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Hello everyone,

My name is Gary and I would like to introduce myself. This is the first time I have written a post in a forum and also the first time I am doing something about my health and well being so I hope I am in the right place!

I would like a little bit of advice as reading up on stuff gives mixed opinions - I have read that you won't lose weight if you jog or exercise for 30 mins and have to do more etc...

I am a 25 year old male, 5 foot 8 inches, I have been 12. 5 stone to 13 stone for about 4 years now, I don't think I look fat but I do have a mini beer belly about the size of half a football (soccer ball) and a pair of moobs about half the size of a medium chicken breast fillet and I am fit comfortably into a 34" waist trousers and medium T shirts.

So I would like to know whether I would lose weight if I change my diet and life style from the the following average -

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Breakfast

1 slice of brown toast with spreadable butter

Lunch/Work day (desk job)

2 sandwiches (1 Tuna mayo/ 1 Egg mayo)
1 packet of walkers crisps

Dinner

1 of the following - Half a quiche, 6 chicken nuggets/goujons, chicken pie, pasta bake w/ Large portion of salad cream
1 medium portion of over baked chips
1 medium portion of sweetcorn/peas
A large dollop of salad cream

Weekly bit and bobs

2 hours walk per week
12 - 15 pints of beer or 4 bottles of wine per week
14 pints of orange/blackcurrant squash per week
50 - 60 small roll up cigarettes
20 - 25 cups of normal tea w/ skimmed milk per week


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To.....

Breakfast

1 small mandarin

Lunch/Work day (desk job)

1 sandwiche (Tuna mayo, Egg mayo, grilled chicken, cheese & pickle)
2 sticks of celery
1 apple
1 mandarin

Dinner

Tuna, egg, potato mixed leaf salad with Balsamic vinegar 3 x a week.
1 of the following - Half a quiche, 6 chicken nuggets/goujons, chicken pie, pasta bake 4 x a week w/ small portion of salad cream
Replacing chips with mixed salad or broccoli.
1 medium portion of sweetcorn/peas.

Weekly bit and bobs

2 hours walk per week.
2 - 3 hours exercise at the gym. (jogging, cycling etc)
6 - 8 pints of beer or 2 bottles of wine per week.
14 pints of orange/blackcurrant squash per week.
20 pints of water per week.
Quitting smoking - may smoke when I'm out but on average it has been less then 10 a week.
20 - 25 cups of Kukicha tea w/ no milk.

I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts.