Time to get fit
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I'm getting back into my road and mountain bike lately and already feel so much better mentally and physically for doing the exercise. I have also just ordered a Garmin Edge 500, which is a GPS enabled bike computer. I will be able to compare previous rides and pace myself plus upload all my ride data to the web. There's a lot of people who seem to think that the Edge 500 helps to motivate them to do ore exercise so I'm hoping they are right.
On the subject of diet's, the mantra I live by is "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." Oh and don't drink copious amounts of Guinness!
On the subject of diet's, the mantra I live by is "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." Oh and don't drink copious amounts of Guinness!
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andy5405 said:
Wish I'd got the 500 .. I got the 800 "because it's got a touch screen" and wish I hadn't ... you kinda get locked into a level of touch expectation with Apple iOS.
On diet - all true ... but don't neglect the fact that Guiness is a great source of iron, which is critical to your wellbeing.
"Ghost" racing is a great motivator - I've been doing it on the rower ... initially you think it's a gimmick (maybe it is), but it works on me!
On a fitness related side note .. check out this thread meandering on a post I made locally ... how could you be upset ???
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Best-wife-board-to-go-with-a-Naish-Nalu-1065/
A little background.
I used to have a 32" waist, still do in my mind.
. But over time in my early 40s it got to be over 38" when I realised that on a holliday I was so shocked I went on a diet and got back down to a 32".
Some years roll by and up goes my weight and blood pressure. The Doc. puts me on a mild medication, I say if I loose 10kg will I still need the meds? He says no but you can't loose the weight. So I drop 12kg in 12 weeks and gradually drop the meds. No problem.
A few years later up goes the weight BMI over 32! So I go back on my calorie and portion control diet and loose enough to not be fat.
Fast forward to last year. My BMI gets to be over 30! I think OK I'll go back on my calorie and portion control diet and loose weight. 4 weeks later I give up as it will not work.
As my calorie count drops so does my metabolism. So I give up as the same diet that I used before to drop about 1 kg per week did nothing.
This summer I have a checkup and in mid July. Weight 106kg BMI 33.8. I also work with no shirt on during the summer as it is hot in Thailand. The pics my wife took show me that I am fat and it is ugly.
Enough is enough.
Calorie control does not work for me now as the older you get the less it works.
So no calorie control, I can't be bothered with portion control either, doesn't work for me.
Over my 6 week holiday my weight is now dropping it is a diet that works for me and I am loosing weight.
Today, just over 7 weeks from starting my weight is down to just over 98kg and BMI to 31.4
I still have a long way to go as I hope to get my BMI down to under 28 and that is 13kg away.
Can I do it? I think I may be able to.
I don't aim to be fit. I find excersize is boring. But I do use the train instead of my motorcycle to go to work now. So I am getting at lest 30 mins walking in a day
I used to have a 32" waist, still do in my mind.
. But over time in my early 40s it got to be over 38" when I realised that on a holliday I was so shocked I went on a diet and got back down to a 32". Some years roll by and up goes my weight and blood pressure. The Doc. puts me on a mild medication, I say if I loose 10kg will I still need the meds? He says no but you can't loose the weight. So I drop 12kg in 12 weeks and gradually drop the meds. No problem.
A few years later up goes the weight BMI over 32! So I go back on my calorie and portion control diet and loose enough to not be fat.
Fast forward to last year. My BMI gets to be over 30! I think OK I'll go back on my calorie and portion control diet and loose weight. 4 weeks later I give up as it will not work.
As my calorie count drops so does my metabolism. So I give up as the same diet that I used before to drop about 1 kg per week did nothing.
This summer I have a checkup and in mid July. Weight 106kg BMI 33.8. I also work with no shirt on during the summer as it is hot in Thailand. The pics my wife took show me that I am fat and it is ugly.
Enough is enough.
Calorie control does not work for me now as the older you get the less it works.
So no calorie control, I can't be bothered with portion control either, doesn't work for me.
Over my 6 week holiday my weight is now dropping
it is a diet that works for me and I am loosing weight.Today, just over 7 weeks from starting my weight is down to just over 98kg and BMI to 31.4
I still have a long way to go as I hope to get my BMI down to under 28 and that is 13kg away.
Can I do it? I think I may be able to.
I don't aim to be fit. I find excersize is boring. But I do use the train instead of my motorcycle to go to work now. So I am getting at lest 30 mins walking in a day
Kev said:
I've had the Edge 500 for a week or so now and it is already proving to be a wonderful motivator. I have stopped using Garmin Connect to save my rides and am uploading to Strava instead. I was interested in logging total vertical ascent and want my rides to add up to the equivalent of Everest in as short a time as possible. The real bonus for me with Strava is segments. These are sections normally created by other riders and if you ride the same trail/segment your time automatically gets entered on the leader board for that segment. I did one the other day and stopped unknowingly before reaching the top of a popular segment to give some mountain bikers some directions. I then had a 10 minute natter. I uploaded the ride to find that I was 147th out of 147 and was gutted. My adjusted time if I hadn't stopped would have put me at about 115th at 16 mins 30 secs. I couldn't wait to get back out and remedy the situation and went balls out yesterday and did 14 mins 03 secs to get 93rd. I was so pleased and can't believe how a brilliant bike computer combined with a brilliant website can motivate me. It's the hardest I've ever pushed myself on a climb. My goal is to get that climb under 10 mins one day.
My profile is hereand I have managed 3936 feet of the 29029 to total my 1st Everest. That's 13.56% and I've had to stop riding for now with a worsening case of folliculitis (pimples or ingrown hairs) on one buttock through a badly fitted seat. It's so annoying just when I get so motivated.
I can't recommend Strava enough, all you need is a GPS enabled device. It works on Android and Iphones. You will soon be training harder than you thought possible.
