Weight Watchers

[havingascreen]

ooh diane can you hoola? my sister is hoola hoop mad, she even makes them and teaches people! she's been trying to teach me for a year but i'm hopeless! but it's fun trying! you'll be well toned and fitting those work trousers if you get to hoola hooping!

Go Diane, Go Diane....i've just learned to hula after trying for years, much to my daughters and neices amusement. My OH borrowed a big one of a hulahooping friend and thats been the key to my ring a ling linging.

Keeping trying aruif, do it to your fav music and don't think about it too much, let the beat take over.

[Diane65]

ooh diane can you hoola? my sister is hoola hoop mad, she even makes them and teaches people! she's been trying to teach me for a year but i'm hopeless! but it's fun trying! you'll be well toned and fitting those work trousers if you get to hoola hooping!

Go Diane, Go Diane....i've just learned to hula after trying for years, much to my daughters and neices amusement. My OH borrowed a big one of a hulahooping friend and thats been the key to my ring a ling linging.

Keeping trying aruif, do it to your fav music and don't think about it too much, let the beat take over.

Yeh I can still hoola which was a shock, it was my daughter's from years ago and we can all hoola (all got narrow waists and wide hips) I can't do it when anyone is watching as they just laugh at me so now having a go in the kitchen where no-one can see me.

[havingascreen]

ooh diane can you hoola? my sister is hoola hoop mad, she even makes them and teaches people! she's been trying to teach me for a year but i'm hopeless! but it's fun trying! you'll be well toned and fitting those work trousers if you get to hoola hooping!

Go Diane, Go Diane....i've just learned to hula after trying for years, much to my daughters and neices amusement. My OH borrowed a big one of a hulahooping friend and thats been the key to my ring a ling linging.

Keeping trying aruif, do it to your fav music and don't think about it too much, let the beat take over.

Yeh I can still hoola which was a shock, it was my daughter's from years ago and we can all hoola (all got narrow waists and wide hips) I can't do it when anyone is watching as they just laugh at me so now having a go in the kitchen where no-one can see me.

I was so pleased to have finally got the knack i've been showing everyone. Going to get it out now.....this thread is great for motivation but this site is bad for distracting me

[prettyxcool]

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[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

Go for it ladies! Proper professional Nutrition advise is worth more than all your gold jewellery put together!

[Ms Thrifty]

I agree with Mr G: proper professional advice on any subject is well worth p*ying for, though preferably do some research first before deciding whom to consult. It's easier nowadays with so much online content, including reviews.

I consulted a nutritionist a few years back and was quite surprised by some of the things she said. It made me realise how little I actually knew about a subject on which I thought I was more knowledgeable, and it led me to do some reading and attend a few courses.

[Diane65]

I'm going on a course re obesity and tackling weight issues with patients which I always find awkward. I recently had a 10 year old patient who weighed 14 stone and the mum wanted to know what I was going to do about her painful feet (I changed the details a bit but its the same ration for patient confidentiality), how can they not see its simple law of physics!!
I too have to make sure I don't go to mad with food as it would be difficult to advise patients if I'm stuffing my face.

But Mr G I do like a bit of bling as well!!

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

I'm going on a course re obesity and tackling weight issues with patients which I always find awkward. I recently had a 10 year old patient who weighed 14 stone and the mum wanted to know what I was going to do about her painful feet (I changed the details a bit but its the same ration for patient confidentiality), how can they not see its simple law of physics!!
I too have to make sure I don't go to mad with food as it would be difficult to advise patients if I'm stuffing my face.

But Mr G I do like a bit of bling as well!!

I know you do Diane, but I also know you do so now again to treat yourself, after a good week of healthy, right?

I really like the job you doing because you have to set an example to patients and that itself is good for self motivation, dont you think?

That course sounds great That 10 year old patient's parents seriously need a GP's referral to a nutritionist and child fitness adviser, though! He/she is roughly twice the weight he/she should be Do you have a right to make such suggestions to them? Or is it simply just awkward for you? Hopefully the course will help you with that

[Rainey]

OMG!! 14 stone at 10, my very tall 8 1/2 (already wearing age 10 clothes for height) is only 5 stone and my almost 7 year old is 3 stone!!

It really is the parents that need the nutritional advice, they are the ones b*ying the food, if they don't b*y the junk or cook it, the kid can't eat it!!

[valda]

I heard somewhere that the government were going to send familes on courses about eating properly and losing weight etc. The trouble is that you can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink. I don't think some of these families know how to cook or make food from fresh. God knows I don't, well I do but I'm lazy. Being single I just don't bother.

Anyway, as long as you can b*y rubbish salt laden fat sodden food for peanuts, people will do that unfortunately. Why bother to get a chicken and cook from fresh when you can go to Chicken Cottage and b*y a bucket for a few £'s.

I think cooking and nutrition for boys and girls should be taught at school again, then maybe the next generation will break the cycle.