Losing weight/fitness thread

[Neilds]

Simmer meals arrived yesterday, neatly packed away in the fridge

2 meals grabbed for work tomorrow lunch and dinner (jerk chicken and salt n chilli chicken)

(Below is meals for this week that we selected)

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Have had a busy day repairing the light under the stairs (these jobs always take longer than planned as the previous owner did love a bodge job) , and then managed to put up the new bathroom cabinet the Mrs asked me to build so least I've achieved something

Sat down to my first meal (burrito) was blooming delicious

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Quick enough to crack on with the tidying up after all that mess making and doing the last few bits to finish just in time for everyone to arrive home from school.

Definitely impressed with simmer thus far. Makes it easier if the meals are like that , all good

Had a Quick Look at the meals on their website and was impressed by the fact that they didn’t seem full of processed foods. Not for us as we enjoy cooking (and have the time) but they look like they are at the better end of ready meals

 

[Neilds]

As I’m in the office tomorrow, my wife and I did our Turbo Tuesday workout today -2.5 mins ski erg, 2.5 mins fast bike (low resistance) for 30 minutes. Hard work but enjoyable afterwards

 

[PJ87]

It's more the dodgy macros and calories that got my attention...

Ah it was more the issues canceling that would be my issue lol calories seem on par with most ready meals. Lots of veg I noticed in all the meals

 

[PJ87]

Had a Quick Look at the meals on their website and was impressed by the fact that they didn’t seem full of processed foods. Not for us as we enjoy cooking (and have the time) but they look like they are at the better end of ready meals

Yes looking at this it all seems just stuff around the kitchen rather than the additives they pump in normal ready meals

Next week's box will be split 4/4 for next week and then 4 frozen for the following week

Week after I have lots of time so skip another week and we just eat meals together

Monday I will batch cook up about 15 curries for the freezer to bulk this all out until mid march

 

[BrianM]

Legs destroyed
4 x sets of each….

Leg Press
Leg Extension
Hamstring Curl
Calf Raises
Kettlebell Squats

Tomorrow will be interesting

 

[Marshy77]

Legs destroyed
4 x sets of each….

Leg Press
Leg Extension
Hamstring Curl
Calf Raises
Kettlebell Squats

Tomorrow will be interesting

Love that session. Shakey legs tomorrow and Wednesday

 

[chellie]

Shoulders and back session for me today again with my PT. Then into some leg work to strengthen around my arthritic knee. I can't tell you the difference between this PT and others I have seen. It's like night and day!

 

[BrianM]

Shoulders and back session for me today again with my PT. Then into some leg work to strengthen around my arthritic knee. I can't tell you the difference between this PT and others I have seen. It's like night and day!

I’m assuming in a good way
What’s the main difference?
Always seems a lottery PT instructors.

 

[chellie]

I’m assuming in a good way
What’s the main difference?
Always seems a lottery PT instructors.

Oh yes a good way. He seems to know before I do that another rep will be too much strain on my neck for one. Really working on trying to correct 40+ years of doing a desk job.

 

[Paperboy]

So another 2.4kg lost this week, running is slowly getting there. Although been told not to do hills, which is difficult where I live or doing club runs, hardly no where you can do a decent run without hills

 

[Paperboy]

5k run with a friend from work, for her London marathon training.
1k warmup, 3 k progressively faster and a 1k warm down.
Best I’ve felt for a while. Think I need to get rid of my 4 older pairs of trainers as new pair tonight hip injury felt pretty good.

 

[PJ87]

@AmandaJR
So took 2 meals with me today (salt and chilli chicken for lunch and jerk chicken for dinner) my colleague who also has these said eat the plantain first with the jerk as it doesn't microwave great.


Lunch was nice. Chicken could do with being crispy, maybe oven cooking them would solve but was still a nice lunch


Dinner .. glad I followed his guide. Rest was lovely tho


The wife had her jerk chicken for dinner at home. Not as much of a fan but she prefers chicken breast this was thigh. She could also air fry some chicken breast up and then do herself salad and be very content at home where as work is a lot easier 3 mins and just eat this. However the time she saved tonight as the kids were at clubs so she was doing the drop offs etc .. she got the chicken for our dinner tomorrow prepped and veg cut so what she saved tonight worth it.


Will continue at least until the 30% lasts but if it carries on being this easy to get ready for work (grab 2 meals out the fridge and some eggs for breakfast) then I'm game .. speeds up no end

 

[Bazz]

I need to stick to my pre planned route which will stop me getting lost. 4 miles turned into 6 at lunchtime, nearly made me late for a meeting. Good job we're not a compulsory camera on company, sweating hell.

 

[BrianM]

Chest and triceps tonight
4 x sets of each….

Dumbbell bench press
Incline Dumbbell bench press
Fly Machine
Smith Machine Close grip bench press
Bent bar tricep pull down, super set with ez bar bicep curl (no rest in between).

Really good session tonight.

 

[Paperboy]

I need to stick to my pre planned route which will stop me getting lost. 4 miles turned into 6 at lunchtime, nearly made me late for a meeting. Good job we're not a compulsory camera on company, sweating hell.

Try planning routes on Kamoot I think it is, a free use site.
I use Strava as I’m a premium member so can use the route planner there

 

[AmandaJR]

Another good, free, route planner is ridewithgps.com I use it all the time for cycling and you can upload the route to your fitness device.

 

[Beezerk]

Anyone know some good abs exercises that isn’t just sit ups?

 

[Neilds]

Anyone know some good abs exercises that isn’t just sit ups?

Plank, Russian twists?

 

[Beezerk]

Plank, Russian twists?

Russian twist looks interesting, I’ve got a medicine ball I can use for extra “torque”

 

[BrianM]

Anyone know some good abs exercises that isn’t just sit ups?

Are you hoping to see your Abs…..
I’m at 22% body fat and will need to get to about 18% to have a chance to see anything

In my opinion, stick to your normal workouts, then add a bit of core work at the end.