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Author: | throughsilver [ Fri Jul 06, 2012 20:35 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Trousers wrote: throughsilver wrote: Trousers wrote: I just managed 51 press ups. That's from hitting the gym this week rather than just working with my dumb bells in the apartment. Well that and I weigh less now which is a bit cheaty. 51 in one go?! Either way, that's really nice. Fuck no - 3 sets of 17. That's still monster. Trousers wrote: I think I will - I'm 42 now and need to work a bit smarter in the gym so some guidance would be the best course of action. Excellent. Well, I'm happy to help too, in my decidedly non-expert way. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Sat Jul 07, 2012 18:39 ] |
Post subject: | Middle Age Spread |
You still doing the 100 pressup thing? |
Author: | throughsilver [ Sat Jul 07, 2012 22:16 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
If you're asking me, the answer is sadly not. I did some as part of a fitness test, do some in classes and have a weekly session of pressups on dumbells into plank rows. But not the challenge in itself. |
Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 14:36 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
So, week one over with then. Starting weight : 186lbs Current weight : 182lbs Weight loss : 4lbs Exercise Bike : 58 minutes Jogging : 72 minutes All good so far. Back at work in the office from now on though (and with random weeks in various locations) so it is going to get trickier. I've gone from "oooh, Double Deckers in the office!" to "arse, Double Deckers in the office" Went out on Saturday night for a meal and a fair few drinks, plus a large homemade chilli on Sunday, so my 5lb loss on Friday has gone back to a 4lb loss today Plan for this week. 3 runs 3 sessions on the bike |
Author: | devilman [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 14:42 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
If it helps, you can send the Double Deckers to me for safekeeping. |
Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 14:43 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
devilman wrote: If it helps, you can send the Double Deckers to me for safekeeping. Sure thing, I'll take some home tonight. The postal system is so crap, I wouldn't expect them to ever arrive though... |
Author: | BikNorton [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 14:57 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Trooper wrote: Plan for this week. While weight loss is a great short-term side-effect it's not a robust diet strategy.
3 runs |
Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 15:02 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
BikNorton wrote: Trooper wrote: Plan for this week. While weight loss is a great short-term side-effect it's not a robust diet strategy.3 runs My diet strategy is to eat less and move more. Seems pretty robust to me edit: Ohhhh, I just got it |
Author: | Squirt [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 15:14 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
On a similar theme, I found extensive dental surgery to be an excellent weight loss aide. Being unable to eat much more than luke warm soup for a few weeks really makes the chub drop off. |
Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 20:05 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Trooper wrote: First couch to 5k run done Me too! Quote: pretty easy. Me toOH WAIT NO THE OTHER THING. |
Author: | throughsilver [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 20:14 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
I took part in a horrible class today. We normally have about four people turn up. So the plan was we rotate who does stuff with the heavy ropes, and when you're not on the ropes, you do kettlebell swings/burpees/lunges/crunches/squats. Problem was nine people turned up. So while you're waiting for your turn on the ropes, that's a lot of burpees/swings/etc in one go! Then we had to do planks and side planks. Nightmare. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 22:47 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
throughsilver wrote: So while you're waiting for your turn on the ropes, that's a lot of burpees/swings/etc in one go! I find parpees are worse than burpees though, especially in public. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Jul 09, 2012 22:51 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
devilman wrote: If it helps, you can send the Double Deckers to me for safekeeping. On a more serious note, I don't think it's fair if devilman gets all the chocolate, and he should be forced to share, specifically with the likes of me. |
Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:23 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: Trooper wrote: First couch to 5k run done Me too! Quote: pretty easy. Me toOH WAIT NO THE OTHER THING. Done all of the first week runs now, my main issue is my legs ache after 5 minutes of running, I don't really get out of breath as such. I'm assuming I just need to build up some muscle and get used to it. |
Author: | Cras [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:28 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
It wasn't actually that bad. Breath was my biggest issue - no big shock there, having smoked 20 a day for 16 years. |
Author: | Cavey [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 13:25 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
I did two 60min+5min warmdown 'Round the World' bodytrek stints on Sat and Sun on Level 16 - 1,000 cals burned per session! Ouch. The sweat that was coming off me did not make for a pretty sight! Rest day yesterday but back to the weights tonight. Managed a 230lb Smith Press benchpress (10 reps, heaviest 4th set, unspotted) last time; whilst well off my 300lb peak of many years back, which is hardly surprising lol; still, not too shabby for an old bastard who needs to lose a few lbs and smokes too much. |
Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 13:33 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
I'm up in Newcastle overnight on wednesday, which is going to make fitting in a run a bit more tricky. It looks like i'm actually going to have to get up early tomorrow and run before going to work, which sucks! |
Author: | throughsilver [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 19:45 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: It wasn't actually that bad. Breath was my biggest issue - no big shock there, having smoked 20 a day for 16 years. Just have mint, lad. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Jul 10, 2012 20:04 ] |
Post subject: | Middle Age Spread |
Just done 30 lengths in not a full size hotel pool. |
Author: | Cras [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 13:37 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Anyone watch The Men Who Made Us Fat? Fascinating stuff. |
Author: | Cras [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 14:19 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Revising that opinion. Astonishing, terrifying stuff. |
Author: | Cras [ Sun Jul 15, 2012 15:15 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Just watched episode 2. When we're done with the bankers, we really should move onto everyone who's ever worked on a government health and food advisory board. |
Author: | throughsilver [ Sun Jul 15, 2012 17:58 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
You wanna give them bonuses too? |
Author: | Trooper [ Sun Jul 15, 2012 19:43 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
This week has been a bit of a bust, a few nights in hotels, a few evening meals out, a wedding this weekend, has all meant that I've gone over calorie a few days and only ran twice. Back on it next week though, but I'm not going to carry on with the fitness pal app, too much hassle if you eat out or cook from scratch. I'll be very surprised if I haven't put some weight on this week |
Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:58 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Have we had this yet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 Global BMI comparison thingy. I'm thinner than 81% of UK men aged 30-44 but fatter than 51% globally. |
Author: | metalangel [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:07 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
markg wrote: Have we had this yet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 Global BMI comparison thingy. I'm thinner than 81% of UK men aged 30-44 but fatter than 51% globally. I'm thinning that 74% of UK men aged 30-44, but fatter than 59% globally. I'm most like someone from Iraq. *explodes* |
Author: | myp [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:07 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Did you know? If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 45,340,371 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population I'm still below average for 30-44 year olds in this country though. |
Author: | myp [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:09 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
metalangel wrote: I'm most like someone from Iraq. *explodes* Venezuela for me. Next time there's a World Cup we should pick our teams in the sweepstake using BMI similarity. |
Author: | metalangel [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:10 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Notice that in the picture of angry people there's no fat people, just one meaty looking guy (a sort of Dimrill/Craster hybrid). There's also a girl doing the Myspace angle, another doing duck face. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:12 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
This is not cheery! You have a higher BMI than 70% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global You have a higher BMI than 90% of males aged 30-44 in the world |
Author: | myp [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:12 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Trooper wrote: I'm not going to carry on with the fitness pal app, too much hassle if you eat out or cook from scratch. Not really, I just approximate if I don't know what it is. The app has most things already in there. I can't believe you're giving up already. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:14 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Which app, I should read back through! |
Author: | myp [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:18 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
KovacsC wrote: Which app, I should read back through! MyFitnessPal. You can also use the website http://www.myfitnesspal.com |
Author: | MaliA [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:19 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Quote: You have a lower BMI than 87% of males aged 30-44 in your country
You have a lower BMI than 58% of males aged 30-44 in the world If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 6,399,209 tonnes fromthe total weight of the world's population |
Author: | MaliA [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:22 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Helpfully, I bought MrsA a book on Saturday, called "Run, Fat Bitch, Run!". It was helpful, in that it has contained everything I've told her, but as it is in a book, it now becomes 100% true than "Shit MaliA makes up about stuff". She seems to quite like it, and is going to stick to it, so I'll let you know how she gets on. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:27 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
MaliA wrote: Quote: You have a lower BMI than 87% of males aged 30-44 in your country You have a lower BMI than 58% of males aged 30-44 in the world If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 6,399,209 tonnes fromthe total weight of the world's population It is nice to know we balance the results out.. |
Author: | Malabelm [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:33 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Quote: National: Below average — You have a lower BMI than 69% of males aged 15-29 in your country Global: Above average — You have a higher BMI than 60% of males aged 15-29 in the world If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 5,760,207 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population You're most like someone from Equatorial Guinea* I've no idea what I weigh, mind, so I guessed at 11.5st |
Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:35 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Won't really matter - the scale's graded for adults, not kids. |
Author: | Malabelm [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:42 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: Won't really matter - the scale's graded for adults, not kids. Oh If anybody needs me, I'll be in the ball pool. |
Author: | metalangel [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:43 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Malabelm wrote: If anybody needs me, I'll be in the ball pool. Having a pee. |
Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:54 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
The Last Salmon Man wrote: Trooper wrote: I'm not going to carry on with the fitness pal app, too much hassle if you eat out or cook from scratch. Not really, I just approximate if I don't know what it is. The app has most things already in there. I can't believe you're giving up already. The wedding was the real problem. A hundred canapes and random drinks, and random food from a buffet, plus a meal, plus being throughly drunk. I gave up I'm a bit too OCD to approximate, it's all or nothing for me. Still, I maintained this week! 181lbs even after the week i've had, so yay. Back on it properly today, but without the app. Just watching what I eat and running. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 13:40 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: Anyone watch The Men Who Made Us Fat? Fascinating stuff. Yes, this was quite brilliant. I recommend everyone find it on iPlayer or something, if they haven't seen it. |
Author: | Curiosity [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 13:45 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Agent Starling wrote: Craster wrote: Anyone watch The Men Who Made Us Fat? Fascinating stuff. Yes, this was quite brilliant. I recommend everyone find it on iPlayer or something, if they haven't seen it. Two paragraph summary for those who CBA to watch it? |
Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 13:50 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Due to politics and the agricultural lobby, the fledgling FDA basically buried reports about how bad sugar was, and instead went with demonising saturated fat. The rest of the world followed suit. So everyone stopped eating fat. Stuff isn't nice without fat, so the producers just up the sugar to make up for it. Oh, and sugar (fructose in particular) shuts down leptin production, which means that you don't realise you're full. So the producers make everything bigger to take advantage of that fact. |
Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 13:58 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
I've gone down a notch on my work belt. |
Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 13:59 ] |
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Craster wrote: Due to politics and the agricultural lobby, the fledgling FDA basically buried reports about how bad sugar was, and instead went with demonising saturated fat. The rest of the world followed suit. So everyone stopped eating fat. Stuff isn't nice without fat, so the producers just up the sugar to make up for it. Oh, and sugar (fructose in particular) shuts down leptin production, which means that you don't realise you're full. So the producers make everything bigger to take advantage of that fact. Wow, that's quite scary. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 14:05 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: Due to politics and the agricultural lobby, the fledgling FDA basically buried reports about how bad sugar was, and instead went with demonising saturated fat. The rest of the world followed suit. So everyone stopped eating fat. Stuff isn't nice without fat, so the producers just up the sugar to make up for it. Oh, and sugar (fructose in particular) shuts down leptin production, which means that you don't realise you're full. So the producers make everything bigger to take advantage of that fact. Bloody Hell |
Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 14:08 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Quite. Saturated fat consumption has plummeted over the last 30 years, sugar consumption has skyrocketed. And now we have a society that is increasingly obese and has vast numbers of diabetics. Great work there, health dudes. |
Author: | Curiosity [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 14:19 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Craster wrote: Due to politics and the agricultural lobby, the fledgling FDA basically buried reports about how bad sugar was, and instead went with demonising saturated fat. The rest of the world followed suit. So everyone stopped eating fat. Stuff isn't nice without fat, so the producers just up the sugar to make up for it. Oh, and sugar (fructose in particular) shuts down leptin production, which means that you don't realise you're full. So the producers make everything bigger to take advantage of that fact. Ah yes, read that on the BBC site. Have been trying to cut down on sugar as a result, but basically failing as sugar is lovely. And for all they demonised it, saturated fat is still bad for you. Sadly. |
Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 14:23 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Middle Age Spread |
Dropping sugar was really hard... especially when Mrskovs mum makes really good cake!!! |
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