Another year to get fit 2

[Orikoru]

I ran the 5k Parkrun on Saturday morning. It was the first time I've done one since September 2017. Was expecting to be over 28 mins but managed it in 27:18, which only 39 seconds slower than my personal best. So, pleasantly surprised.

I go to the gym still, but only once a week if that. I just find it so boring. I'm thinking about enrolling in some of the half hour classes they do just to mix it up a bit.

Still have footy training on Wednesdays and match on Sunday morning too. That's the most enjoyable kind of exercise.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Good lad Marshy! Stick at it, body changes take a long time!

Taken from my goals post over a year ago:

Sub 25min 5k - Am now at 22 minutes
Sub 50 min 10k - Done, 49:22 is my best so far, now aiming for sub 45 minutes
Sub 2hr 1/2 marathon - Done, 1:57 is my best race time, aiming for sub 1:50 at Reading half marathon next month.
Swim 1km non stop - Not done, but getting there slowly! Swimming is hard!!
Run/Cycle total of 1000km+ for 2018 - Easily done! I ran over 1000km last year alone!!

Goals for this year are to learn to swim PROPERLY!! My big aim is a full distance Ironman next year. 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run! no target time, just finish it! So this year i am going to try and do a half ironman in september ish,

Weight is the same, 72kg

That’s a superb effort mate, has your body shape changed?

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Weight on 30.6 is 12st 11 lbs

Bad news for me, Went back upto 14st 3lbs at Christmas, now 13st 6lbs.

Well done to the people who stuck with it.

 

[robinthehood]

I'm not the tallest person on the planet and at 14st i was getting on for morbidly obese. 6 months on and I'm down to 10st 12lb and have dropped 4 inches off my waist. Running 5k 3 times a week although ran a full 10k on Sunday in just under an hour. I plan to get to 9st something , even just for a day . I find I really enjoy the running

 

[Rooter]

That’s a superb effort mate, has your body shape changed?

Not massively i dont think, but people think i have lost weight by looking at me, but the scales are the same. Would like to rid a few wobbly bits still, but there is the start of a 6 pack coming and i do very little weights or core work, in fact thats on my to do this year, is to buy some kettle bells and have just a little 20 minute set to do 2-3 times a week.

 

[Marshy77]

I'm not the tallest person on the planet and at 14st i was getting on for morbidly obese. 6 months on and I'm down to 10st 12lb and have dropped 4 inches off my waist. Running 5k 3 times a week although ran a full 10k on Sunday in just under an hour. I plan to get to 9st something , even just for a day . I find I really enjoy the running

That's fantastic, did you lose the weight just by running and diet changes?

 

[robinthehood]

That's fantastic, did you lose the weight just by running and diet changes?

Yes, healthy eating and exercise . I still go out and have a drink and enjoy a meal. One of the big changes has been cutting out the evening snacking or when I do have something it's a healthier option. Frozen fruit and yoghurt is nice

 

[Orikoru]

Yes, healthy eating and exercise . I still go out and have a drink and enjoy a meal. One of the big changes has been cutting out the evening snacking or when I do have something it's a healthier option. Frozen fruit and yoghurt is nice

Fair play, that's the hardest thing for me. Not that I'm obese or anything (12 st 8 and I'm 6 foot tall) but I'd like to be under 12 stone, it's just that healthy food is so bland and unfilling compared to the alternatives. I don't even eat that much during the week, but Friday & Saturday night it always has to be a takeaway with the missus. Can't resist it. Consequently my weight stays roughly the same from week to week - I can lose 2 lbs from Monday to Thursday, then put it back on over the weekend - even with the Saturday golf and Sunday footy.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Not sure if there's been an updated version or not so thought I'd see how people have been doing.

Back on it (again). Joined a new gym, had a couple of sessions with a PT there and have been given a programme and calorie counter (myfitnesspal). Did dry Jan and have really cut down on my booze intake, eating healthier than ever and taking in more protien through protien powder and chicken etc.

Been going to the gym 2-3 times a week, doing more circuit/weights and trying to get a session of cardio in to try get my fitness levels up to doing a 5k run under 30 mins and aiming for a 10k run this year is my tick list event for the year. Currently at around 33-35 for 5k.

Frustrating things despite all this is that I'm not losing as much as I thought I would despite being in calorie deficit just about everyday and sometimes by between 400-800 calories. Body shape has slightly changed but not by much to say I've been on it for 2 months.

Dont get too worried about your weight, stick at the exercising and make sure you eat well and you'll see the difference, everybody is different.

Myfitnesspal is a rasper of an app, simple and easy to use and it focus' my mind.

Best of luck mate.

 

[Marshy77]

Dont get too worried about your weight, stick at the exercising and make sure you eat well and you'll see the difference, everybody is different.

Myfitnesspal is a rasper of an app, simple and easy to use and it focus' my mind.

Best of luck mate.

Cheers Stu. Yes, myfitnesspal definitely changes your mind when choosing what to eat and the guilt of having to input it your app.

Yes not bothered about what I actually weigh just want to start to feel and see the difference.

 

[Captainron]

I'll give it a go this year...

Currently weighing in at 16st 7lbs - 231lbs
Target weight - 14st - 196lbs
Target for this year - Sub 2hr 1/2 Mary (Sub 1hr 50m would be amazing)..

I'll keep everyone updated...

You can lose a bit if weight by shaving your hea......

 

[bluewolf]

You can lose a bit if weight by shaving your hea......

Not as much as you could by shaving your palms 😉

 

[Captainron]

Credit where it’s due. StuC has really really turned it round. Looks well these days and I am super impressed with his dedication.

I need to lose a stone or 2 and have been hitting the gym since December. Do still need to alter my eating and drinking (work doesn’t help though)

 

[bluewolf]

Credit where it’s due. StuC has really really turned it round. Looks well these days and I am super impressed with his dedication.

I need to lose a stone or 2 and have been hitting the gym since December. Do still need to alter my eating and drinking (work doesn’t help though)

I've been useless TBH. I'm half a stone down on where I started. Need to shift another 2 stone before the end of Summer!!

 

[Badger]

i've just started running for the first time since i was a kid, just a mile up and down drive (not just mine !) but is uphill, pretty much killed my legs for a week first time but even after a just a couple more times i don't ache at all the day after.

i was inspired after reading Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins, pretty amazing fella, decided to do SEAL training but was 297lb and maximum for his height was 192lb and lost the weight in 3 months, couldn't run a quarter of a mile when he started and went on to be an ultra triathlete.

 

[MegaSteve]

I retired at the end of March last year having got down to 99Kg from 116Kg... No surprise that with a summer of ale inside me I had gone back up to 104Kg six months later when I got weighed ahead of the operation to fix my broken leg... Quite pleased that with all the inactivity since I haven't gone any higher... Big changes in my diet required as I've recently been put on the at risk list for diabetes...

 

[USER1999]

Need to shift a stone at least. I have massively cut down on the booze, and am trying to get back into running. I have a 100k ultra over two days booked in July, so need to get fitter and thinner for that. 12 stone presently, and want to get back to 11 or less.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Cheers Stu. Yes, myfitnesspal definitely changes your mind when choosing what to eat and the guilt of having to input it your app.

Yes not bothered about what I actually weigh just want to start to feel and see the difference.

i lost 2 stone and didnt think or felt shape wise i'd changed. it wasnt until i looked at a couple of photos 3 months apart then i got a massive shock at how much i'd changed which helped me lose more.

little things like adding new holes to belts gives me that bit more motivation.

Ive dropped 6" off my wast and i feel great. still a long way to go but training 4 times a week and playing 6 a side footy once a week is helping.

Jibbed the bad carbs and stopped eating late (after 7) at night has been the key.

Keep at it mate.