If you want to lose weight cut out, pop, booze, potatoes, bread and rice. And go for a long run four or five times a week.

So cheese would be ok then?

Yes, unless you eat it like this:

Yes, she really ought to be using a plate.

That's probably slim by Canadian standards.

Quite so, and spread it with butter.

Oh now I'm excited. Yes I know Steveston, working in Richmond now so even considered living there...

With the boats, you just approach and they have standard prices? I noticed IGA were having some salmon specials recently, must be the ample supplies.

To 3rd week, excellent! (Are you a fish enthusiast, Alan aka the Big Man seems to think so )

Hi bats,

I understand there is
genetics - metabolism is the primary one. The resting metabolism is a standard - can increase through exercise, including muscle building which is why blokes can find it easier to lose weight. Muscle burns fat even at rest. But the reality (despite what the good man says) is that people have different dispositions here, hence why some people find it harder or easier to lose/gain weight. Age also slows us all down (in more ways than one)

cardio - getting heartbeat up to a point where slightly breathless burns fat at the fastest rate. regular cardio is also good for good health/fitness as Alan pointed out above

diet - personally I think cardio counting has to be one of the worst things as the thinking goes from your body's wisdom (naturally knowing when you are satisfied)
to your head (i.e. I gotta, I better, I shouldn't) -- people's brains get all skewed and can lead to overeating

emotions - people also eat for other reasons, including emotional crutch, habit, addiction etc

the latter is my biggy, but I'm big anyway - I mean big boned

aka cheese is fine, everything in mod, and proteins help with satiety.

oink has good advice above too for anyone who can be bothered. oh and oats, nature's super food is a god send

It'd be fresher from the boat. Its all supply and demand so the price will reflect this. If you really like fish, I'd suggest taking your salmon to a processor and have it filleted, vacuum pack and frozen, that way you can have it all year round. And its not too spendy to have it done.

Somewhere like Finest at Sea

Wow. Thank YOU Oink, that's superb. Will head out to Steveston this weekend (are the boats open for business on weekdays too or is it just weekends)

My comment re cheese was flippant as was Oinks. I wasn't looking for dietary advice but railing against those who criticise without understanding.

Being mean to fat people is the last refuge for discrimination.

Open every day although I'm not sure what time the boats are at the dock. You might want to get some hot and/or cold smoked and packed. Sockeye is brilliant smoked.

Its going to be nice weather so you might want to make a morning or afternoon of it.

I didn't mean to be overly flippant. I know people who suffer with their weight are having a pretty hard time of it, just look at Ricky Gervais.

For weight loss, it is not so much about how hard you push, but that you can do it for a long time. People use that HR formula, but it is a load of bollocks and should be ignored. Weight training also helps, but it is too homoerotic for me.

For fitness, HIIT is the thing to do. It is tough going whether you are bradley wiggins or eric pickles as it scales with your fitness level, but even just a few minutes a week is really good for your heart.