To be fair, most of us Brits are carrying some excess weight (if you're not, I may have yours.... you can have it back!!), and unless you're one of those irritatingly thin people (irritating in the sense that I'm not!!), it IS easy to lose weight. 99% of people "struggling" to lose weight are either eating too much, eating the wrong stuff or just not exercising. I haven't seen any evidence to disprove the fact that for the majority of people (if not all), taking in fewer calories than are used will result in weight loss.

The biggest problem is that too many of us (note I'm including myself here), look towards fad diets and "miracle" cures because we're too lazy to knuckle down and work it off. I was a porker and made all the excuses, then I committed to a healthier lifestyle and lost a shed load of weight, it was bloody hard work and painful at times, but it proves my point, you cant sit in front of the TV with a pizza and a beer and expect the weight to fall off :smiley:

Very competitve deals - I do have a question for the cyclists out there, both are listed as 8.2kg, but I would expect the Premium model to come in quite a bit lighter. What do you think?

good bike for the price. You will splitting hairs with regards to the weight. you can loose 1kg from you waistline....sorted

I know this is £1049 but this is tempting

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-bikes/dolan-l-etape-carbon-road-bike-shimano-ultegra-6800-aksium-one.html

and
​http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-gran-fondo-special-edition-shimano-ultegra-6800/

Nice price and spec, you would be hard pushed to find a better offer. Better Alu (and Carbon) frames out there, but will cost more.

Been looking a good road bike for a while, not sold on colour scheme online, but sure it would look nicer on the road! Thank you HEAT

To be fair, most of us Brits are carrying some excess weight (if you're not, I may have yours.... you can have it back!!), and unless you're one of those irritatingly thin people (irritating in the sense that I'm not!!), it IS easy to lose weight. 99% of people "struggling" to lose weight are either eating too much, eating the wrong stuff or just not exercising. I haven't seen any evidence to disprove the fact that for the majority of people (if not all), taking in fewer calories than are used will result in weight loss.

The biggest problem is that too many of us (note I'm including myself here), look towards fad diets and "miracle" cures because we're too lazy to knuckle down and work it off. I was a porker and made all the excuses, then I committed to a healthier lifestyle and lost a shed load of weight, it was bloody hard work and painful at times, but it proves my point, you cant sit in front of the TV with a pizza and a beer and expect the weight to fall off :smiley:

Obesity is a very complex subject, the simplicity is obvious eat less and exercise, but we know this doesn't work for everyone, there isn't a one size fits all simple guide based on the factors of calories and exercise. What does work? A scientific approach and explanation as found in The Obesity Code: unlocking the secrets of weight loss - Jason Fung M.D.