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What's the shitty eating involved. Any chance of getting that under control? With that level of activity the weight will fall off if you can try to get some form of calorific deficit.
Pub friday = 4-5 beers
Dinner Saturday = Lone Star on the spur of the moment
Dinner Monday = Thai for daughter's birthday followed by cakey goodness.I'm a sugar fiend as stated before, so if I could trim a bit of that it is probably worth another couple of kg over a month.
Yeah that's the issue. It's important to have a life and that social aspect is crucial for most people. Good luck finding a "clean" meal at almost any place to eat out.
Steak, salad and not too many chips is always a good go to and Thai minus the cake is ok too.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel @MN5 diet is interesting in the broader scheme as well.
When I was seeing the cardiologist for the hole in my heart a couple of years back, we were discussing the type of cholesterol one of my scans showed up. The doc said it was common in men my age, particularly those who lost weight in a fairly short period of time.
I reckon paleo diet is probably something to do with it - particularly the guys who go overboard on the meat and eggs and don't bring the salad along for the ride.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel @MN5 diet is interesting in the broader scheme as well.
When I was seeing the cardiologist for the hole in my heart a couple of years back, we were discussing the type of cholesterol one of my scans showed up. The doc said it was common in men my age, particularly those who lost weight in a fairly short period of time.
I reckon paleo diet is probably something to do with it - particularly the guys who go overboard on the meat and eggs and don't bring the salad along for the ride.
Indeed. Sometimes the focus on weight loss comes at the expense of other things. A good Mate of mine has lost more than 30 kilos by doing some cardio every day and staying under 2000 calories. It's an amazing effort but he's starting to look sickly, like someone who has just recovered from a long-term illness. Those 2000 calories are way too low in protein and other stuff the body likes. Hopefully he'll start to adapt but I understand it's difficult to stop when you're on a roll.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel @MN5 diet is interesting in the broader scheme as well.
When I was seeing the cardiologist for the hole in my heart a couple of years back, we were discussing the type of cholesterol one of my scans showed up. The doc said it was common in men my age, particularly those who lost weight in a fairly short period of time.
I reckon paleo diet is probably something to do with it - particularly the guys who go overboard on the meat and eggs and don't bring the salad along for the ride.
Yeah my recent heart issues were nothing to do with diet thankfully but in saying that its best to be careful. We only get one of the fuckers !
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Bit of a lighter touch this week after pushing it fairly hard. Some mornings I just decided to take the rest instead of heading. What was interesting: I felt worse during the day. That might just be the fucking bullshit I've had at work lately.
Friends were over Sunday so I probably overdid the eating a little. Anyway, this was the week:
The 1.73km walk was just around the local lake/pond with the wife. I got a new toy - dji Osmo 3 gimbals for mobile phone - and was testing some of the modes. Fun.
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Weigh in Thursday morning - last week versus this week:
Week 0: Weight 107.80kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 116cm
Week 1: Weight 107.05kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 2: Weight 106.60kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 3: Weight 106.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 4: Weight 105.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 5: Weight 105.45kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cm
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Next week looking to be sub-105kg.Week 6: Weight 104.60kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 114cm
Week 7: Weight 104.50kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 113cm
Another 100g and 1cm from the total. Given it was a fairly lax week @ 30km, I'll take it.
Plan is ~10km walk tomorrow, rest day Saturday, then the Great North Walk Part 1 on Sunday. That should get me to 200km for October.
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And this morning I managed to get away fairly early - walk to the station just before 0700.
Didn't get time to down breakfast at Circular Quay as I ran for the ferry. I turned up at Woolwich and joined forces with a lass of similar age who had the directions on her phone (my battery was running flat from experimental video with the new gimbals). She was good company but not the quickest, so the first 6km took longer than it should have.
Started to flag a bit around the 8km mark due to lack of fuel (had snacks with me but needed more carbs). So only did 15km and called it a day.
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joined forces with a large
Should I assume that is a typo?
Trying to swipe type and proofread on a fucking train 😐
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The old thighs are sore right near the top - according to the diagram I just looked up, the tensor fasciae latae
Always happens after hikes, bushwalkers, etc. Just goes to show how shit desk work is.
As someone who drives for hours on end for work ( over 1000km a week sometimes ) I can’t emphasise enough the importance of stretching and mobility. Google “knees over toes” guy for some tips and go from there.
Now if you could go to my fitness thread and fix my elbow I’d appreciate it
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The old thighs are sore right near the top - according to the diagram I just looked up, the tensor fasciae latae
Always happens after hikes, bushwalkers, etc. Just goes to show how shit desk work is.
As someone who drives for hours on end for work ( over 1000km a week sometimes ) I can’t emphasise enough the importance of stretching and mobility. Google “knees over toes” guy for some tips and go from there.
Now if you could go to my fitness thread and fix my elbow I’d appreciate it
I could fix your elbow, just stop whacking old tyres with fucking sledgehammers
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The old thighs are sore right near the top - according to the diagram I just looked up, the tensor fasciae latae
Always happens after hikes, bushwalkers, etc. Just goes to show how shit desk work is.
As someone who drives for hours on end for work ( over 1000km a week sometimes ) I can’t emphasise enough the importance of stretching and mobility. Google “knees over toes” guy for some tips and go from there.
Now if you could go to my fitness thread and fix my elbow I’d appreciate it
I could fix your elbow, just stop whacking old tyres with fucking sledgehammers
That doesn’t actually aggravate it at all.
The human body is strange.
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Decided I'd try a run this morning after getting rather bored with street walking - which as it turns out, is no prep for bushwalking.
5km in 33:50 is OK considering it has been quite a while since I did a targeted run. As soon as I hit the mark I switched to walking for 1km to home.
I'm still paying a gym membership so might be time to pivot to a bit of heavy weights work to up the burn.
Weigh in tomorrow and I'm expecting nothing special after a fairly lazy week.
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5km run this morning in 32:46, which is about a minute faster than yesterday. That's the trap; deciding it is all about pace, and then wrecking something in a knee or calf
I'll just jog along and keep the burn going.Not too proud to admit that backing up for another run today after my first 5km in ages was a struggle.
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Weigh in Thursday morning - last week versus this week:
Week 0: Weight 107.80kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 116cm
Week 1: Weight 107.05kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 2: Weight 106.60kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 3: Weight 106.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 4: Weight 105.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 5: Weight 105.45kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cm
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Next week looking to be sub-105kg.Week 6: Weight 104.60kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 114cm
Week 7: Weight 104.50kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 113cm
Week 8: Weight 104.90kg, Chest 115cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 113cm
As expected, not a great weight result after a less active week and a bit of excess at dinner last night (should not have gone back for the boy's leftovers!). Still dropped a cm.
Next week should be good tho as I settle back into running. Going for sub-104kg I reckon isn't out of the question.
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5km run this morning in 32:46, which is about a minute faster than yesterday. That's the trap; deciding it is all about pace, and then wrecking something in a knee or calf
I'll just jog along and keep the burn going.Not too proud to admit that backing up for another run today after my first 5km in ages was a struggle.
The pace is one thing but also too much too soon. Given all your walking though, you should probably be Ok running on a day after a run.
Personally I know that too much running activity is no good for me - shin splints or achilles grief seem to turn up pretty easily nowadays. Must say though that after the odd jogs and runs I've done recently, I haven't disliked them to the extent I use to. Nice to have the variety in activity I guess
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@jk everything about shin splits changed for me when I moved to zero drop shoes. Currently Merrel Trail Glove 6 but anything with a flat sole - starting back in my barefoot running days with Vibram Fivefingers. If I wear footy boots even for a running session on grass, the next day everything hurts.
Now I'm considering doing multi-day hikes in the Trail Gloves because the thought of doing it in hiking boots and getting hip/knee issues part way through is unappealing.
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@nta said in Back for more!:
5km run this morning in 32:46, which is about a minute faster than yesterday. That's the trap; deciding it is all about pace, and then wrecking something in a knee or calf
I'll just jog along and keep the burn going.Not too proud to admit that backing up for another run today after my first 5km in ages was a struggle.
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Weigh in Thursday morning - last week versus this week:
Week 0: Weight 107.80kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 116cm
Week 1: Weight 107.05kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 2: Weight 106.60kg, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm
Week 3: Weight 106.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 4: Weight 105.70kg
, Chest 117cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cmWeek 5: Weight 105.45kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 114cm, Hips 115cm
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Next week looking to be sub-105kg.Week 6: Weight 104.60kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 114cm
Week 7: Weight 104.50kg, Chest 116cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 113cm
Week 8: Weight 104.90kg, Chest 115cm, Waist 113cm, Hips 113cm
As expected, not a great weight result after a less active week and a bit of excess at dinner last night (should not have gone back for the boy's leftovers!). Still dropped a cm.
Next week should be good tho as I settle back into running. Going for sub-104kg I reckon isn't out of the question.
Maybe change the setting to just cardio (not sure what kind of watch you have) and not see pace. Just find a comfortable pace and go from there. When you can constantly see your speed it's a distraction and you can hammer yourself more than necessary.
