I thought Postmen were supposed to lose weight?

[k979aaa]

Been a postie for near on 16 years I weighed 20 stone but was very mobile and carried it well......park and loop came in and I shed 6 stone in just over 12 months

I knocked 6 inches off my waist
Dropped 4 shirt sizes
Dropped 3 wedding ring sizes

I cannot begin to tell you how fantastic it feels and how it's literally given me n new lease of life,I can safely say I will never go back to that again

I can beat that I lost 300 pounds now I don't do overtime as I don't get paid it!

[bustedflush]

Crikey I've lost a stone and a half since joining and can now eat anything without putting weight on when off work. My metabolism has increased as should have yours. I don't eat during work, only take on water as the person above says. Muscle weighs more than lard, maybe you have put on weight as you were in a sedentary job before and have turned from lard-ass into a more fit person?

"Muscle weighs more than lard " a tonne of feathers weighs the same as a tonne of lead .... Weight is weight !!!

You know exactly what I meant. Two people exactly the same dimensions, one has 30% body fat and one 15%, the one with 15% body fat weighs more. A litre of muscle weighs more than a litre of fat. When you next make a pasta, cook the mince and pour water on it - the fat floats on the top and can be poured off, the meat sinks.

[JoeWagg]

I've lost just under a stone in a month since I started. I'm glad to read some of the replies on here as I thought there was something seriously wrong with me!

[catch22]

i lost about 4 stone, but was also dieting, and drinking lots of water. only put a little back on, when my diet has returned to steak pie and diet coke.

[Pokermon]

Is surprising how much the body adapts
Brb when I started I was fit as hell
Brb body adapts to the walking and slowly put on weight
Brb all the walking has ruined my knees
Brb can't do extra cardio coz my body is in bits
Brb time to be a fat bastard
Brb hate this job

[Barbel]

I've lost loads of weight since starting the job at the beginning of this year. I wasn't big before but I'm now under 9 stone and probably need to put a bit of weight back on. I can't understand how anyone can be big doing this job unless they're eating 24/7.

[fishtank]

I can't understand how anyone can be big doing this job unless they're eating 24/7.

We drink a lot.

[BernardBresslaw]

You wait till you reach your late 30s! The old metabolism slows to a crawl.

[Barbel]

I can't understand how anyone can be big doing this job unless they're eating 24/7.

We drink a lot.

So do I! Not every night but I do make up for it at the weekend.

[Barbel]

You wait till you reach your late 30s! The old metabolism slows to a crawl.

My late 30's have been and gone, I'm 42!

[clashcityrocker]

You wait till you reach your late 30s! The old metabolism slows to a crawl.

My late 30's have been and gone, I'm 42!

You're female. It is different.

[fishtank]

You're female. It is different.

The male/female dynamic explained in 5 words.
Who needs Germaine Greer?

[Barbel]

You wait till you reach your late 30s! The old metabolism slows to a crawl.

My late 30's have been and gone, I'm 42!

You're female. It is different.

In what way is it different? If anything men tend to have higher metabolism's than women as men have a 5% lower fat content than women so lose weight quicker.

[fishtank]

In what way is it different? If anything men tend to have higher metabolism's than women as men have a 5% lower fat content than women so lose weight quicker.

You are female,you eat things like vegetables and fruit.

We are men,we hunt,kill and eat meat....and chocolate bars.
Our idea of vegetables is a plate of chips....with meat.

[Barbel]

In what way is it different? If anything men tend to have higher metabolism's than women as men have a 5% lower fat content than women so lose weight quicker.

You are female,you eat things like vegetables and fruit.

We are men,we hunt,kill and eat meat....and chocolate bars.
Our idea of vegetables is a plate of chips....with meat.

LOL what have you hunted down and killed lately? I don't eat a lot of fruit or veg, I even had a choccy bar today.