Help! Get this man a motivation injection, stat!
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In all honesty, i have probably done all the eating adjustments i am willing to make. I eat healthy already, i have massively cut back on quantities (the 2nd piece of meat has gone, and the pile of spuds has halved) and the snacks at work (even the beloved M&Ms have gone, god i miss those). I will still eat dessert every night. As i said, i have lost all the weight i want to, i just want to be stronger and fitter.
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what shed the first kg's off me, was ALL diet, I eat alright, didnt drink tooo much beer and so on, but when you start looking at it, there is usually things that can be done.<br />
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How old are your kids? (6 & 3 when I started 01/01/2012)<br />
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I have my set up in my garage, and try to get them down there with me, sometimes they hit the punch bag, pretend to lift some weights, ther times they bug the crap out of me by talking while I am outta breath and struggling <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> makes it easier if you can drag them down along, also helps get them doing somethign other than wanting to play on the iPad, PS3 or whatever. -
Did you say Motivation!!!<br />
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[url="http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/"]http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/[/url] -
[quote name='taniwharugby' timestamp='1358496530' post='338198'] they bug the crap out of me by talking while I am outta breath and struggling.[/quote]<br />
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I hear that. Nothing worse than the wife/kids trying to tell or ask something when you don't even have the breath to say "justasec" or the hands free to gesture them to silence...<br />
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1358498648' post='338201']Did you say Motivation!!!<br />
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[url="http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/"]http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/[/url][/quote] <br />
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Lost right at the point where "vegan" was mentioned <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> not to mention the bolt-ons.<br />
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But seriously, that sort of shape would be great IF you had 3+ hours to work out a day, no kids, and most likely worked in the fitness industry. -
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Lost right at the point where "vegan" was mentioned <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> not to mention the bolt-ons.<br />
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But seriously, that sort of shape would be great IF you had 3+ hours to work out a day, no kids, and most likely worked in the fitness industry.<br />
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I find it even more impressive given they are vegan - would be interesting to see what they actually eat in a day to fuel that kind of activity.<br />
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1358498648' post='338201']<br />
Did you say Motivation!!!<br />
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[url="http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/"]http://www.doyoueven.com/2013/01/just-when-you-thought-you-were-lacking-motivation/[/url]<br />
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I find it even more impressive given they are vegan - would be interesting to see what they actually eat in a day to fuel that kind of activity.<br />
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I'm in complete agreement there - they're amazing. But I love meat, milk, and eggs. The only reason I'd give up any of them is if they were demonstrably in the way of my goal weight (which I'm not ruling out).<br /> -
I'm a recently reforming Fat Bastard meself. Post rugby and mid forty I was a latent coronary too.<br />
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Dropped 10kg reasonably easy - now a little stuck at 103ish - but working on it. Am using [url="http://www.calorieking.com.au"]www.calorieking.com.au[/url]. Was always convinced I could exercise my way thin. But you can't without changing your eating ... and I wasn't exercising which didn't help.<br />
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I understand weight is not your issue though.<br />
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What I've found good is these early Queensland sunrises. Dawn at 4.30am had me wide awake and firing, so I've been off to the gym and home by 6.30. What time does it get light up your way? Was never a morning person but I've found you just can't help but be awake when the sun is so high so early. Am hoping the I can maintain the early starts as the mornings get draker (Admittedly post Xmas I've been a slow to get back into it and sun up is starting to push a little later - i.e., 4.50ish now). <br />
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Conversely get a dog. Until we had to give her away, knowing that she had to go for a walk / run and it wouldn't be fair on her not to made me drag my arse out of bed on more than one occasion when the motivation was down. -
Will be in a similar position myself in a few months, have decided to retire from rugby. As I want to spend the time with my boy rather then a bunch of guys I don't really know here in France.<br />
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I will be doing my running still though and may even splash out on a running pram so I can take him with. The old lady says its too dangerous to take him in the sling, bad for his neck or something. Then we can train as a family like my wife and I used to before he was born.<br />
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I normally train before work and on the weekends .Am thinking of doing a few more races to keep me motivated.<br />
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Either that or I will just channel my energies into pushing him to acheive what I was never able to.<br />
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Vegans are hot and have nice titties.<br />
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what fucking good are they if you can't get meat in their mouths...?<br />
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Day 1. Always going to be a struggle, as against all advice, i was up late watching TV. Still, 6am swung legs off bed, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes... and in walks Mariner Jr the first, who said "i had a bad dream about Madagascar" and wanted to get into our bed. Being that the wife had already gone for a walk, i couldn't leave the kid by himself. So back in to bed. Try again tomorrow. -
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what fucking good are they if you can't get meat in their mouths...?<br />
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Day 1. Always going to be a struggle, as against all advice, i was up late watching TV. Still, 6am swung legs off bed, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes... and in walks Mariner Jr the first, who said "i had a bad dream about Madagascar" and wanted to get into our bed. Being that the wife had already gone for a walk, i couldn't leave the kid by himself. So back in to bed. Try again tomorrow.<br />
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thats where you shoulda banged out some push ups, planks, crunches, dips on a chair and the like <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
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hey, you never look a convenient excuse horse in the mouth
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hey, you never look a convenient excuse horse in the mouth<br />
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True, finding even a couple of minutes to do some burpees was damn near impossible with kids jumping all over me. -
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hey, you never look a convenient excuse horse in the mouth<br />
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easier at the start, but onbce you get into the habit of the exercise, I find it gets to the point where you feel worse if you dont exercise (that said, I dont do my workouts in the morning, I do them in the evening) -
Day 1, Take 2: Success!! Ass out of bed, work out done.<br />
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Things we learned<br />- My shoulders are still fucked<br />
- I am weak as a pissed lettuce.<br />
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This is going to be a long road.<br />
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And i am going to be sore on Thursday.
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[quote name='mariner4life' timestamp='1358810275' post='338911']<br />
Day 1, Take 2: Success!! Ass out of bed, work out done.<br />
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Things we learned<br />- My shoulders are still fucked<br />
- I am weak as a pissed lettuce.<br />
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This is going to be a long road.<br />
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And i am going to be sore on Thursday.<br />
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If you've been strong in the past the old muscle memory kicks in and you can get back there pal, I have faith.
