Call to Arms (and Stomachs)
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Tips - <br />
Prime wife/girlfriend NOT to cook favourite dinners<br />
Cut out beer - well okay cut DOWN on beer<br />
Regular exercise - start slowly - or it won't be a call to arms post but a list of obituaries<br />
Remember that when you exercise your weight may increase as muscle mass is heavier - a better test sometimes is how the pants fit and how the shirt does up and if you can start to see your old fella!<br />
Remember to STRETCH, STRETCH and STRETCH before and after exericse<br />
Have a good breakfast - porridge, fruit and wholemeal toast<br />
Cut out sugar in tea and coffee - come to think of it cut out tea and coffee and drink plenty of water<br />
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I’ll throw my hat into the ring on this one, although its gunna be a tough month for me to lose some weight as I have a bucks party plus a few tah home games.<br />
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Not sure of current weight – guess is 130kgs, will find out tonight.<br />
Target weight is 115kgs which would be pretty good for me given my height/build<br />
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Will go on the defacto weight watchers programme I have used in the past and take it from there,<br />
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Exercise isn’t my prob as I already walk either 5km or 10km a day (cover 5kms in 45 mins), it’s the eating I need to focus on -
Current - 90kg.<br />
Target - 80kg.<br />
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Aim to get the licenses and take up refereeing this year (any further tips on that would be appreciated). Have a ski holiday for a week which should just be a calorie burning exercise - will try and lay off the booze/fat stuff whilst there too which should be progressive.<br />
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Strained ligament in the ankle at the moment though - but I don't want to give up the start I made doing the HK 10km race last week. I try to play tennis & squash for cardio as I HATE treadmills, concept 2's etc. Much prefer to be outdoors.<br />
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Any tips from people how I can continue with what I've started without doing further damage to my kankle? -
[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
Stop playing squash and tennis for a start. The lateral movement will stuff your ankle. Running should be OK but walking briskly might be better to limit damage.<br />
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Yeah, I'm obviously out of that for a while now - post ski holiday anyway first week of March.<br />
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I basically need to keep off the thing until I go, otherwise it won't heal and I'll be in agony when trying to chat up Japanese birds screaming down the slopes. -
My biggest problem is staying away for work, am away from home a week at a time and sometimes (like now) am away for a couple and eat shit food as on the go all the time.<br />
Have just got back to hotel and as left home at 2.30am can't be assed doing anything BUT reading this thread have decided to walk down to Greenlane foodland and buy up some fruit and cerial for breakfasts and water then a snooze and wait until it cools down and go out for same run I did a couple of times last week. up around Cornwall Park and back to hotel which takes 20 mins and after reading Red Bulls sprint to 22 etc which used to do a footy training may mix it up during the week.<br />
But finding heathy food during the day is hard, as guys I work with want burgers and shit and as I have credit card to buy meals, usually give in and join them.<br />
So will ask at reception for any scales, weigh the carcass and set up thread as others have done.<br />
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And Bart....farked if i'm posting a pic of the belly for all to take the piss out of!
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[quote name='BartMan']<br />
brilliant RB, I do the eating plan off that, but never got into the workout thing, prefer my rowing and shite now. But the weight will just peel off you - and get stuck in on the day off for then eating, well worth it!!<br />
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I find the amount of sets per exercise and the 60 second rest periods in BFL challlenging. I usually like to lift heavier weights (4-6 reps) with 3-5 mins between sets (4-5 sest). I actually enjoyed this mornings UB workout, although I had to cut my weights back and found the 24 rep double sets at the end of each exercise a killer. But I did better than I planned so it was a good start. -
Okay, am in also. Current weight 88 kgs. Goal weight 83 kgs in the 4 weeks.<br />
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Program:<br />- Gym sessions 4 times a week (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) doing cardio - bike, cross country ski, treadmill, rowing machine.<br />
- Touch footy on Saturdays<br />
- Swimming - 2 times a week, starting out doing 10 laps and working up to 30 <br />
- Cut out beer for 4 weeks and drink wine :nta ???????<br />
- Eat no carbos after 5pm - plenty of meat, veggies, salads but no rice, spuds, pasta, bread<br />
- No McDonalds or pies at all<br />
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Bring it on. <br />
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[quote]Remember that when you exercise your weight may increase as muscle mass is heavier - a better test sometimes is how the pants fit and how the shirt does up and if you can start to see your old fella![/quote]<br />
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Well said TZ - often the weight loss stops (with me anyway in the good old days of pre season training), and you start gaining once the fat is burned away and you start gaining muscles thanks to the extra work you are doing.<br />
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That clothes fitting is the best measure - or a tape measure. -
I'm definately in. Current weight is 167kg . My goal is to lose 12 -15 kg this month and start on my way down.<br />
 Food eaten today<br />
                - breakfast - 3 weetbix(hi grain) and peaches<br />
                - smoko   - Low fat protein drink<br />
                - lunch    - Chicken salad roll (no butter,brown roll)<br />
                - Dinner   - ham steak,big pile of stirfry veges and small serve of mashed potato<br />
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Exercise done    - Walked to pick up my daughter from school 3 km<br />
                - SWum for 30 minutes including rests at local pool (approx 600 meters)<br />
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I'm 40 in 15 months and my long term goal is to get down to my playing weight plus 5kg = 123kg. -
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[quote]Remember that when you exercise your weight may increase as muscle mass is heavier - a better test sometimes is how the pants fit and how the shirt does up and if you can start to see your old fella![/quote]<br />
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Well said TZ - often the weight loss stops (with me anyway in the good old days of pre season training), and you start gaining once the fat is burned away and you start gaining muscles thanks to the extra work you are doing.<br />
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That clothes fitting is the best measure - or a tape measure. <br />
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Put on a couple of kgs over christmas and started making lunch and jogging....scales say I've lost fuck all but had a couple of people hadn't seen for awhile say I look like I've lost weight...confussing -
Keen as for this. Currrent wieght is 108.5 and in 4 weeks I assume I can lose 5.5 Kgs. I will be doing nothing but Circuits and boxing as I will only run for food and that would be pointless for this exercise.<br />
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I'm a cracking cook so diet shouldn't be a problem -
[quote name='Red Bull']<br />
Yep, I'm in too. Who'd have thought TSF would be used for motivational purposes?! Truly remarkable!
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Yes, the Fern is a strange place. I've seen so many good things I want to try, or to modify for my own use already, and it's only day 1. So a big to all and keep it coming. <br />
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I love that running / sprinting routine you've got nutted out there Red Bull. That is going to be modified by MvJ for his own purposes! I have the same issues with long runs-- sore shins-- but also cronic boredom. Quite like sprints though, so a mixure is the obvious idea. So obvious I never bloody thought about it until now -
OK...I need to do this as well. Current weight 112kg, target weight by September when I go back to NZ is double figures. My key measure won't be weight, but I would like to fit into a 36in waist, currently 40in waist. Went to the gym last night, 45 minutes on the Orbital thingee, calories burned 537, Saturday went for a 30 minute walk with my wife. My key challenge will be my diet and ensuring that I eat regularly.
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Guys, am very impressed that ye are all making such an effort to lose weight and get. Your ideas are bril, but as any female will tell you, if you make drastic changes to your life its very hard to maintain them longterm. Start small, throw away the frying pan, stay well clear of bread , drink spirits/wine instead of beer and move your backside more!! Housework is great for burning calories boys!!! Just remember, that if your exercising a lot, you will probably put on weight, so judge it on how your clothes fit. Am a female rugby player and we smack in the middle of our season up here, have never been as fit but am heavier than i've been in a long time.Will follow your progress with interest.....be strong!!!!
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Waaaaay ahead of you, boys.<br />
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Started a 1-year diet on January 1, 2006.<br />
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Height: 180cms<br />
Age: 37 yrs<br />
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Was: 97 kgs<br />
Am now: 89 kgs<br />
Target: 81 kgs (playing weight)<br />
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Method:<br />
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You're not going to like this, but, rule number one is no alcohol. But I was drinking about a six-pack a night, so if you aren't, then maybe this isn't so important.<br />
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Rule number two is to make a bet with one of your mates, or all of the Fern, about whose going to lose more weight. Non-financial bets that involve pain and/or humiliation are best.<br />
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Rule number three is ignore all the bloody stupid diets out there, stick with the current best science and just reduce your total kilojoule intake slightly (5% - 10%). If you seriously do this, and try to get that 10% especially from fatty foods, you will lose weight.<br />
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Rule number four is moderate exercise. Don't jump into a program that you can't sustain. Take it easy, try to do something every day - quick walk or 20 sit ups / push ups plus a weekly game of touch footy or squash or whatever.<br />
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