tristanbaldock
Active Member
A (not so) quick update guys....
I have cut out eating crap - ie crisps, chocolate, pointless food.
I now eat 3 meals a day and nothing more - cereal for breakfast (Weetabix, Shreddies or Shredded Wheat (awful stuff)), Ham salad sandwich on brown for lunch, then a proper tea. Am not really skimping on my tea, usually have chilli and rice, omelette, or something along those lines, trying to cut out deep fried stuff and food like burgers., but am not going overboard on 'healthy' stuff.
Have upped my exercise - my 20 miles a week on the bike now include probably 10+ miles uphill, which i would consider pretty high intensity stuff. Play squash once or twice a week, every week, against an opponent very similar to me, so it's a fairly hardcore workout. Gym when i can be motivated to visit.
The results in the last couple of months have been great - i find i can now control myself on the bike - ie i'm not in the red constantly and dreading the next hill, i can decide when and where to put the real effort in. Not saying it isn't still tough, but my recovery time has improved immensely so after a big push on a hill i can get my breath back pretty swiftly in preparation for the next incline.
I find that with my squash whereas before i would be completely f*cked after one or two games, i'm now able to keep the intensity up for 4 or 5 games, at the end instead of a red, sweaty mess, i'm just sweaty
.
In terms of weight i've lost a stone and a half which i'm very happy with, and now find i have the mindset to carry on losing more. Hangovers seem much less full on, and i feel a lot better about myself generally.
Have to mention though, that i'm smoking a lot more as a means of not eating **** food, and instead of eating i have found that i have been drinking a lot more (alcohol), but the weight is still coming off so something must be going right.
I have realised that the road to a healthy body and mind is not an easy one, and one which involves an awful lot of self discipline and control. However, i'm confident that i can keep this moderate program up, at least for the time being, and am hopeful for a future which involves a flat stomach and a healthy mental and physical being. Or something.
I have cut out eating crap - ie crisps, chocolate, pointless food.
I now eat 3 meals a day and nothing more - cereal for breakfast (Weetabix, Shreddies or Shredded Wheat (awful stuff)), Ham salad sandwich on brown for lunch, then a proper tea. Am not really skimping on my tea, usually have chilli and rice, omelette, or something along those lines, trying to cut out deep fried stuff and food like burgers., but am not going overboard on 'healthy' stuff.
Have upped my exercise - my 20 miles a week on the bike now include probably 10+ miles uphill, which i would consider pretty high intensity stuff. Play squash once or twice a week, every week, against an opponent very similar to me, so it's a fairly hardcore workout. Gym when i can be motivated to visit.
The results in the last couple of months have been great - i find i can now control myself on the bike - ie i'm not in the red constantly and dreading the next hill, i can decide when and where to put the real effort in. Not saying it isn't still tough, but my recovery time has improved immensely so after a big push on a hill i can get my breath back pretty swiftly in preparation for the next incline.
I find that with my squash whereas before i would be completely f*cked after one or two games, i'm now able to keep the intensity up for 4 or 5 games, at the end instead of a red, sweaty mess, i'm just sweaty
.In terms of weight i've lost a stone and a half which i'm very happy with, and now find i have the mindset to carry on losing more. Hangovers seem much less full on, and i feel a lot better about myself generally.
Have to mention though, that i'm smoking a lot more as a means of not eating **** food, and instead of eating i have found that i have been drinking a lot more (alcohol), but the weight is still coming off so something must be going right.
I have realised that the road to a healthy body and mind is not an easy one, and one which involves an awful lot of self discipline and control. However, i'm confident that i can keep this moderate program up, at least for the time being, and am hopeful for a future which involves a flat stomach and a healthy mental and physical being. Or something.
