Be Excellent To Each Other

I will have to start doing that sort of stuff once I am done losing weight. I noticed the other day that my moobs have changed shape. They are more triangular, and half empty If I pick them up and let them go it don't half bloody hurt. So yeah, I am going to need to tone up my chest in order to beat the saggy skin. Not that I won't have any, because I know it's par for the course when you lose a few stone.

Talking of which I did lose another 4lb, but this week I am doing nowt (staying with family spending time with family). I am still behaving though, all apart from a piece of birthday cake from my cousin's 18th which I missed. First sweet thing I had eaten in weeks. It was terribly, terribly sweet. I cut sugar about three weeks ago now and I don't miss it at all. Am using that spoonful stuff now.

I sympathise, my boobs have also changed shape. They're shrivelling up, gradually being replaced by muscley man-pecs.

Mine too.

Hit my 2st goal today. I haven't weighed this little in four years.

You weigh 2st!

One of my legs probably does.

I meant weight *loss* obviously.

Hmm. Well now I'm wondering how much an average leg weighs.

Me too! 2st seems light for a leg.

Edit: https://www.quora.com/If-a-person-weigh ... -arm-weigh

Huh, seems 2st is pretty much exactly right!

Well done fella

Kov is more impressed than I am that you can guess the weight of a leg.

Yes I am... not sure how heavy mine is

Onto the next goal! I've set myself another half stone target. If I achieve that it'll be my lowest weight since 2013.

My goals are, finish my tri, then get fat

Why?

because i have trained for the tri.... might as well do it...

Surely that means you've just got to lose it again for your next one?

Good point.. i could retire

Motivational tattoo done. I will finish my race next year.

Busy week on holiday.

I've probably put some back on in my slump of depression over the last month. However, now until November is prime riding time for me (so you can warm up and get warm enough without dying of heat) so I will be riding lots.

The holiday I booked for October (nothing fancy just a few days in Hampshire) is partly done around taking a bike with me. Which will be ace, as it's a beautiful part of the world.

I've not done anything this year and I'm overweight once again

Have lots of excuses, kids take all my time, tired all the time after doing nightshifts with the youngest etc

None of it gets the weight off though.

So the new plan is once my wife and kids go to Ireland next weekend (getting the kitchen done) I'm off to the gym to see what I can cope with

Aim is to build it up while family is away then I'm changing Gym to one near work and hopefully hitting that most mornings

I have been eating biscuits and getting chubby for 10 days.. going well so far

Binning my old 36" waist jeans as I'm back in a 32".

Nice one dude.

That is awesome

I've been doing pretty well with my continued weight loss but weekends are really fucking me up lately. I've had a social occasion every weekend of summer (or it feels like it) and I can't help but pick and snack and then I undo all the good shit I achieve in the week. I'm not normally a snacker generally, so don't know why it's affecting me so much

I know that feeling, not exercised for 3 weeks, I feel fat..

Interesting article on the effects of cardio and weight training on particulars hormones associated with ‘well-being ‘
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 101138.htm

According to my Wii U, I am no longer obese, merely overweight. Given my height that's 17 stone 3 pounds (109kg). It's been a few years since I was last 16 stone something, can't be that far away...

Well done...

Been smashing running PBs this week. 5K the other day and 10K today and it didn't even feel like trying. After about ten years of just running I decided to see if there were any tips that might help and I read about paying attention to cadence and holy shit! It's like discovering gears on a bike.

Well done.

Starting back at the gym hurt me last week, had aches in my arms for days after.

Last nights session, although hard going, resulted in much less aching today. Bad how quickly you lose conditioning after a break.

We're totally pants Bros!

Ok so what should I be looking for with cadence? I just went for a short run and I see that Samsung Health has tracked it along with my pace.

It depends really. Just note your current cadence and do some reading. Mine was really low which meant I was overstriding which is ineffecient and places more stress than necessary on knees etc.

Bosh, markg! Nice work. I think - though it hasn't really been a conscious process - I have shortened my stride over time, and it helps; fewer injuries, less SMACK noise as each foot hits the floor.

I have started Zone 2 training. It is frustrating, you can't let your heart rate clime to zone 3.

Good for you if you can stick to it, though - I have never quite managed to do the "walk up a hill if necessary" side.

Nice one mate, that's awesome. I've never paid much attention to my cadence - got me curious now! Although I've managed to set spanky new PBs this year by actually consistently running (funny that)

Bit warm at running track...

That top goes nicely with your trainers.

This seems as good a thread as any to post in - hoping nobody minds. I recently launched a new blog for my fitness related waffling and I'd forgotten how hard going it is getting momentum on a new website. So on the off chance anyone wants to read about fitness, or has mates into fitness, or whatever... I would appreciate a look and/or a share etc

URL is https://strongmum.com/

(Apologies if you've already seen me tweeting/Facepooping about this #spamspamspam )

Did a run test tonight.

Averaged 8:15 min miles. Quite chuffed

I've put on a stone in October!

The cottage will do that.

I put on ~8lbs at cottage. Back to normal now though.

I don't think I'll lose mine that quickly, If I've been active and healthy I might lose 2-3 lbs in a week. So we're realistically looking at 2 months to lose a stone, however, one of those months is going to be December, another month where I usually put on a stone! So it could be March before I get back down to the weight I was in September. But then March is another month where I typically put on weight as that's when my birthday is.

We'll see.

I genuinely have no idea how much I weigh.

Somewhere between 12st and 14st I reckon.

Since I was down to my lightest in a long while in July (189lbs), I've put a few back on, back up to 193lbs.

Considering I've started drinking again it's no great surprise, but I'm keen on kickstarting the weight loss again.