Be Excellent To Each Other

I am still chunky... carry on

Fucking hell i'm unfit! Haven't done any running in well over a year, probably two. A 2k run just killed me

I’d leave it if I were you, else you’ll make that lovely coat and it won’t fit your new buff physique. That’d be a shame. Pop the kettle on and have a biscuit to maintain the status quo.

But definitely not 2 biscuits. Oh, well I've opened the packet now. I'll just have another then put it away. Hmm, there's less than half left and they'll just go stale if I leave them

*boils kettle again*

You’ve always got to eat 4+ biscuits from a new pack, otherwise there’s not enough packet to twist/fold down to seal them again and they’ll go stale.

Even the little ‘pull to open’ tab is about three biscuits down.

and then the wrapper rips halfway down, so you have to keep going till you get to a place to stop. I almost bought a biscuit tin in Morrisons today, but then thought, what's the point...

Did my first parkrun this morning. Took it very easy as I had 2 seven year olds and a5 year old with me. MrsPaz sped off in pursuit of a PB, but we enjoyed our lollop.

I started a yoga programme on Monday and have also made a concerted effort to eat more fruit and veg and less rubbish. It's time to start feeling good about myself again.

I have not lost any weight but managed to get into a size 10 for a wedding last week which has left me a little confused despite literally saying on facebook recently that body weight in lbs != meaningful metric alone.

I did my first 70 miler on the bike.

Got 4 weeks till my race. Getting a bit nervous.

Muscle is tighter packed than fat. I was the same weight for most of last year but dropped 2 Jean sizes.

I was more surprised by my ability to give advice but not take it tbh

If you'd have told me 2 years ago that I'd be voluntarily getting up at 6am on a wednesday to go running in the rain, I'd have said that it was unlikely.

Well, I'd have been wrong.

Strava next. Then peeking at the next-nearest parkrun and thinking 'well, why not a change?'...

Well, you'd said "unlikely", which I don't think is technically wrong.

Trust me, at 5:59am this morning, 'unlikely' was still a strong possibility.

And then a few years later, scrambling through an Asian jungle wondering "How did I get here?", presumably

And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
...
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?

Ha! Well, I hope not, for your sake - you'll either wonder where on earth the family are ("Why am I scrambling up this on my own?"), or bitterly regret bringing them to this sticky muddy spot. Though the parkruns in Aus, NZ, Singapore and Malaysia would have kept you all entertained on the way.

Weight loss has plateaued a bit lately. I'm getting to the stage where I can't take the piss and eat takeaways or cake and still expect to lose weight now. The issue I have is once I get to April I start exercising more regularly and this makes me more hungry, so I eat more.

I need to be a bit more disciplined and not, for example, eat 12 Jaffa cakes with lunch.

You should have 12 party rings instead!

Been lax with my diet of late and with a few family / home stresses my blood pressure is higher than my Dr would like

Time to get strict again, and cut out/down on the crisps and treats.

Still not been regular to the gym with moving house but I've been working on the garden and garage for what seems forever.

I've given up unhealthy snacks completely and now, apart from the odd bit of fruit during the day, I only eat at meal times. I'm also still doing my yoga (DDP yoga for those that are interested) and I'm loving it!

I do believe I'm actually noticeably slimmer!

Nice, love yoga based on wrestling moves. Doesn't it hurt your partner's head though?

She's getting used to it. She just needs to sell more. Make it believable.

I'm carrying on smashing the gym as usual, but I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that I'm unlikely to lose any more actual body fat without making lifestyle changes that I don't really want to. There being a new Mrs Bamba isn't helping much at the moment because we're doing the usual load of eating out and drinking that a new relationship tends to bring; but obviously I'm far from unhappy about that.

I've lost a bit of weight this year, but probably only half a stone. I'm often just snacking instead of having actual meals and that's not helping. A friend of mine who is about my age has lost something like 10 stone in the last 18 months, which is pretty amazing, so it's inspiring me to do something about myself.

Congrats mate

Took a frontal nudey pic this morning and compared it to one from about 6 months ago and I've lost noticeable amounts of size (fat) from over the right hip (which for some reason has always been disproportionately bigger than the other side) which explains why being able to fit into new sizes has happened. I genuinely never thought I'd shift my wonky hip.

that is great... well done

Cheers dude.

my weight looks to be coming off again. which is a yay.

Nice. Upping the training, drinking less, both?

Both... 3 weeks till race day.

Panicing now..

Ahhh you'll be fine

Excellent work Jem! Could the wonky hip be the one you'd rest a young child on when picking them up?

Was asked to feed my friends' cats this weekend. With no car I looked at the bus, but it would take 24 mins and cost me £3.80, so eff that right in the ay.
It's a 40 min walk, which meant 1 hour 20 mins round trip. This seemed a bit long so I decided to jog it instead, expecting I'd die halfway, have to walk the rest and then walk home.

In fact I made it all the way there and back again, only stopping for 20 mins to feed and fuss the cats. It was pretty slow at 26 mins there and 28 mins back at about 5 mph for a 3.6mi round trip, but I'm pretty pleased all the same.

Tired now. I have to do it again tomorrow morning.

You should take that as a positive exercise moment!

I did even better today. 25 mins there and 22 mins back. During the hottest part of the day.

Good stuff

This has come round quick

Thanks Nah, I'd always used my left hip for that. It's been my fatter hip since I was a kid, anyway. I don't think anyone notices but me though. Hopefully.

Most of us are asymmetrical — this is why most of us don’t like pictures of ourselves as it’s the reverse of what we’re used to seeing. Fortunately, attractiveness isn’t predicated on this. Also, people with symmetrical faces look odd. I work out and it doesn’t matter how conscientious I am at exercising both sides of my body, my right side looks better! Conversely, the left side of my face looks better proportioned IMO. It’s a fact and at 49 I don’t care anymore ;-)

Pfff, as if Snappa knows anything about being bad looking.

My right bollock is distinctly more appealing.

More appealing than....

Well I've been taking one for the team this week with non stop eating and drinking. Do you don't have to.

HTH HAND

I've been so busy moving I've barely eaten a thing so we're balancing the universe out Jazzy!

I struggled at the gym last night. Really makes a difference when you get out of your regular routine.

I've just had some nuttella on toast for you.

Hope the moving is going okay?