Fat busting/Ab circle
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Been a while since I've had McD's but bowed to pressure from My kids yesterday after we went to the movies. God I feel shite today. The same thing happened the last couple of times I've had it.<br />
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Woke with the shits!!! Back in my fast metabolism days I lived on this stuff with no ill effects but jesus its like a laxative now. <br />
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I think the good thing here is that Im becoming less interested in the foods that would set me back because they are not agreeing with me anymore. It was not ever an issue for me in the past, old story eat what I want and be sweet, age has a nice way of leveling the score though.<br />
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It's quite embarrassing not having ever taken notice of my nutrition having played several sports to fairly competitive levels. One year changed it all though. I couldn't do anything(sports/work) and continued on my merry way food wise and 20kg later.... It's amazing how good getting rid of old habits can make you feel.<br />
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Example of habitual eating: I would eat a pie and bacon'n'eggs sammies from a bakery almost everyday on the job and wash it down with a V. I'd drink maybe 4 of those daily.<br />
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Every friday I'd shout the boys a big breakfast as a motivational tool and do the same with the my wife on sat and sun morning.<br />
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Worst eating habit Pie sandwiches!!<br />
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Noticing that the lower back is getting less of a work out now and the ab's are getting a bit more of their moneys worth. [I]Still[/I] not as good as conventional sit ups but at least the actual target area is now being targeted!<br />
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Think perhaps the weight I was carrying in the back has gone and my technique is a bit better. Straighter back me thinks.<br />
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Went to Valentines(only place my daughter ever wants to go to) last night and was full after just the one plate. Forced myself to have some dessert(well maybe forced is a bit to strong a word). If you know me well you'd know that is way out of the norm. I used to go in for at least a 4 plate minimum and that doesn't include dessert.<br />
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Weight update too. 99kg!!!!!! Fucking stoked. I'd left it for a while, weigh ins, just to see how far I gotten. Im aiming for 90kg so Im happy as!<br />
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Edit: put on some weight over xmas so pretty stoked that its getting me back in shape so quickly. -
I was always the same Raz - get your moneys worth. There is a place in Mount Maunganui - Kwang Chows or something, good cheap chinese tucker, all you can eat. I always wanted to take prop cyril in there with me and eat them empty. Couldn't now, that is for sure!<br />
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UNder three figures is always a landmark, well done. <br />
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And maybe I need an ab circle pro so I can exercise my abs without killing my hernia! -
I was surprised initially getting under the ton the first two weeks i got it and then too find i had shed my xmas excess so quickly is very rare indeed.<br />
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i'm slowly finding that the "living to eat" lifestyle i have lived the last 30 years really isn't for me. I love my food, no two ways about it. But the routine I've gotten myself into is fun. That is the biggest part of it I suppose.<br />
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As with bodybuilding where you are fine tuning particular parts of youre body (see Pumping Iron for the best explanation) Im doing the same with my diet. It's like a science experiment.<br />
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Dearest mods: any chance of changing thread name to Fat busting/Ab circle? -
Okay. Got up today and had a bacon, tomato, egg and mushroom sandwich for breakfast and felt like taking on the world. <br />
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remembering that there is a 7's parade on today in the city(starting about now) I thought I'd go for mighty big run and enjoy what ever scenery was on display... of the female kind not the rugby players!<br />
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Feeling pretty good now went up Thorndon quay, down the water front, Kent tce, Adelaide rd past the retirement home that is Athletic Park and down to island bay. That might be the norm for some guys but that's huge for me. <br />
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When I say Im feeling good I mean Im spent! Was pretty good as I met the mrs down at the beach and went for a swim. Not quite up to running back just yet so got a lift back. That bit sounds a bit poofy really...<br />
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Im determined to get fit. I got dared into doing a triathlon a year back and I was given 2 years to get in shape for it( a long time I know but given my professional schedule then it was not leaving me much time to train).<br />
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Gluts absolutely killing me today! Lazy day today, hit the ab thingy and just a got a 2nd hand punching bag so had a good hour play on that. The actual installing of it was a workout in its self...don't ask.<br />
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Am now going to go play some MTA with my girl. -
good effort, now chuck it on [url]www.mapmyride.com[/url] for us to see (you can also show runs)<br />
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it shows distance, elevation, route -
[quote name='Kea']good effort, now chuck it on [url]www.mapmyride.com[/url] for us to see (you can also show runs)<br />
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it shows distance, elevation, route[/QUOTE]<br />
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Thats a pretty handy app that. Im going to give it a go once I get my head round it. Seems pretty straight forward though so that should take me ....um ...a couple days...Im a bit slow.... -
[url]http://www.mapmyride.com/route/nz/wellington/253126535301098054[/url]<br />
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There we go! Little over 10 km mostly flat but a nice incline going up adelaide rd.<br />
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Just got to grow some nuts and run the reverse now.<br />
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Edit: I added in the warm down circuit at the end pretty much walking around the local park so its likely under 10 km for the actual run.<br />
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But the best part about this run, specifically in summer is the beach at the end of it. Though running through the city is also good for keeping you alert. Nothing worse than a boring circuit. -
well done, looks like a bell curve, elevation shows it's flat, one small hill, then down the other side<br />
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you can click on elevation and resize that window, and for even more fun, imagine you're a bird and click on fly-by video.<br />
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I reckon bart should start a thread for showing runs/rides. Whadya reckon?<br />
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Unfortunately most of my runs are on trails, so I can't use this app to map them. Actually, I just discovered how to map the terrain, without relying on roads. I'll put up my runs on the weekend.<br />
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Here's one I did when I was back in Dunedin and younger/lighter: 5.8k, just under 19m, downhill all the way<br />
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[url]http://www.mapmyride.com/route/nz/dunedin/903126037013918659[/url]<br />
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And here's another I did, longer, hours<br />
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[url]http://www.mapmyride.com/run/new-zealand/dunedin/376126037151121061[/url] -
tuesday woke up pretty crook. felt like a stomach bug at first. as the day progressed i was feeling more of a muscular pain in the lower right abs. vomiting happily every couple of hours! great fun trying to sleep that night.<br />
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finally decided to look something up on the net symptoms wise at 4am after serious discomfort. everything pointed to appendicitis. straight into hospital and on the money.<br />
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appendix now gone, can't do jack shit for 3 weeks!<br />
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hospital food is not fit for pigs!!
