaviour (less exercise no change in food etc) but that wasnt the case for me - stopped training 5 years before piling the weight on, and I dont 'pile it in' either. From what I gather neither does ASB.

At least if you are piling it in you have the option to stop it and reverse the problem. It is a lot harder to shift weight when you already eat small.

Before an After photo's are awesome - but Tubby might be in the dog house if he posts pics of his wife here - do you lot not care if he is left celibate and unfed for the next 3 months?

don't càre. Just post Tubbs, you wuss,

plus he can always find another who'd put up with him.

mmmm hamburger


100% beefburger ftw!

That looks like a good burger too.

Well done Rob. Amazing how different someone can look after shedding some kgs. Almost always for the better and looking younger. Hope you can keep it there.

mate, make your own home made hamburgers......xtra lean mince, fresh onion, tomato and low fat cheese....oh yeah!!!

('cept MJ)

"and low fat cheese"

or even better some non low fat yummy strong mature cheddar or such

blue cheese is very good with a burger.