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Went for a jog-shuffle thing this morning.
3km in 19:32 which indicates how long the road is back to the top, but I felt like I could have kept that pace up for another couple of km. Just need to see how the calves pull up tomorrow.
Still got the weirdy-arsed vision issue in the right eye but no further bad effects there. Just have to ignore it I guess.
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On Saturday the boy and I went camping just t'other side of the Blue Mountains from Sydney. Thataway:
There is a disused railway tunnel near a place called Newnes with an 8km return walk. First klick is very much uphill, then it follows the old train cutting so fairly easy walk. A few washouts and such and it was humid as fuck, so a good chance to stretch the legs and get a bit of a sweat on, before setting up camp and watching the wallabies play.
Literally, they're fucking everywhere at the campsite. On Sunday morning they wanted to check out our fire. Counted about a dozen others in the area.
Anyways, last few days has been a bit of work in the back yard (building a screen around the pool - fiddly as I'm making it up as I go along) and enjoying the first few days of Long Service Leave.
Tonight I did the basic routine but decided to change the system to:
30s plank
20 squats
10 pushups
10 lunges each side
Rest to the next 5 minute margin i.e. have 5 minutes to complete - quicker you do it, more rest you get!
Finish at 20 minutes.First set was a tick under 3 minutes
Second set was dead on 3 minutes
Third set was 3:02
Last set was 3:45 - struggled to get the pushups done!So feel pretty fucked but I realise this is the problem with being a funt for so long. It was fun, but things need to change.
Plasma donation tomorrow and a session with the chiro.
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Mate I can not wait to get out there doing stuff like that with my lad. He's 8 now so prob old enough to get off the grid without the ipad for a few days. Only problem is that his 9 year old sister is pretty keen too. Probably just fear of missing out but not keen to drive a few ours to the remote wilderness before she finds that out!
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@nta said in Back for more!:
watching the wallabies play.
Without looking at when you had posted that, I actually thought that you had an electronic device and were watching a bunch of blokes in yellow with an oval ball.
The small marsupials around a campsite makes more sense.
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@mn5 said in Back for more!:
Walks with the kids are some of the coolest things ya can do. Heaps of options around Welly too which makes it even better
Yeah we done a heap of bush walks and geocaching with them and couple of massive bike adventures too but now my lad is keen on fishing I wanna do some of the stuff with him that my old man did with me when I was young. Remember many a mission across random farms, thru creeks and down cliffs etc to get to fishing spots. Cooking the days catch for dinner and tenting out. Must do soon!
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@jk said in Back for more!:
@mn5 said in Back for more!:
Walks with the kids are some of the coolest things ya can do. Heaps of options around Welly too which makes it even better
Yeah we done a heap of bush walks and geocaching with them and couple of massive bike adventures too but now my lad is keen on fishing I wanna do some of the stuff with him that my old man did with me when I was young. Remember many a mission across random farms, thru creeks and down cliffs etc to get to fishing spots. Cooking the days catch for dinner and tenting out. Must do soon!
The trick is balancing all that with the boys sometimes wanting to blob out in front of tv or PS4. Wellys weather doesn't help a lot either.
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Well, I'm still a funt, but jeez I walked some miles - often in the rain - around NZ over the last couple of weeks.
If you're near Paeroa, Karangahake Gorge is a must. Gets popular in summer I understand. Old mining shafts, walks by the river, train tunnel etc. Top spot. Didn't get to climb Te Aroha with Red Beard because the weather turned shitty, but it's on the list for next time.
Any of the shitloads of tracks around Rotorua should be on your list. I got the water taxi out from The Landing and camped overnight at Hot Water Beach at the South end of Lake Tarawera. Had the place to myself. Except for the sandflies who gave me a nice collection of welts.
Walked out on the Tarawera Track the next day - not for the faint of heart. Fucking landslips! Some amazing track tho and the DOC needs a pat on the back for it.
Got to see a bit of Taupo, including Huka Falls which I'd missed driving thru there the last couple of times. Then across to Taranaki where I walked from Egmont visitor Centre to Holly Hut.
Don't mind saying that was some of the toughest foot slogging I've done, and it was tougher in the rain on the way back the next morning. Had to cross a rapidly rising bit of water near a waterfall, which I would have videoed had I not been soaked; touch screens don't like water.
A lot of fun, plenty of discovery, and a bit of willpower needed.
Every kilometre was offset by the quantities of beer I drank, but I wouldn't change any of it.
Now to get back on the trolley...
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@nta You didn't miss out not doing the Te Aroha walk. That is a carnt of a track, the closer to the top you get, the more vertical it is, and the last section you are literally scrabbling up rock face while holding onto branches. There is nothing at the top but an aerial tower. Good view on a clear day, but it is REALLY exposed and freezing cold.
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Anyhoo, after a week or so being bloated after too much craft beer in NZ, and then another week of bloat recovering from it, I'm back on track with the whole fitness thing.
Have been for 2 x 3km jog/shuffle things in the last ten days, clocking 20 minutes or just under as I pathetically aim for my old 5 minute kilometres. Trying to run while massively constipated is less than fun, but it did the trick along with a shit* load of water and some kind of tea the wife recommended.
*pun intended
Weigh in this morning was 104.8kg and the aim for the next 10 weeks - including Christmas - to get back under 100kg. Starting a new job Monday and I have to buy new clothes this weekend because its back to business attire in the corporate area of our building rather than just free n easy API Developer guy in hipsterville.
Honestly I saw a fucking twat with a handlebar mo at work the other day in those ankle pants, wearing sandals. No socks, but still, that is in no fucking way OH&S compliant.
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@nta said in Back for more!:
Anyhoo, after a week or so being bloated after too much craft beer in NZ, and then another week of bloat recovering from it, I'm back on track with the whole fitness thing.
Have been for 2 x 3km jog/shuffle things in the last ten days, clocking 20 minutes or just under as I pathetically aim for my old 5 minute kilometres. Trying to run while massively constipated is less than fun, but it did the trick along with a shit* load of water and some kind of tea the wife recommended.
*pun intended
Weigh in this morning was 104.8kg and the aim for the next 10 weeks - including Christmas - to get back under 100kg. Starting a new job Monday and I have to buy new clothes this weekend because its back to business attire in the corporate area of our building rather than just free n easy API Developer guy in hipsterville.
Honestly I saw a fucking twat with a handlebar mo at work the other day in those ankle pants, wearing sandals. No socks, but still, that is in no fucking way OH&S compliant.
Sorry about that champ. We'll stick to smoothies next time.
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Right so the last couple of weeks:
Weigh in on Saturday was 105.6kg which is of course the wrong direction at +0.8kg - it wasn't a crash hot week for exercise, and I had a couple of sugarfests, so correcting that this week.
Run on Monday and Wednesday: covering 3km and 3.2km in 18 and 20 minutes respectively. That's about the pace I can maintain right now, while my knees readjust to the effort and extra weight.
Eating has been pretty good, except for yesterday's team building event which was walking around The Rocks here in Sydney, and then having a few beers. But I kept it fairly tame as I was driving.
Part of the drive will be fitting more easily into the new work gear I had to buy for the new position. Fucking Business Casual.
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Yesterday probably stopped it being a better week than results suggest - had to be in the city early for an all-day workshop with the vendor, so didn't have time for a morning run.
Then the only options in food were mostly sugar-based, though I ate small quantities to mitigate it. A couple of beers essentially killed it off, and I weighed in at 105.6kg again this morning.
Back into it this week and aiming for a big decrease as the exercise kicks in.
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Been a pretty fucked couple of months after the Kiwi trip. First dealing with the change in jobs, and the crazy mother-in-law bullshit, and just generally lacking motivation on the 42 degree days.
However, on Boxing Day we caught up with friends, and the husband - a few years my senior - has shed 25kg in the last 5 months. Fucking hell that's pretty fair going and he wasn't doing much special besides cutting down on the shit eating.
Its clear I just haven't wanted it enough. Particularly as I had to buy a new work wardrobe and I'm at the limit of it.
So I went for a walk tonight, then mowed the lawn afterwards. Fairly warm day so a bit of a sweat on. Have tightened up the eating a bit and will continue with the walking and a bit of body weight at least once per day. RMR needs a boost.
