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Wairau

@nta you're welcome, I think the biggest point is the regular exercise mixed with low carbs (like, half a bowl of rice a day) while being active at work, keep it up for 3 months, and that's a loss of 10kg. Go for it.
Also, spinning at over 200 watts for 30 minutes....

NTA

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, spinning at over 200 watts for 30 minutes.

Yeah, nah... Maybe I'll just get back on the bike at the point where exertion doesn't make me partially blind in the right eye. It's not healthy to get blindsided by a truck I've heard.

NTA

Been doing the odd set of 10 pushups with accurate form, to warn the body what's coming. Occasional chin ups up as well.

Diet has been more regimented, cutting out pretty much all the shit, and some of the quantity I didn't need. Those fucking chocolate covered sultanas sitting on the shelf are tempting tho...

Also back on a spoon of Black Strap Molasses and a spoon of Fish Oil every morning with breakfast. That was something I was doing last time I got fit and I reckon the extra mineral from the former and omegas from the latter are helpful. Lysine tablet wards off the cold sores, and has some side benefits for cardio function according to research.

3.2km walk this morning in a tick under 9 minutes/km. Did a little bit of jogging in there just to check everything was ok, and it seems to be.

One of the benefits of not sleeping properly is you're up early enough to get a shift in with the waking or running. The cycle of early exercise should promote better sleep patterns at night, and more alertness during the day.

NTA

Went back to the GP tonight to get the blood test results from last week.

My "bad" cholesterol (LDL) is reading 5.0 when it should be under 2.5 so that's not great for circulation or potential artery clogging.

HDL ("good" cholesterol) is just on the good side of the preferred marker.

Other than that, no indicators of further disease in any organs, diabetes, or signs of immediate heart issues based on the tests conducted.

Eating will definitely need to improve, but I reckon by Winter's end I can get back under 100kg fairly easily with diet and moderate exercise.

Did my ab exercises tonight - 10 cat vomits. It fucking hurts just lying down typing this now.

pakman

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Went back to the GP tonight to get the blood test results from last week.

My "bad" cholesterol (LDL) is reading 5.0 when it should be under 2.5 so that's not great for circulation or potential artery clogging.

HDL ("good" cholesterol) is just on the good side of the preferred marker.

Other than that, no indicators of further disease in any organs, diabetes, or signs of immediate heart issues based on the tests conducted.

Eating will definitely need to improve, but I reckon by Winter's end I can get back under 100kg fairly easily with diet and moderate exercise.

Did my ab exercises tonight - 10 cat vomits. It fucking hurts just lying down typing this now.

All best with it. What do you reckon HDL marker is? I know combined of 5 is OK.

NTA

@pakman my HDL is supposed to be above 1.0 so 1.3 is ok but not fabulous

pakman

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@pakman my HDL is supposed to be above 1.0 so 1.3 is ok but not fabulous
Fish oil?

NTA

@pakman Yep already on it. Also going back to oats for breakfast to start lowering LDL, as well as cutting down on the bacon and red meat a little. Physical activity is also supposed to help with LDL.

Its funny though because you read an article that says "cut out these bad foods and maybe increase your B-12 via supplement or these foods" which is a click through to an article about these foods

Click on the link and it turns out these foods are basically the things that raise your fucking LDL

NTA

Walk this morning: 3.38km at 9:00 / km, after waking up just before 6 and deciding it wasn't going to rain.

Threw in a half km jog and no symptoms so that's alright. Might increase that gradually after seeing what the cardiologist says tomorrow.

Must say, I'm feeling pretty positive about this new round of fitness/weight loss. My motivation last time was to be fit enough to run around with my kids. The motivation this time is a bit more carnal but also making sure I'm healthy enough to be around for my kids., and their kids!

taniwharugby

@nta key to that is don't fucking read shit on the internet (except the all knowing TSF)

This article says that's good for you, next one says its bad for you...most often just good decisions will make a huge difference.

Oddly, since I been doing no exercise I have dropped 3kgs just by better choices with food...hoping to restart exercising this weekend.

pakman

@nta Doesn't a shag count as a 5km run? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

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@nta Doesn't a shag count as a 5km run? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

I don't see how you can expend that much energy in thirty seconds.

Catogrande

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@nta Doesn't a shag count as a ~~5km run~~ 10metre sprint? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

Not trying to be pedantic, just correcting your obvious typo.

Rancid Schnitzel

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@nta Doesn't a shag count as a 5km run? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

I don't see how you can expend that much energy in thirty seconds.

30 seconds? Stop bragging Mr Marathon Man.

mariner4life

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@pakman said in Back for more!:

@nta Doesn't a shag count as a 5km run? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

I don't see how you can expend that much energy in thirty seconds.

30 seconds? Stop bragging Mr Marathon Man.

when you are a fat fluffybunny, the effort of walking to the bed counts as well

Paekakboyz

Does your missus know about the thread title

NTA

Had the stress test. Cardiologist said he wasn't overly worried but saw what he called a "wobble" in heart function under stress.

Given the old man had a history, wants me to go get a heart CT so he can have a closer look at any plaque buildup in the coronary area, and baseline my situation so we can keep an eye on it.

Focus for me will be fixing my shitty cholesterol and getting basic activity going again.

NTA

Heart CT done. Awesome experience that I don't necessarily recommend.

take a tablet that slows your heart rate, allowing for better imagery. Mine got to about 50bpm and typical suits between 70 and 80 in my current unfit fat fuck state. Takes about an hour for effect and I did my BP every 15 minutes to see the effect. Cool!
lie back on a bench while a young Asian lass shaves small parts of your chest for the electro thingies. This was in addition to the larger parts of my chest shaved for the stress test (which according to the kids is "in the shape of a butt!")
get hooked up in the machine, where they do a test run and prep the contrast dye catheter in your arm for imaging
get injected with the dye which immediately gives you a metallic taste in your mouth, and an extremely warm sensation in your chest and balls - like you just dipped the jatz crackers into a hot bath.
hold your breath a few times while they take snaps. Five minutes tops.
sit around for ten minutes after to make sure nothing bad is going to happen.

Back to the cardiologist Thursday - while taking the pictures is a five minute exercise, interpreting them takes longer. Fingers crossed nothing too bad.

NTA

Walk this morning: 4km in 35 minutes.

I jogged the second km and the last few hundred metres. Didn't feel too bad besides the aura. I'll move onto jogging longer distances next week.

NTA

"Current model" - 16th June 2018
103.4kg - Chest 120cm - Waist 112cm - Hips 112cm

Today: 101.6kg - Chest 118cm - Waist 111cm - Hips 112cm

This week was -1.8kg and -3cm

Loving the first week Gives you a chance to lose the bloat and have a cracking start with the most basic exercise and diet changes.

Will be interesting to see what the rate of change can be as I increase the exercise. I'll be aiming for half a kilo per week as a minimum, and see where I can get to by September 1 - from here it would be 96.6kg.

The Silver Fern

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