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Thread: Get fit - unfat competition
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22nd February 2006, 10:26 PM #16
Being a coke-aholic I changed over to the new Zero sugar free and have lost 3kg.
Gotaavacoke.
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22nd February 2006, 10:28 PM #17
Originally Posted by la Huerta
). All going well I will start riding with my daughter to and from school three days a week starting next week as we bought her a new bike for chrissy (got me one too
). I'm looking forward to being fitter and namtrak's idea was at the perfect time!
Have a nice day - Cheers
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22nd February 2006, 11:03 PM #18All going well I will start riding my daughter to and from school three days a weekPhoto Gallery
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22nd February 2006, 11:37 PM #19
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Originally Posted by Sturdee
i bet you've watched that movie 'shall we dance ' a dozen times...Hurry, slowly
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22nd February 2006, 11:40 PM #20
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and regards to dieting , your on the right track Sturdee, dieting is a waste of time...your just burning more energy now, so it naturaly happens...
good stuff mate...saw the snazzy garden tooHurry, slowly
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23rd February 2006, 12:53 AM #21
mmm yeah but as I got older it got harder so I just try to maintain the weight I am and not gain more. Now I figure its a case of diet, exercise get fit and die anyway.
morbid but true
the only difference I can find as I have lost a few mates over the last couple years the fit ones were easier to carry. no humour intended just being realistic
Go for it but keep expectations at a realistic level.
PeteWhat this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
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23rd February 2006, 08:39 AM #22
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Already done it!
Since October 2004 I have dropped 12kg and raised my fitness level dramatically. Especially my cardio-vascular fitness. My resting heartrate has dropped from 79 to 50.
How did I do it? Mainly exercise, but I also reduced intake of high fat/salt/sugar foods, and re-aligned my portion sizes to what I needed rather than what would fit on the plate.
In any exercise program, especially a program like mine that is a solo effort, you just have to get the motivation right. In the past my efforts have all ended because I got bored or allowed things to get in the way (weather, work, trips away etc) While at the Adelaide show in 2004 I noticed a particularly good rowing machine, and when I found out about the motivation program run by the manufacturer, I bought one. It's all internet based, but there are goals and even prizes for distance and speed, regular competitions, clubs to join, etc, etc. I have settled down to a program of about 25-30 minutes rowing 5 days a week, and have completed over 2 million metres since I bought the machine.
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23rd February 2006, 08:47 AM #23
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if only you had a dollar for every metre....
Hurry, slowly
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23rd February 2006, 08:48 AM #24
Me too woodbe, was up to 114kg... now hover around 85 depending on what type of program Im doing at the gym. Might even start competing soon(next year).
I reckon I'd be about 70kg if I wasnt a gym yuppie, its amazing how much muscle weighs.....................................................................
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23rd February 2006, 09:46 AM #25
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Originally Posted by la Huerta
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23rd February 2006, 09:54 AM #26
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Yes. Common problem among the rowing people too. The shot is to replace fat with muscle and burn some fat too. Using a program helps, and also a heartrate meter is a good idea for both safety (so you don't overdo it) and to get into the intended zone (burn it, or build it)
woodbe
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23rd February 2006, 10:11 AM #27
I've lost about 9kg. I am 180cm tall and weighed 85kg. Hardly overwight but enough for my liver to complain (fatty liver, precursor to diabeties). I scratched around for ages trying to find an excercise program that didn't bore the crap out of me.
I decided to take up cycling. I signed up for the Great Victoria Bike Ride as a motivator and haven't looked back. Just love going out for a ride and I'm at the stage where I actually look for steep hills to climb. :eek:
Most of the states have bike rides now. I recommend signing up and get on yer bike.Photo Gallery
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23rd February 2006, 10:19 AM #28
Another Me Too story. Cut out anything really fatty and eat more friut etc. But!!!! Eat more often. I used to not have breakfast and lunch then pigged out on dinner etc.
Now I eat all day, walk 7km every luchtime, go to gym etc.
lost 15kg and all healthy signs fine after about 4 mths. cholesterol down blood pressure heart rate.
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23rd February 2006, 10:23 AM #29
190cms 82 kg.
What Grunt says, although like Woodbe I dropped 14kg a year ago by similar diet, and upping the K's on the bike consistently. I don't do the gym thing, being a firm believer that as long as I don't have any muscles I've got nothing to injure.
Have just had two weeks off the bike while the PDRacers are consuming pre-work time, and I miss it!
My dearest has also got the message, with the daily walk and gym, and it does make it a lot easier when we are eating similarly.
One fascinating observation: in our travels, we keep our luggage light, but still lug 12 -14 kgs a piece, and that gets pretty heavy and tiring occasionally.... till you realise that that's how much extra FAT you were lugging everywhere....
Cheers,
P
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23rd February 2006, 10:52 AM #30
Is weight a problem if you are not carrying any fat?
Work has a BMI (Body Mass Index) and I am over it, but am not carrying any fat, and so long as I can still pass the fitness assessment they don't care.
Its a bit harder on the joints, but my 105 kg doesn't include much fat.
I agree that exercise has to be enjoyable. I used to run about 60 km a week, and ended up hating it. Now I don't run much anymore but hit the exercise bike with a good book as my main form of cardio. Much better.
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