Fatbastarding: NTA log
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Fuck I've been slack, so tonight I put the footy boots on and went down the local oval. Barely got through one lap, then did a bit of kick-chase for another lap and a bit. A couple of sprints here and there, and I was knackered. Damn right boot keeps raising a blister on my heel, so I'll have to plaster it next time or just wear my joggers. I think its something to do with the unco way I run, because the right heel lining on my joggers has worn through.<br />
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20 minutes of running around is easily worth 50 minutes on the bike.<br />
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Felt slack that I hadn't got more time in, so I did some pushups and crunches when I got in. Protein shake to stave off the hunger and then sitting on my arse. G'night mommy.<br />
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Chest: 130cm :shifty:<br />
Gut: 118cm<br />
Butt: 124cm<br />
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Not great measurements, but my last measurement was:<br />
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Chest: 124cm<br />
Gut: 114cm<br />
Arse: 122cm<br />
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So I'm bigger all over <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
I know people have been saying not to focus on weight, but I think it would be help to have a structure week by week to measure progress. You've been working hard, but how to do you keep track if it's helping or not.<br />
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Depends what you are trying to achieve I guess, fitness and triming up can be seperate goals.<br />
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I know this is geeky (but so are you) but I've found tracking exercise and weight on a spreadsheet (including what I eat) to be really helpful. you can't hide the bullshit if your diet isn't good enough. -
I track what my times are for various bike rides in Excel, just so I can easily work out my average speed, and thus endurance. My weights routines are all the same, but I increase the reps once I've achieved a certain rep goal.<br />
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Tracking what I eat would be fairly easy, as I eat pretty much the same thing every day, stopping at Woolworth's when I get off the train to work, and buying a salad pack and yoghurt to supplement the fruit I bring with me. and have reduced my crap intake to near zero - things like Subway replace curry, pies, McDonalds, etc. and I'd actually be eating takeaway food less than once per week. I do occasionally indulge in small quantities of chocolate :nta<br />
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I think part of my issue is weekends - I don't eat nearly as much fruit and salad on the weekends, simply because at work I have it on my desk and its the only readily available (and free) food in front of me. I don't eat crap, but I'll sandwiches for lunch instead of salad, which have more carbs that I'm simply not using. I avoid carbs during the working week to avoid the subsequent post-lunch crash.<br />
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I think having more walking/running in my exercise schedule will be very beneficial, provided the blisters are under control. Last night made me realise that, while the bike is fun, its simply not in the same universe as manual groundwork under your own steam. Sure the bike wears me out, but it doesn't challenge my aerobic fitness nearly as much as running. So its on with the joggers once my heel clears up. -
Depending on what you are having at Subway, it could be just as bad as McDonalds so it's worth double checking (plenty of websites can tell you the amount of calories).<br />
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This time I've found "calorie counting" to be really helpful. I worked out my BMR (Base Metabolic Rate) to be around 1800 kCals per day, this is what my body will burn every day regardless of exercise. Anything above that I need to "use" during the day. <br />
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I'm like you I pretty much eat the same thing every day and have variety for dinner, so it's easy to know where I'm up to each day. I put my upper limit at 2500 calories per day, worked out how many cals my workouts consume (the smallest is 800cals) and try to be under 2000 after exercise/food.<br />
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Your BMR will be more as you are taller, so you will be able to eat more than me. But that gives you a decent amount of food. And it gives you an idea of how destructive a bag of chips or a bar of chocolate is to your weight loss. <br />
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Am treating the body like an engine and it seems to be working, and I know how much exercise I have to do to get there (am averaging 30mins cardio every day on average, but in 90min, 60min and 40min chunks on the on days).<br />
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Tracked all on an spreadsheet, it's a great bullshit detector. I have a column that states is I'm over or under 2500 cals. Only have two days in the last six weeks. -
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Depending on what you are having at Subway, it could be just as bad as McDonalds so it's worth double checking (plenty of websites can tell you the amount of calories).[/quote]<br />
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Yep - I always take the wheat bread option, no cheese, minimum sauce, and avoid the salami-based meats like the plague <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> At present, in a typical work day I will eat:<br />
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Three Organic Weetbix + banana + full cream milk<br />
Yoghurt mix with berries and grains<br />
Two apples at various points<br />
Banana some time in the afternoon<br />
Salad for lunch<br />
Shedload of water<br />
Dinner (something good - Mrs TA and I have been looking seriously at the amount of red meat we consume and decided its too much)<br />
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This week I'm going to put in a protein shake or two (mixed with water) in order to make the fluids more palatable. Only so much water I can drink - not a feckin camel. -
Very good diet, any idea of the total calories on average? <br />
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Eating like that and doing the exercise you are listing you should be dropping a kg a week (or at least .5 of a kg). I find it easier to drink the water at work and in a bottle where I know exactly how much I've had, so sometimes I drink it all easily through the day or I'm sculling it before I go out the door.<br />
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2litres a day helps the fat leave your body too, needs water to do it. -
Yeah I don't know the cal count exactly - dinner kind of makes it hard to calculate. But I'll definitely be checking out the pre-packed stuff next time. Apples barely count of course...<br />
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In any case, I backed off on the dinner stuff the last couple of nights - we went out and I had Kangaroo salad entree (the blue vein cheese was bloody strong but in limited quantity) and salmon for mains. No dessert and Bundy + Diet Coke <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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With watching my eating today I'm down two kg from last time I checked. -
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Haven't exercised basically besides the 1km walk to/from the station most work days. However, I haven't overeaten that much either. Down to 112kg according to today's weigh-in <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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A touch of the flu, plus this really weird abdominal pain I've had for the last two weeks, has curbed exercise somewhat, but also my eating habits. I was 111kg on the scales this morning, which is pretty ace.<br />
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The abdo pain ranges from nearly nothing to bloody awful, and the other day I had the sweats and faintness so went to the doc. He got full bloodwork and ahem other samples. Results today I hope... But that would mean going to the doctor this afternoon, and it IS my last day with beloved Foxtel
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A touch of the flu, plus this really weird abdominal pain I've had for the last two weeks, has curbed exercise somewhat, but also my eating habits. I was 111kg on the scales this morning, which is pretty ace.<br />
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The abdo pain ranges from nearly nothing to bloody awful, and the other day I had the sweats and faintness so went to the doc. He got full bloodwork and ahem other samples. Results today I hope... But that would mean going to the doctor this afternoon, [b]and it IS my last day with beloved Foxtel [/b]<br />
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No excuse for staying inside then instead of exercising outside..Nick im onto redoing your rugby dvds,should hopefully have them ready to be posted AGAINÂ
after the weekend.(fingers crossed they get there this time) -
Thanks mate <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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took out the tape measure this morning:<br />
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Chest 129cm<br />
Gut 117cm<br />
Butt 124cm<br />
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Lost 1cm off both chest and gut, but am generally feeling lighter :nta Must have lost some muscle tone since stopping exercise. I should do something about that. -
Fuck. Hopped on the scales at the doctor's this morning and they read 117kg. Even allowing for the fact I was fully clothed and had already eaten breakfast, that still means the scales at home are about 3kg on the generous side <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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Truly, there is no word better than: <br />
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fluffybunnies.<br />
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The fluffybunnies, that is, who stole my bike from the train station, where I left it reasonably secure, chained to the immovable post of a bust stop. Obviously, no length of steel cable is unbreakable, no lock ultimately secure, for persons who wish to steal a bike. I suspect they broke the lock as I could find no part of the cable there at all, not even a sign that someone had taken the bolt cutters to it. Though solidly constructed, t wasn't a particularly big lock, being designed only to deter the casual passer-by who thought they'd help themselves to my bike.<br />
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In one way, its not really that expensive a bike, and for a $400 base cost I suppose I got my money out of it. What shits me is the $200 I recently spent on a strengthened rear wheel and two new tyres to replace the original knobblies, and the tubes I bought just last weekend in anticipation of getting myself underway with exercise this very night.<br />
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Fuck I'm angry.<br />
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Next step: Put a call in to the local bike shops and pawn brokers to be on the lookout for my bike. For you see, I have the Serial number of the frame, and should any little fucker try to off it for cash or trade, I will bring them down. To guarantee success, I am preparing a flyer run around said train station and local environs, promising that whomsoever has done unto me will have done unto them with double measure.<br />
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FluffyBunnys.<br />
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Now use that pent up aggression you have and go do some excercise. A nice long ride perhaps.<br />
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ohhh...<br />
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sorry...<br />
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how about a walk?<br />
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Nod, that was obscene and nasty! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> <br />
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Commiserations on the loss of said bike Nicko. Won't the thieving fluffybunnies be able to grind off the serial no. or some shit? I suspect you should start planning for a newie, at any rate.
