Confessions on an F.F.B (former fat boy)
I know what it’s like to be fat, really fat. At just 19 years old I weighed in at a scale tipping 16 stone and had an alarmingly rotund 42 inch waist.
I was tired, unhealthy, uninspired and a downright slob. I skipped breakfast after hitting the snooze button 5 or 6 times. When I arrived at work I’d order the aptly named ‘belly buster’ and then I’d spend the next few hours looking forward to my next ‘meal’.
4 years later I was 4 stones lighter, 4 trouser sizes smaller and I thought I’d won the battle of the bulge but the war of the wobble had only just begun!
You see, I now realise I did it all the wrong way. You see I was lighter, fitting into smaller clothes but still looked like crap, but dammit at least I wasn’t fat anymore!
Another 5 years on and am now one of the leading fat loss experts in the UK and have lectured other trainers, doctors and private plastic surgeons on fat loss.
I learned the hard way about the difference between ‘ugly skinny’ and ‘buff lean’. I’ve spent around 9 years doing so! If only I had known then what I know now!
The most important thing I learnt along the way is that an FFB or Former Fat Girl for that matter can’t play by the same rules as everyone else when it comes to getting and staying ‘ripped’.
My best mate and my girlfriend are both carbohydrate ‘bitches’ and you probably have friends or relatives who are the same.
You know the ones; they can eat pizza, pasta and bread and not put on an ounce of fat. Yet you so much as look at a wholemeal bap and you start bloating up on the spot!
The Former Fat Person DEFINITELY has a low genetic tolerance to carbohydrates of the refined variety. More importantly, eating that bread will results in your waist DIRECTLY expanding. The Bio-Signature Protocol, developed by the worlds leading authority on all things fitness, Charles Poliquin shows us that your supra-iliac (love handle) skin-fold measurement has a DIRECT correlation to your carbohydrate intake.
You may have lost some serious fat but you just can’t eat or train the same way as a naturally lean person. I hate those guys, with a passion!
ARE YOU AN FFB OR FFG?
You could be an FFB or FFG if:
• You’ve lost 2-3 stones (roughly) of fat
• You can gain fat at a rapidly alarming rate
• You have the urge to smack around the head those skinny people who say ‘I need to go on a diet’
• You’re a male and you feel like murdering with your bare hands anyone that’s a ‘hardgainer’ and finds it difficult to gain weight
There actually isn’t much info out there for Former Fat People. But what follows is a short guide to what I’ve learned over the years as both a former fatty and a fat loss expert. Some of my evidence is based on actual research, some of it is based on my own experiences with many, many clients and of course with my own lard loving frame.
The FFP’S main problem is his accumulation of fat cells and storage of fat cells.
You see, when you gain fat, you gain fat cells. When you lose that fat, the cells remain there, albeit ‘shrunken and empty’. These HUNGRY cells are just sitting there, waiting, ready to pounce, just itching to expand again. In just a few, short weeks of poor eating habits or lowered activity levels, those nasty cells can cause the FFP to blow out those lovely, new 32 inch wait jeans faster than you can say ‘ Pass the garlic bread’
The FFP’s body is a walking time bomb, or should I say a walking fat bomb, able to blow up with just a few little slips. It DESPERATELY wants to get fat again. It LOVES being fat.
I have a Fat Lad living inside me everyday just bursting to get out.
I crave pizza, I’d love to sit down every night and watch the soaps. I love a few bottles of stella, a papa johns and a barbecue on a weekend.
I sometimes can’t be bothered to go workout. I have a list of excuses as long as my arm.
This Fat Lad is with me, chewing at my ear EVERY single hour of EVERY single day.
Here’s how I keep him at bay, these are all MUST DO’S.
1) The FFP must select his carbohydrates VERY CAREFULLY. Carbs are very tricky for the former fatty. Because of list of physiological issues too long to deal with here. Yes, we do need carbs, but we need the right carbs and at the right time. Veggies, especially green, are fine at any time. But carbs such as oats, whole-wheat bread etc are only good at two times in my eyes- around training and at breakfast. Carbs taken in at these times aren’t likely to be stored as fat.
2) Those two times aside, the FFP must REALLY control his carb intake the rest of the day. As a former fat person you must toss most bread and cold cereal products out forever. Soft Drinks and Juices? Never again! Your’’re an FFP and your relationship with flour is over…boo-hoo. Get a tissue!
3) Breakfast for the former fatty should be the largest of the day and the last meal of the day should be the smallest. Calories and carbs should be tapered down along with portion size. Us FFP’s are storage monsters. Eating too much late in the day will lay on the fat for sure. Protein only on a night-time.
4) The FFP MUST LIFT WEIGHTS. This is a no-brainer. The FFP must also train harder than the average person, both resistance and cardio and do it FOREVER. We can’t even slack off a little. Where most people can cruise along and maintain, the FFP will immediately begin laying on the lard.
5) Stick to big, basic exercises for boosting that crappy, FFP metabolism. Exercises such as Deadlifts, Squats, Rows, Pull Ups, Dips, Push Ups. These exercises build the most muscle and burn the most calories therefore must form the core of any training program.
6) Supplement wise the FFP must take a fish oil supplement. Take a handful every day to switch off the fat storage hormones and switch on the fat burning hormones.
From FFP to PLP
Studies show that the majority of people who lose a lot of fat will eventually gain it back.
It doesn't have to be that way!
With the right nutrition, training and supplements the former fat person can become a PLP- permanently lean person. It’s not easy and you’ll have to work even harder than regular people to stay lean and mean but as an FFB myself, its definitely worth it!
I was tired, unhealthy, uninspired and a downright slob. I skipped breakfast after hitting the snooze button 5 or 6 times. When I arrived at work I’d order the aptly named ‘belly buster’ and then I’d spend the next few hours looking forward to my next ‘meal’.
4 years later I was 4 stones lighter, 4 trouser sizes smaller and I thought I’d won the battle of the bulge but the war of the wobble had only just begun!
You see, I now realise I did it all the wrong way. You see I was lighter, fitting into smaller clothes but still looked like crap, but dammit at least I wasn’t fat anymore!
Another 5 years on and am now one of the leading fat loss experts in the UK and have lectured other trainers, doctors and private plastic surgeons on fat loss.
I learned the hard way about the difference between ‘ugly skinny’ and ‘buff lean’. I’ve spent around 9 years doing so! If only I had known then what I know now!
The most important thing I learnt along the way is that an FFB or Former Fat Girl for that matter can’t play by the same rules as everyone else when it comes to getting and staying ‘ripped’.
My best mate and my girlfriend are both carbohydrate ‘bitches’ and you probably have friends or relatives who are the same.
You know the ones; they can eat pizza, pasta and bread and not put on an ounce of fat. Yet you so much as look at a wholemeal bap and you start bloating up on the spot!
The Former Fat Person DEFINITELY has a low genetic tolerance to carbohydrates of the refined variety. More importantly, eating that bread will results in your waist DIRECTLY expanding. The Bio-Signature Protocol, developed by the worlds leading authority on all things fitness, Charles Poliquin shows us that your supra-iliac (love handle) skin-fold measurement has a DIRECT correlation to your carbohydrate intake.
You may have lost some serious fat but you just can’t eat or train the same way as a naturally lean person. I hate those guys, with a passion!
ARE YOU AN FFB OR FFG?
You could be an FFB or FFG if:
• You’ve lost 2-3 stones (roughly) of fat
• You can gain fat at a rapidly alarming rate
• You have the urge to smack around the head those skinny people who say ‘I need to go on a diet’
• You’re a male and you feel like murdering with your bare hands anyone that’s a ‘hardgainer’ and finds it difficult to gain weight
There actually isn’t much info out there for Former Fat People. But what follows is a short guide to what I’ve learned over the years as both a former fatty and a fat loss expert. Some of my evidence is based on actual research, some of it is based on my own experiences with many, many clients and of course with my own lard loving frame.
The FFP’S main problem is his accumulation of fat cells and storage of fat cells.
You see, when you gain fat, you gain fat cells. When you lose that fat, the cells remain there, albeit ‘shrunken and empty’. These HUNGRY cells are just sitting there, waiting, ready to pounce, just itching to expand again. In just a few, short weeks of poor eating habits or lowered activity levels, those nasty cells can cause the FFP to blow out those lovely, new 32 inch wait jeans faster than you can say ‘ Pass the garlic bread’
The FFP’s body is a walking time bomb, or should I say a walking fat bomb, able to blow up with just a few little slips. It DESPERATELY wants to get fat again. It LOVES being fat.
I have a Fat Lad living inside me everyday just bursting to get out.
I crave pizza, I’d love to sit down every night and watch the soaps. I love a few bottles of stella, a papa johns and a barbecue on a weekend.
I sometimes can’t be bothered to go workout. I have a list of excuses as long as my arm.
This Fat Lad is with me, chewing at my ear EVERY single hour of EVERY single day.
Here’s how I keep him at bay, these are all MUST DO’S.
1) The FFP must select his carbohydrates VERY CAREFULLY. Carbs are very tricky for the former fatty. Because of list of physiological issues too long to deal with here. Yes, we do need carbs, but we need the right carbs and at the right time. Veggies, especially green, are fine at any time. But carbs such as oats, whole-wheat bread etc are only good at two times in my eyes- around training and at breakfast. Carbs taken in at these times aren’t likely to be stored as fat.
2) Those two times aside, the FFP must REALLY control his carb intake the rest of the day. As a former fat person you must toss most bread and cold cereal products out forever. Soft Drinks and Juices? Never again! Your’’re an FFP and your relationship with flour is over…boo-hoo. Get a tissue!
3) Breakfast for the former fatty should be the largest of the day and the last meal of the day should be the smallest. Calories and carbs should be tapered down along with portion size. Us FFP’s are storage monsters. Eating too much late in the day will lay on the fat for sure. Protein only on a night-time.
4) The FFP MUST LIFT WEIGHTS. This is a no-brainer. The FFP must also train harder than the average person, both resistance and cardio and do it FOREVER. We can’t even slack off a little. Where most people can cruise along and maintain, the FFP will immediately begin laying on the lard.
5) Stick to big, basic exercises for boosting that crappy, FFP metabolism. Exercises such as Deadlifts, Squats, Rows, Pull Ups, Dips, Push Ups. These exercises build the most muscle and burn the most calories therefore must form the core of any training program.
6) Supplement wise the FFP must take a fish oil supplement. Take a handful every day to switch off the fat storage hormones and switch on the fat burning hormones.
From FFP to PLP
Studies show that the majority of people who lose a lot of fat will eventually gain it back.
It doesn't have to be that way!
With the right nutrition, training and supplements the former fat person can become a PLP- permanently lean person. It’s not easy and you’ll have to work even harder than regular people to stay lean and mean but as an FFB myself, its definitely worth it!
posted by paul mort at 11:43 AM
3 Comments:
So true! Everyone should read the last couple of blogs. So many people don't realize what's causing weight gain and bloating and all the side effects of bad carbs. Not to mention that some of us are extremly sensitive to complex refined carbs and are doing permanent damage to our bowels by eating them! Looking forward to your next blog...
Hey Mort, only been aware of you for the past three months or so but i love the way you lay it on the line. I'm doing my best to follow your advice (as i take another sip of my green tea). As a 53 year old former fat boy (well almost former...) I'm finding it difficult to eat the right food at the right time as my wife and daughter do not share my passion for losing weight or changing body shape. How can i convince them about carbs and protein and when to eat what? Love your bloggs, keep them coming.
Hey Badger! thanks for the kind words- thats a tough question.
i wouldnt try yo convince them of anything- get GREAT results for you and they'll see you LOOKING and FEELING amazing and they'll want to know your secret- but its not a secret!
keep on rockin my man!
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