Had a couple of sessions back with my personal trainer, Darren, to start repairing the damage done by six months illness and about five rounds of surgery. I mentioned earlier that I'd lost a lot of strength, but my flexibility also went down the toilet, and of course I piled on the weight because I wasn't exercising.
There were a couple of exercises which I’ve seen Jane doing during her PT sessions… I couldn’t even begin to perform them.
Weirdly, although my cardio fitness also went backwards, and I had the whole collapsed lung palaver to deal with, its been the quickest to recover.
I have a way to go, but I'm starting to get back into my interval training, and I've dropped about 2kgs of flab over the last 5-6 weeks. Heaps to go, though. And I suspect most of that weight loss is from a couple of nutritional tweaks. I swapped a protein shake for my usual sandwich (or microwaved dinner leftovers) at lunch, and I've been taking a bottle of chilled water to my desk each day and sipping on that when I felt the urge to grab yet another tea or coffee... and the inevitable snack that goes with it.
I got back to jujitsu last week, and really felt the four months off. But everyone had been off with me. The dojo's been closed due to Covid restrictions.
Finally, I've been trying to make sure sure the dogs both get a decent walk every second day. I means I have to lead them all over our hilly suburb for an hour each time, but is a significant calorie burner in itself.
Yeah, I read this with an eye on the upcoming winter and shudder. It is tough to maintain a good walking regimen with two feet of snow and minus 14C outside. Snow makes everything hard. However, this all must be borne.
Good on yer JB. Without anything but bone idleness and advancing years, it took a major bollocking from my GP (you will get diabetes and die) to get me to see sense, restart eating properly and exercising again. I loathe diets and gyms and it took a bit of psychological manipulation to turn the motivation on and hey presto, 10kgs off in three months, and feeling as good as I ever did - anyway, I use the Noom calorie counter and meal logging app to keep myself on track, and it has become obsessive…worth a try if you haven’t got an easy method. The Labrador is also minus 3.5 kgs…
I go on and off calorie tracking. Weirdly enough its easier to do when you're eating shit. Most trackers have built in totals and macro breakdowns for things like Big Macs or cans of Coke. It's harder with home made meals and especially with restaurant dinners which, I, er, rather like. But you're right. It does bring some rigour to the process.
Yeah, I read this with an eye on the upcoming winter and shudder. It is tough to maintain a good walking regimen with two feet of snow and minus 14C outside. Snow makes everything hard. However, this all must be borne.
Good on yer JB. Without anything but bone idleness and advancing years, it took a major bollocking from my GP (you will get diabetes and die) to get me to see sense, restart eating properly and exercising again. I loathe diets and gyms and it took a bit of psychological manipulation to turn the motivation on and hey presto, 10kgs off in three months, and feeling as good as I ever did - anyway, I use the Noom calorie counter and meal logging app to keep myself on track, and it has become obsessive…worth a try if you haven’t got an easy method. The Labrador is also minus 3.5 kgs…
Thanks Hutchy, and props to you mate. 10kgs is awesome
Thanks JB - what I thought I was going to be psychobabble and a waste of time and money actually works - who’d have thought it.
There's always this new potential bullshite https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2021/10/25/counting-macros/
Luv me some new bullshite.
Do you track calories JB? I find it brings an accountability to me when I understand what every little snack is costing me in calories.
I go on and off calorie tracking. Weirdly enough its easier to do when you're eating shit. Most trackers have built in totals and macro breakdowns for things like Big Macs or cans of Coke. It's harder with home made meals and especially with restaurant dinners which, I, er, rather like. But you're right. It does bring some rigour to the process.
Yeah, I end up adding recipes and then the next time I make them I change enough I have to add them over again