Supersize Me

[Aled]

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't even around, been working on a lot of new stuff lately. A few secret pojects and the like. September to March is going to be a very busy period for the Chris Moyles Show (in fact the next two weeks are going to be busy too)

Tomorrow morning at 7:50 we're going to be talking about something on the show that I'm going to need your help on.

Tune in if you get the chance!

[gbm]

Oooh, sounds good although I dont think its ever a dull time for the show ;)
Sadly I won't be listening live - its results day so I'll be all nervous and crap but more interestingly I'm more nervous about giving out yearbooks which I was party of the committee for :?

[Andrew80]

Good luck for tomorrow gbm!!

I will try and listen in - if not I will LA!

Always willing to help :)

[postie]

cool i will be listening from half 6 as usual :)

[Aled]

Good luck GBM - mine's in a week's time!

[Ali]

Ahhhh I get some of mine when I get back to school! :D Maths Module 9 and some Science stuff.
Didn't you do yours with Scott, Aled? I know he did Higher GCSE Maths and got a U...



And I'll TRY and listen live tomorrow, It's been a long week and nothing is being promised :D

[gbm]

Good luck GBM - mine's in a week's time!

Thanks!, I'm sure you've done fine, you seemed to be more concentrated than any of the others

[Mitchell]

I'll try and listen, but if it isn't "tips on moaning about radio shows", I'm of no help.

[postie]

Its so funny all ready haha


i blame matt finchin

[Mitchell]

Has whatever it is been talked about yet? I popped out between 7.40 and 7.55 so missed whatever was on at that point.

[element231]

I don't know , I exactly woke up at 7:50 but all i heard was kanye west

[Chongster]

Oh my god Aled! This is going to be insane, but as Chris says...very interesting!

[Mitchell]

Ok, Aled is talking about it now. He's going to be drinking alcohol every night for three weeks for a Radio 1 campaign.

He's paid to do this, by the way.

It will be twice the recommended daily allowance in order to see what it does to him.

Quite obviously, he'll become completely drunk and hungover and ill for the first week, and then become accustomed to it and probably start drinking more to hit his rebuilt tolerence levels. His gym work will become less and less through lazyness (alcohol can do that) and why will he want to do gym work with a hangover anyway? He'll start becoming slightly fat and bloated and irritable, and then he'll get into work and start making mistakes during work, annoy Chris, and end up becoming friends with the alcohol in order to drown the stress caused by the show. The three weeks will have passed and Aled will either take a week off to completely fix his body, or continue drinking behind everyone's back and develop a very real alcohol addiction. At this point, he can either come out on air as admitting he has a problem, or be embarrassed in the office with an intervention. He will go to rehab on the BBC paycheque and come back with a new lease of life. Or he'll find heroin and slowly kill himself, as many addicts do when the rush of one vice has been lost.

I don't see a problem :)

Can't wait to follow this. Does sound interesting.

Intrigued as to where we come into it though.

[Ali]

This will be interesting. I look forward to seeing the results! :) You're either stupid, an alcoholic, up fora challenge or really trying to prove a point! Good Luck!


And I woke at 8.47 :D Lucky me thinks

[element231]

im no doctor or health guy but I know lots about this (due to my nights out:D) If Aled's already healthy boys was to drink 8 units a night it would ruin his healthy body. I was just drinking one night with lots of friends (I had lots ) 2 Day later when i went to play football I didn't feel great, lack self esteem, and couldn't play well. But it in the name of science and I haven't relay drunk since then

[Andrew80]

It will be interesting. I would have some wine most nights - a couple of glasses after work. I cant wait to see the results.

[Aled]

When are we all having our drinking night out?

[Ali]

3 years time when I'm 18 please? :)
Meh, London's so farrr!

[Chongster]

When are we all having our drinking night out?

It's the forums first birthday on 2nd of September, so maybe the weekend before/after that?

[postie]

you can get some advice off andy for the drinking he is good at it so i hear :p

[bbb]

Sounds interesting I used to drink quite a lot was always out partying from when I hit 18 till about 20 had loads of mates then and was always invited to nights out most of them time it was the whole week of drinking and sleeping then more drinking no hangovers tho for some reason I don’t get them the first week I started drinking that that I did feel even more tried than I ever have and was lazy not doing the things I would have normally done it work witch was more than what I was ment to
After the first week I felt fine did not seem to get drunk as much when I stopped drinking most night outs I felt ill for weeks after stopping a bad headache vomiting and dizzy all the time even got the shakes meaning my arms legs and hands were shaking all the time

Saying that it might not happen to you. Good luck Aled make sure you have someone to give you lots of TLC during the 3 weeks and after wards

Oh and the drinking night out sounds fun can anyone come or just console Simon and rich? And who ever else helped out :D

[bbb]

you can get some advice off andy for the drinking he is good at it so i hear :p

hes not the only one lol

[Chongster]

Oh and the drinking night out sounds fun can anyone come or just console Simon and rich? And who ever else helped out :D

Anyone over 18 can come I guess, it was me, Aled, Adam and Postie last time.

[bbb]

cool wonders if i should vist my aunt k for a weeks around that time:p would be brill to se you all face to face

[Riz]

Well, the recommended daily allowance for men is 3 to 4 units a day, and if its to be double that, then aled has to drink 6 to 8 units a day, yes?

Which is about 2 and a half pints of lager, 4 glasses of wine or 3 to 4 vodkas. And what will the results be at the end of the 3 weeks? Probably no noticeable difference. In the long term, sure, i bet its harmful. But i dont actually see what this is supposed to prove?

[bbb]

well it can be known to bring out more spots and stuff i did put weight on witch i have lost now also forgeot to say that lol good luck aled

[Adam]

There was me thinking this was about the film?

Anyone over 18 can come I guess, it was me, Aled, Adam and Postie last time.

Haha, that was about 19 months ago .... :)

[postie]

yeah it was a while back

anyway should this not be called superdrunk me

[bbb]

well its a super size styled thing

i dare anyone to find a 18 yaer old bottle of

bladnoch single malt whisky its 55% btw if you find one drink it slowly gulp it down and you will burn the mouth of you talk about blowing you head lol

edit its very hard to find and you cant buy it over here unless you get it online from www.bladnoch.co.uk fun:p not sure if you can buy the 18 yearold bottles tho but we had some when we were there

[element231]

Well according to me im 20 :D so im legal but on my documents im 15,

Let's say Saturday night Aled

[Andrew80]

Anyone over 18 can come I guess, it was me, Aled, Adam and Postie last time.

Oh do it first weekend of October - Ive booked flights to Manchester anyhow lol!

PPPPLLLLEEEAAASSEEE xxx

[Aimee]

oooh that will be interesting, i heard you on about it on the radio yesterday...will it just be woo woo's and archers and lemonade for you Aled? hehe

Whens this drink thing happening? lol I'll go if i can get to where ever it is........if you lot dont mind and if its on a weekend lol. if not have fun!

[VivAyrshire]

Good luck with the drinking night out! Sounds like fun! :-)

Good luck with campaign, Aled. :-) What will you do if you break out in SPOTS!! Oh no.

[Andrew80]

What will you do if you break out in SPOTS!! Oh no.

Clearasil seems like a logical reaction?

[bbb]

Clearasil seems like a logical reaction?

it does not work tusrt me

[kizmok]

Good luck with this Aled. I think it's a really worthwhile experiment, although I do feel worried about what it wil do to your body, skin, moods etc.

Make sure you drink plenty of water;)

Good luck, I think it will be quite an unpleasant experience!

[postie]

drink vodka its better for the skin ;)

[Andrew80]

drink vodka its better for the skin ;)

mmm, think i will conduct that experiment :)

[xrebecca]

anytime afte september 2nd is great for me as thats when I'm 18 and legally allowed to drink. Never mind the fact that I don't actually like alcohol.

[Aimee]

we should all try and meet up if everyones up for it, like actually meet everyone and talk to them in the flesh lol would be cool :)

good luck for tomo Aled x

[Andrew80]

totally agree!!!

[bbb]

yup in deed

[Aimee]

hehe just seen Aled's day one video diary, good job you were sat down Aled! lol Def tipsy! Great start to the experiment....and Baileys new for you...where have you been?! lol...i love Bailey's! :)

[bbb]

i do to left a comet on you tube good luck aled yummmm mint choc baileys

[postie]

i love baileys but it so sickly after a few

[Andrew80]

He does look tipsy, think he is making it worse as he is mixing his drinks!!!!!

However very funny! Baileys doesnt overly agreewith me. Nearly anything else does!

[postie]

aled is looking rough already lol

[Mitchell]

I told you he'd slack on his gym work and feel like he just doesn't want to do anything. I am an alcohol EXpert.

Sounds like he's doing well so far.

[bbb]

so are me and andre we are irish/ nornren irish what ever u class us as best binge drinkers in the world:p round after round shot after shot keep up the good work aled x

[bbb]

i have been slacking on the gym as well even when i have not been out drinking it all to do with your mood weel in my case it is

[postie]

when ya not used to that much drink every day you would slack

[Aimee]

well done Aled....only 2 weeks and 4 days to go :) your doing great i would have given up on day one i think! lol

just watching the videos again, im like Aled..a binge drinker, i thought years ago that was better for you than drinking every night but as i know now its not....yet i still do it. i only drink when i go out and thats like once every couple of weeks and then i drink lots and lots and then wont touch alcohol for another 3-4 weeks probably. a bit scary.

[Andrew80]

Im balanced - a nightly binge drinker lol!

only kidding - but when I drink I tend to binge!

bold boy!

[Andrew80]

how are you getting on aled?

[postie]

daves wedding will be hard for ya unless you stagger your drinks

[Ali]

I can't see one for tonight / earlier.


Doing a good job Aled :P

[Aimee]

Your doing well Aled! Just watched your day 4 video diary, hehe nice burp in the middle of it! lol that cosmo looked nice and for the alcohol poo's...not so nice lol. But your doing great :D

[Andrew80]

My combo the other night when I was out was Smirnoff Ice and Tequila Rose Shot! £4!

Should be illegal!

[Aimee]

soooo...this drink Aled...you still up for it? haha

i'll actually be in London this coming weekend so i'll definitely be around trying out all the bars! lol my sis won a comp for a prof make over at harrods or selfridges then a photo shoot...normal pics lol i persuaded her to take me with her :D


oooh a drink you may like Aled....cherry sourz, coke and vodka....very yummy.

[bbb]

when you move on to beer and cider try mangers irish cider and ofc kopreaberg(think thats how you spell it) on to beer cralsberg and stella are nice

[Aimee]

the only beer/larger..whatever it is..i like is coroner....and thats only when i've had a few lol has to have the lime in it though :)

[Andrew80]

Yeah I would be stella (aka wife beater!)

Although dont mind carlsberg lol

[Aled]

ok.. if we were to meet in London, when would it be? And who would make the journey?

[Chongster]

I'll be there, and I'm pretty much free whenever also...so whatever it good for everyone else really.

[Andrew80]

Love to go but wont be there next weekend :( My cousins wedding! damn him and his wife to be!

[Aimee]

I will be in London this coming sat day and night :)
Me and my friend gem are going up with my sis so will be out and about on sat night, we've booked a 'top secret' hotel (5*) on last min.com so i hope its nice! Shopping here i come :D

[postie]

not sure as money is tight but if i did it would be train down then very late train back as i cant afford a hotel

[bbb]

Would love to go but would need to know the date of the night out so I can check for flights and check with my aunt to see if she would be at her house or else were if she is there then I could stay for a few weeks and do her garden and house work for her^_^

[Aimee]

i can do next weekend also, well any weekend tbh, except the 13th...im at work then...i hate working on saturdays lol

[Andrew80]

Well I can def do weekend of 2-6th October - will be in Manchester anyhow so easier to get from there than Belfast at the drop of a hat!

[postie]

no can do next weekend unless i get the megabus there and back lol

[VivAyrshire]

Can't be there. Going on a computer course soon at college, and funds have to go towards this. Next time, I think :-) Have a nice evening for those who go.

It's normally got to be considerably more notice for me normally, considering the distance: 600 miles.

[xrebecca]

Can't do next week. I start college the tuesday after and I have a church sevice on the sunday I have to attend to tell people about my trip to tanzania.

[angeleyes71]

would love the chance to meet you all but londons out of my range sadly! xxx

[VivAyrshire]

If we were all meant to meet, it would happen anyway. Sometimes, people miss each other because it's like ships passing in the night - i.e. to avoid a collision.

[Andrew80]

If we were all meant to meet, it would happen anyway. Sometimes, people miss each other because it's like ships passing in the night - i.e. to avoid a collision.

or because they didnt book flights/trains to the location

[postie]

looks like it didn't happen anyway

besides i do think it needs more time in advance to sort these out just so it gives people a chance to see if they can get time off or afford it

[PinkTribble]

Agreed. I want to be there too, but I'm all poor and a little bit agoraphobic....

[postie]

just another 2 more days after today aled hang in there

[Aimee]

well if anyone does still want to meet up for a drink in im up for it :D

[PinkTribble]

Aled, I'm just watching BBBM and I must say, the boozing ain't doing you too much good is it my lovely?
You're not looking your usual, pristine, perky, healthy self, I'm glad the experiment is nearly done.

I do hope this will help to highlight the dangers of binge drinking.

xxx

[Aimee]

your nearly there Aled, i have a lot of admiration for you...if thats the right word. I doubt you'll be drinking for a while! lol
well done :) xx

[Andrew80]

Any one for a beer?

[PinkTribble]

Hehe!

[midnight]

Just wanted to say that I think what you are doing is great Aled. I know it must be hard for you and I hope nothing too bad happens to you as a result of this experiment and hopefully this will show young people who listen to you the dangers of alcohol.

[Adam]

Radio presenters have been criticised for promoting heavy drinking so as to be seen as "cool" by their listeners.

Researchers from the Bristol-based University of the West of England looked at 1,200 hours of output across six BBC and commercial stations.

Under 50% of all comments about alcohol encouraged drinking, but in output from just presenters the figure rose to 73%.

BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles came in for particular criticism. The BBC said its presenters did not encourage drinking.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7598288.stm

[postie]

so what he has a few drinks no more than the average man does but it seems they just love to pick on him

[Adam]

*looks for forward to Blame Chris Moyles being written on the back of a lorry*

[Aimee]

Well done Aled! :D You made it to the last day, we're all very proud that you stood it out and didn't quit. I will be listening on sunday night for your results :) x

[Andrew80]

Well done Aled, only heard a bit this morning. You should have had a drink to lower your blood pressure lol! Glad you made it - just think water, fizzy water lol not drink being forced on you. If they are looking for other volunteers let mw know lol I will gladly volunteer!

[Aled]

Thanks a lot guys. I have never felt as exhausted as I have today. Late night, drunk last night, little sleep then a physical and mental test this morning on brekkie. Then on to News 24 with Big Boss Ben to talk about it on there! A bizzare day.

If you want to see the finished stuff, take a look here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alcohol/2008/video/aled_healthchecks.shtml

[bbb]

Well done Aled on doing the full 3 weeks hopefully u don’t get the side affects from stopping drinking every day I drank every day for 5 days twice the limit after I stopped I took a flu like thing and so did my mates it was awful

[postie]

drinking its not big and its not clever


which reminds me im looking forward to getting rat arsed tonight :)

[Adam]

Greg with 20 units in 1 day.

Haha:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alcohol/2008/video/greg_binge.shtml

[Aimee]

That video of greg made me laugh. Him singing bewitched hehe.
When i go out now i tend to drink alcohol at the start of the night like cocktails and shots etc get a bit merry then say from 1/2am till home at 4am i stick to red bull or water. I know that thats still probably worse for you - binge drinking and all in one night but i only do it when i go out and that only a couple of times a month.

[bbb]

hehe he loves his be witched dont her i have a vid of him singing it else were lol i haved posted it on here:p but i will re link it haha loved the fact he forgot about the wires and near fell poor him
said clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5jH_sWkyiE

[angeleyes71]

vernon was trying to match greg calorie wise on his show this morning having to eat a whole margarita pizza,a full english,a curry,a ham and cheese toastie and some doughnuts i think all in the space of his show!!! omg i bet his guts were hurting after lol

well done aled for doing the full 3 weeks! xx

[Ali]

That Greg video's great! :D



Well done Aled :) Look forward tot the results!

[postie]

man after my own heart

[Gareth]

Just listening to Radio 1 now, and they've had the trailer with Aled talking about the alcohol experiment, and how it's made him feel rubbish, then they've come straight out of it into the song Tequila!!!

Anyone else think this is a bit of a mixed message?! :D

[postie]

lol or just good humour

[Adam]

Recession. Falling property prices. Mortgage repayments. Credit repayments. Rising utility bills. The cost of living. The price of eggs. £3.50 for a portion of fish and chips.

The price of petrol. Car insurance. Inflation. VAT. Exports. Imports. Faltering performances on the stock market. The cost of a barrel of crude oil.

International relations with Russia. The many and varied failures of the England football squad in recent tournaments. Unethical electoral procedures in Zimbabwe.

Rockslides in Egypt. Hurricanes in New Orleans. The San Andreas fault. Darfur. Global warming and the plight of the polar bear.

The common cold. Type 2 diabetes. Alzheimer's, organ failure, osteoporosis. Cancer. AIDS. World poverty.

Armegeddon. The Apocalypse. The ends of days. The death of hope, of love.

Researchers from the University of the West of England have accused radio presenters of causing them all.

Research into 1,200 hours of radio output found 703 references to alcohol or drinking excessively. The study was funded by the Department of Health and the Home Office and the inference in their statements last week was that radio is actively encouraging people to drink until they choke on their own vomit.

If the researchers check again, they'll no doubt find references to every ill ever suffered by mankind.

So now we know who to blame.

Damn you Moyles, destroyer of worlds.

[gbm]

Hmmm, thats odd Adam, I'd blame Matt Fincham for most of those things ...

[postie]

yeah thats what matt is for lol

[Adam]

Maaaaaattttttttt Finchammmmmmmm!

[VivAyrshire]

Aled, I'm just watching BBBM and I must say, the boozing ain't doing you too much good is it my lovely?
xxx

I think this was the point to the exercise.

[PinkTribble]

I think this was the point to the exercise.

Thank you so much for pointing that out!(!)

However, it was concern I was expressing, not ignorance to the nature of the experiment.

[VivAyrshire]

Fab to hear Aled singing, "Looking In your Glovebox" - the song for a random feature Nihal was doing yesterday afternoon. Nihal was saying that Aled was still under the influence of alcohol whilst recording it (!!).