Well Yesterday was my birthday and i turned 33. It was a great day, It must be the first birthday ive had no cake - but i wasnt overly fussed on it.
I had lemon merangue instead which was AWESOME!
I missed going to the gym because i got to busy but i more than made it up today with weights and also cycling to work.
Another noteworthy thing, I hit exactly halfway to my goal weight so ive lost 27.5kg and have 27.5kg to go! :D
And my final say was I found this fantastic website with lots of exercises including silly animated gifs showing you how to do stuff :D
Friday, September 08, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
The Story so far ...
Well at this point in time im down to 118.5kgs/260lb round about.
My birthday is next week (7th September).
I think its only just starting to hit home how much weight ive lost.
4 of my friends have been inspired by my weight loss and are also on a quest of their own. The info on this site has been helpful so im told.
I talk daily on a weight loss forum
with like minded people who never say anything nasty.
Anyway everything is going great, one day i might even hope to see all the muscle that is now developed under the flab lol.
I have no fat rolls any more, its just smooth sculpted fat :D
My birthday is next week (7th September).
I think its only just starting to hit home how much weight ive lost.
4 of my friends have been inspired by my weight loss and are also on a quest of their own. The info on this site has been helpful so im told.
I talk daily on a weight loss forum
with like minded people who never say anything nasty.
Anyway everything is going great, one day i might even hope to see all the muscle that is now developed under the flab lol.
I have no fat rolls any more, its just smooth sculpted fat :D
Friday, August 25, 2006
Stupid people at the gym
I posted this on http://weight-loss.fitness.com originally but here it is for all to see :)
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Okay since its friday night and im bored shitless im gonna have a rant. This rant is not directed at anyone here on the forums - please do not take it that way (just letting off steam)
WHY do people pay tons of money to go to the gym, they get up at 5am to go in early before work and then just sit there half heartedly doing exercise whilst reading. I mean HELLO! if you arnt breaking a sweat then chances are your eyes are doing more of a workout whilst reading than anything else!
Im a reader - an avid reader. I speed read and can easily read a 300 page book in an hour (20 minutes at my best). If i cant read I go insane so i know what its like to want to read a book and exercise. Ive tried it myself! but it is IMPOSSIBLE to do a PROPER workout and read a book.
And as for that fat chick i see every morning who reads and exercises, why on earth do you waste your time?! She turns the treadmill on and is barely even moving (I shit you not .. its not even a decent walking pace) and does that for 5 minutes before moving to a laying back exercycle for another 5 minutes, then the rowing machine for another 2 minutes maybe all the while sighing loudly and looking determinedly bored and trying to read her book.
I do wonder if she has noticed that whilst she looks the same, ive gone from being HEAPS bigger than her down to a smaller size than her.
And there is this skinny chick, sure she has an ok body - but she is SOOO not toned. everything is just flat, straight. Looks kinda like a popcicle stick. And yet she goes to the gym every morning and again does a half hearted useing the stepper (whilst reading), and then reclined exercycle (reading a book), then some other cardio stuff. Never thinking once that perhaps they might go down to the weights section and actually give their muscles a real workout - or even crank the level up off the lowest.
ok now i have that off my chest, im tired and grumpy and probably shouldnt be posting to forums right now lol.
I take back anything nasty i might have implied! and huges to all *hugs*
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Okay since its friday night and im bored shitless im gonna have a rant. This rant is not directed at anyone here on the forums - please do not take it that way (just letting off steam)
WHY do people pay tons of money to go to the gym, they get up at 5am to go in early before work and then just sit there half heartedly doing exercise whilst reading. I mean HELLO! if you arnt breaking a sweat then chances are your eyes are doing more of a workout whilst reading than anything else!
Im a reader - an avid reader. I speed read and can easily read a 300 page book in an hour (20 minutes at my best). If i cant read I go insane so i know what its like to want to read a book and exercise. Ive tried it myself! but it is IMPOSSIBLE to do a PROPER workout and read a book.
And as for that fat chick i see every morning who reads and exercises, why on earth do you waste your time?! She turns the treadmill on and is barely even moving (I shit you not .. its not even a decent walking pace) and does that for 5 minutes before moving to a laying back exercycle for another 5 minutes, then the rowing machine for another 2 minutes maybe all the while sighing loudly and looking determinedly bored and trying to read her book.
I do wonder if she has noticed that whilst she looks the same, ive gone from being HEAPS bigger than her down to a smaller size than her.
And there is this skinny chick, sure she has an ok body - but she is SOOO not toned. everything is just flat, straight. Looks kinda like a popcicle stick. And yet she goes to the gym every morning and again does a half hearted useing the stepper (whilst reading), and then reclined exercycle (reading a book), then some other cardio stuff. Never thinking once that perhaps they might go down to the weights section and actually give their muscles a real workout - or even crank the level up off the lowest.
ok now i have that off my chest, im tired and grumpy and probably shouldnt be posting to forums right now lol.
I take back anything nasty i might have implied! and huges to all *hugs*
Monday, August 21, 2006
how to work out how many calories are in something
If it doesnt have Kilojoules or Calories on the packet try this little formula
Cals = fat X 9 + (carb - fiber) X 4 + protein X 4 + alcohol X 7
Cals = fat X 9 + (carb - fiber) X 4 + protein X 4 + alcohol X 7
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Listed as a spam blog!
Heh I got listed as a spam blog by blogger and now i have to fill out a bunch of letters when i post.
Im not sure why i got listed but i did have a link on the template going to my home page. It was meant to be under every post but ive moved it up to the top and renamed it so it seems less spammy.
Either way its very lol.
So ive lost like 24.5kg so far - i have 31.5 to go before i hit 90kg.
My brother seems to have given up paying the kids to encourage me to loose the weight.
Nobody really seems to have noticed other than the odd person. I mean HELLO! IVE LOST A SHITLOAD OF WEIGHT!
Im not *THAT* fat that you just dont notice it.
My tummy is now going down though, and i can fit into a couple size smaller pants. I havnt really gone out and bought anything new because i plan to keep on loosing it. No point wasting money on clothes im only going to wear for a couple months.
So i have one pair of pants that fit for going out. and lots of my old shirts fit (Im wearing one i got 5 years ago for slackware)
Im not sure why i got listed but i did have a link on the template going to my home page. It was meant to be under every post but ive moved it up to the top and renamed it so it seems less spammy.
Either way its very lol.
So ive lost like 24.5kg so far - i have 31.5 to go before i hit 90kg.
My brother seems to have given up paying the kids to encourage me to loose the weight.
Nobody really seems to have noticed other than the odd person. I mean HELLO! IVE LOST A SHITLOAD OF WEIGHT!
Im not *THAT* fat that you just dont notice it.
My tummy is now going down though, and i can fit into a couple size smaller pants. I havnt really gone out and bought anything new because i plan to keep on loosing it. No point wasting money on clothes im only going to wear for a couple months.
So i have one pair of pants that fit for going out. and lots of my old shirts fit (Im wearing one i got 5 years ago for slackware)
Foods with "Negative Calories"
These would be foods that are allowed to be eaten by anybody sticking to the Catabolic diet or the 'Negative Calorie" diet. The idea is that you burn more fat eating these foods, than if you were simply fasting.
- apples
- apricots
- artichokes
- asparagus
- beet greens
- beets
- blackberries
- blueberries
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- buffalo fish
- cabbage
- cantaloupe
- carrots
- cauliflower
- celeriak
- celery
- cherries
- chervil
- chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- chives
- clams
- cod
- corn
- crabs
- cranberries
- cucumbers
- currants
- Damson plum
- dandelion greens
- eggplant
- endive
- flounder
- frogs legs
- garlic
- grapefruit
- grapes
- green beans
- honeydew
- huckleberries
- kale
- kohlrabi
- kumquats
- leeks
- lemons
- lettuce
- limes
- lobster
- loganberries
- mangoes
- mushrooms
- muskmelons
- mussels
- mustard greens
- nectarines
- okra
- onions
- oranges
- oysters
- papaya
- parsley leaves
- parsnips
- peaches
- pears
- peas
- peppers (capsicum)
- pineapple
- pomegranates
- prunes
- pumpkin
- quince
- radishes
- raspberries
- red cabbage
- rhubarb
- rutabagas
- salsify
- sauerkraut
- scallions
- sea bass
- shrimps
- sorrel
- spinach
- squash
- steaks
- strawberries
- string beans
- tangerines
- terrapin
- tomato
- turnips
- watercress
- watermelon
Monday, August 14, 2006
Burning calories - the fast way, and the slow way
Burning calories - the fast way, and the slow way
In January's Food Magazine we gave a list of of calorie expenditure for different physical activities in our 'What the Doctor Reads' report. Since then we have received several letters requesting information on calorie use for more sedentary behaviour.
Some teachers, for instance, wrote to say that they would find information about sedentary activities useful, to help children make the comparison between playing sport and watching sport.
Two tables follow, one showing calorie expenditure during sedentary behaviour, the other showing calorie expenditure during different activities over a 20 minute period.
| Energy expenditure and activity - sedentary behaviour | |
| Kcalories | |
| Using TV remote control | <1 |
| Getting up to change TV channel | 3 |
| Sitting, talking on the phone, 30 min | 4 |
| Letting dog out of the back door | 2 |
| Walking the dog, 30 minutes | 125 |
| Using pre-cut vegetables | 0 |
| Washing, cutting vegetables, 15 min | 12 |
| Using auto car wash | 18 |
| Washing and waxing car, 1 hour | 300 |
| Using a lift, 3 floors | <1 |
| Walking up 3 floors | 15 |
| Sending email to colleague, 4 min | 2 |
| Walking and talking to colleague, 4 min | 6 |
| Shopping on-line, 1 hour | 30 |
| Shopping, pushing trolley, 1 hour | 200 |
| Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings (77) 2002 | |
| Burning calories during different activities | |
| Activity | Kcalories used in 20 minutes of activity |
| Aerobic dancing - low intensity, equivalent to walking | 80 |
| Aerobic dancing - medium intensity, equivalent to jogging | 130 |
| Aerobic dancing - high intensity, equivalent to running | 170 |
| Bed making | 100 |
| Cleaning windows | 60 |
| Cleaning stairs | 65 |
| Climbing stairs (72 steps per minute) | 95 |
| Climbing stairs (92 steps per minute) | 130 |
| Cycling on flat ground ('own speed') | 125 |
| Dancing (waltz) | 130 |
| Dusting | 70 |
| Gardening | 110 |
| Golf | 100 |
| Knitting | 25 |
| Office work (general) | 25 |
| Operating electric sewing machine | 25 |
| Playing cricket | 160 |
| Playing pool | 65 |
| Playing squash | 200 |
| Playing tennis | 140 |
| Playing football | 140 |
| Playing table tennis | 90 |
| Playing cards | 40 |
| Running (speed unspecified) | 190 |
| Sitting typing | 30 |
| Walking on the level (1-2 km per hour) | 45 |
| Walking on the level (4-5 km per hour) | 85 |
| Watching football | 40 |
| Source: Human Energy Requirements: A manual for planners and nutritionists, by WPT James and EC Schofield, published by the Oxford University Press (1990). | |
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