Planting = Weight Loss

[dietdan]

Pretty sure it's not a recognized method of weight loss, but I've lost three pounds this week by planting...

12 x 2m Phyllostachys Nigra bamboos
6 x 1.5m Buxus Sempervirens Box Hedge plants
10 + Cordyline australis purpurea in 5l pots
1 x Magnolia 'Star Wars' in a 150l pot. (Which took three of us to move!)
20+ assorted other plants I can't remember the names of.

All of these in baked hard dry clay soil!

Also feels and looks like my shoulders and calves are more defined, so guess I would have lost more weight if I hadn't gained more muscle.

But have still got my tummy!

 

[Harold14370]

It's good exercise, just as good a going to the gym. Besides that, you will have a garden to enjoy for years.

 

[dietdan]

Only wish it was my garden! All the plants were in my Dad's garden - I look after it for him once a week, so that's my only regular exercise currently