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Body fat is the only indicator of condition. If you started lifting weights you would gain muscle and muscle weighs more than fat. As you get older you need to look at low impact exercise - biking, walking, rowing. Do a bit of warm up and thin your blood out a bit and it will seem easier. I like exercises with leg and arm weights. Only cost about a fiver - but they wear out quick if use them every day.
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The forum fatties are on a roll. hoep it isn't a bacon roll fatties.
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I'm back in the game!
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Jan 3......15.1
Jan 10.....14.6 (-9) Jan 17.....14.3 (-3) Jan 30.....14.0 (-3) Feb 06.....13.13(-1) Feb 13.....13.12(-1) Feb 21.....13.11(-1) Total.............(-18) Slowwwwwwwwwww but sure !! |
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Jan 3......15.1
Jan 10.....14.6 (-9) Jan 17.....14.3 (-3) Jan 30.....14.0 (-3) Feb 06.....13.13(-1) Feb 13.....13.12(-1) Feb 21.....13.11(-1) Feb 27.....13.10(-1) Total.............(-19) Don't give up now lol. I should hit my target by next Xmas :^0 |
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wd T Book.
Back to 14"7 here. Back on the wagon again and feeling svelte. As promised (though partly just in order to make Infamous jelous) I went rambling up a big hill on Tuesday. Just about dies for the first 45 minutes (funnily enough the uphill part). Probably the biggest cardiovascular workout I've done in about 5 years :| Going try it again next week, but taking in a second hill. Did plan to do to "peaks" (ooer bit saucy etc.) but when I reached the top of the first hill it was seriously vile weather. Mist and wind battering me with wind etc, and I'm in a jumper and jeans and trainers.) Anyway, that's enough hills. |
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*died
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haha why would I be jealous? cos you minced up a hill without a weighted backpack? :D
well done keep it up! |
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FYI my backpack was liberally weighted with 1 litre of Robinson's diluting orange (diluted), quarter of a packet of blanched almonds, a drifter (the chocolate biscuit, not the boat) a box of wrigleys extra and a pair of skiing gloves. Plus I had phone, wallet, car keys, 20B&H and a lighter in my pockets.
So it was by no means the wimp's way to walk a hill so far as resistance matter goes. |
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Nice one JOMO, keep up the good work. Inf, give the guy a break, everyone has to start somewhere. We're not all Adonises like you, you know.
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JOMO 27 Feb 10:40
FYI my backpack was liberally weighted with 1 litre of Robinson's diluting orange (diluted), quarter of a packet of blanched almonds, a drifter (the chocolate biscuit, not the boat) a box of wrigleys extra and a pair of skiing gloves. Plus I had phone, wallet, car keys, 20B&H and a lighter in my pockets. So it was by no means the wimp's way to walk a hill so far as resistance matter goes. :^0 PoolFC 27 Feb 10:42 Nice one JOMO, keep up the good work. Inf, give the guy a break, everyone has to start somewhere. We're not all Adonises like you, you know. Just keeping him motivated! Now drop and give me 40. |
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too late for me to join?
started thurs last week......17st 4 current 16st 13 no junk food,running 1mile am and 1mile pm stuck to it so far although saturday nights are a major weakness,not so much alcohol its the MADRAS CALLING |
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Weighing in
was 16 stone now 15 st 9 lb |
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Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss).
Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Slowly but surely... JOMO 27 Feb 10:40 FYI my backpack was liberally weighted with 1 litre of Robinson's diluting orange (diluted), quarter of a packet of blanched almonds, a drifter (the chocolate biscuit, not the boat) a box of wrigleys extra and a pair of skiing gloves. Plus I had phone, wallet, car keys, 20B&H and a lighter in my pockets. The good thing about this being that the bag must've been lighter on the way down after you had quaffed the Robinson's and the drifter (the biscuit, not a member of the band). There's no room in this thread for gayness. Actually, do it next week with one of The Drifters on your back while he belts out Kissing In The Back Row continuously and let us know how you get on. rocco siffredi 27 Feb 11:52 too late for me to join? The more the merrier. Betfair Fatties...Unite! B-) |
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Bin tryin to lose the pudgeyness since jan by doin some jogging, it's not shiftin so much as i love my food, but im gettin fitter,doing my first 10k race on sunday,if i do it in 50mins ill be well happy with my lot.Another on 21st March, will do hardcore trainin and hope to do it in 45, c'mon betsy!
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wp pudgey. 50 mins is a decent (not great) 10k time - it's about what I'm doing in training.
I'm doing a 10k in May, target time 45 mins like your one in March, but I'll be pretty damn happy if I do 45. Done a couple of half marathons but never done a 10k before. To give you some perspective, a 50 min 10k time corresponds to about 1 hour 50 to 1 hour 55 mins for a half marathon (assuming the 50 min 10k is your genuine fastest 10k time rather than coasting and doing a further distance). Most people would be pretty pleased with that. Indeed most people would be pleased just with running a 10k. |
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Cheers Pool, about 4 yrs ago i trained hard for bout 6months and did the 10k in 43mins which i was well proud of but i lost the motivation when moving jobs and house and the routine went.
I haven't trained half as hard this time round but if i do this 10k right then ill put my heart n soul into doing this one in March and hopefully get a decent time in. That said, right now at 16stone im 2 stone heavier than i was 4 years ago,can definately feel the baggage. It's all good, all going well it'll be nice to be fit for the summer and be able to walk about with a tshirt on and not feel like such a porker. |
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How far/often do you run in training?
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Started in Jan going bout mile n half, 3days a week, working my way up to 5miles last week.Did 4miles yesterday, doing the full 6.2miles tonight and the same then sunday. It's all on the road.
I push myself most days as i think running is very much in the mind. I know i should be doing more, swimming/weights etc but i don't have the money at the mo to join a gym. Will see how the weekend goes, afterwards i'll start mixing it up, maybe do a few sprints in a soccer pitch or something to vary it. |
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Nice one JOMO, keep up the good work. Inf, give the guy a break, everyone has to start somewhere. We're not all Adonises like you, you know.
Just keeping him motivated! Now drop and give me 40. Yeah it's fine. I like Infamous being the Sergeant Blast to myOlive Oyl :x |
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Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss).
Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Week 9 (27-06 Mar): 12st. I just built a new weight bench in the garage last week to go with the cross trainer. I'm thinking of adding a rowing machine to it, too. |
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2nd Jan 15"7
9th Jan 15"3 15th Jan 15"3 23rd Jan 14"13 30th Jan 14"11.5 6th Feb 14"10.5 13th Feb 14"7 20th Feb 14"9 27th Feb 14"7 6th Mar 14"6 |
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well done, jomo.
i've just started trying to get fit and losing weight. lost 2.5lbs last week and will update on here on sunday when i have my second weekly weigh in |
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-2.8lbs for me in the week just gone. looking for 3-4 this week so am stepping up my training
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im starting mine today but i fear my injuries will stop me before the week is out..
any tips on it that dont involve starving myself and non cardio? |
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Jan 3......15.1
Jan 10.....14.6 (-9) Jan 17.....14.3 (-3) Jan 30.....14.0 (-3) Feb 06.....13.13(-1) Feb 13.....13.12(-1) Feb 21.....13.11(-1) Feb 27.....13.10(-1) Mar 13.....13.7(-3) Total.............(-22) Back on track lads, after missing a week out. Off to pub for Chelts now so hopefully no +3's afterwards :0 |
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Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss).
Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Week 9 (27-06 Mar): 12st. Week 10: (06-13 Mar): 11st 12lbs. |
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ttt for SIR DEREK TROTTER.
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cheers :)
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No problem, fella.
Good luck. |
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Talking Book
you seem to have a very similar physique to my good self but a lot more succes sthan I am having I do a lot of exercise/cycling, have cut out sugar, bread, biscuits etc but struggling to lose weight How are you managing to shift the weight? |
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I lost 28lbs in the last half of 2009, but have put 7 back on over the winter. Starting back tomorrow. :)
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Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss).
Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Week 9 (27-06 Mar): 12st. Week 10: (06-13 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 11: (13-20 Mar): 11st 12lbs. |
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Banq
very well done soon ul be bottom weight in The Lincoln Ive gave up |
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Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss).
Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Week 9 (27-06 Mar): 12st. Week 10: (06-13 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 11: (13-20 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 12: (20-27 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Seem to have hit a bit of a glass ceiling at the moment. Although, as long as I'm not gaining weight then it's fine. The pounds will shed, slowly but surely. |
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banq just change up your training routine matey.. .
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Good morning all my fellow fat friends :)
I know the fred has fallen by the wayside a bit for one reason or another. Just haven't had the time to update on my side. Partly due to a new job, which is all high-pressure, saving the world, no time for lunch etc. and so my first week (see ending 20th March) resulted in a pleasing reduction to 14"3. My second week was pretty much exactly the same so frankly not quite sure how I managed to put a pound on. But anyway, on to this week, and ding ding, all aboard the gastroenteritus express :( I'm not going to go into graphic details for obvious reasons, but basically for the past week have been absolutely dying with this. Ate maybe 2,000 cals of stuff the whole week? Ended up getting a saline drip attached on Thursday night I was that bad. So that's one way to shatter the 14 stone barrier I guess. Ok it's all water loss and muscle wastage, but you've got to start somewhere. ;) Hope everyone else is doing well. 2nd Jan 15"7 9th Jan 15"3 15th Jan 15"3 23rd Jan 14"13 30th Jan 14"11.5 6th Feb 14"10.5 13th Feb 14"7 20th Feb 14"9 27th Feb 14"7 6th Mar 14"6 13th Mar 14"6 20th Mar 14"3 27th Mar 14"4 3rd Apr 13"13 |
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You a still a tubby git
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true dat
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Banquo 27 Mar 13:28
Week 1 (2-9 Jan): 12st 9lbs (3lb loss). Week 2 (9-16 Jan): 12st 7lbs. Week 3 (16-23 Jan): 12st 6lbs. Week 4 (23-30 Jan): 12st 4lbs. Week 5 (30-6 Feb): 12st 4lbs. Week 6 (6-13 Feb): 12st 2lbs. Week 7 (13-20 Feb): 12st 1lb. Week 8 (20-27 Feb): 12st. Week 9 (27-06 Mar): 12st. Week 10: (06-13 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 11: (13-20 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 12: (20-27 Mar): 11st 12lbs. Week 13 (27-03 Apr): 11st 10lbs. That's exactly what I did, Morrissey. Changed the routine up a bit and it worked a treat. Started working out after meals as well, because sometimes I'd do it before, and that seems to have worked well. I'm quite pleased with the outcome. |