The Barnya Half-Marathon Challenge (on again)
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Ok, have done 50 crunches and 50 push ups this evening (5 sets of 10 each), someone will have to explain to me how this is of benefit? Turning flab straight into ab?<br />
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Breakfast: bowl of muesli<br />
Lunch: chicken and vege foccacia<br />
Dinner: chicken curry (with low-fat coconut milk) and rice<br />
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Snacking: one muesli bar, one toffee pop, one apple. That was the last toffee pop so I can kiss those bad boys goodbye.<br />
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In another development, I bought a bulk bag of nuts and raisins. A mate of mine said they're a good thing to graze on and high in energy. Here's the label, someone appraise this for me:<br />
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Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat 27.2g<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
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Which means 4/5 of sweet FA to me. -
I dunno anything out those numbers things, and whenever someone tries to explain it to me my eyes glaze over. I just look at the saturated fat number, and figure a small number is better than a big number. <br />
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My diet book said, on the one hand eat 15 different kinds of fruits, veges and nuts a day and, on the other, stay off the dried fruit <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> MvJ has compromised; I eat a packet of sultanas a day (yes, it's like playlunch at school) and a handful of unsalted peanuts occasionally. That's worked for me. -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
Ok, have done 50 crunches and 50 push ups this evening (5 sets of 10 each), someone will have to explain to me how this is of benefit? Turning flab straight into ab?<br />
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Breakfast: bowl of muesli<br />
Lunch: chicken and vege foccacia<br />
Dinner: chicken curry (with low-fat coconut milk) and rice<br />
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Snacking: one muesli bar, one toffee pop, one apple. That was the last toffee pop so I can kiss those bad boys goodbye.<br />
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In another development, I bought a bulk bag of nuts and raisins. A mate of mine said they're a good thing to graze on and high in energy. Here's the label, someone appraise this for me:<br />
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Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat 27.2g<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
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Which means 4/5 of sweet FA to me.<br />
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nuts are full of fat, which isn't terribly conducive to fat burning -
Yeah, nuts are like about 50% fat. So are chips. MvJ would rather have chips.
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I thought I read something about nuts having good fat in them, as opposed to saturated fat?
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I'm sure that's right; see my comments about MvJ's eyes glazing over above.
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[quote name='Miller V Jackson']<br />
Yeah, nuts are like about 50% fat. So are chips. MvJ would rather have chips. <br />
[/quote]I'd go with 27.2%. Just a guess mind...<br />
[quote]Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat [b]27.2g[/b]<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
[/quote]High in fat, high in carbs....but are supposed to be good? I can look at the numbers but really I think I'm MvJ's eyes. -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
Ok, have done 50 crunches and 50 push ups this evening (5 sets of 10 each), someone will have to explain to me how this is of benefit? Turning flab straight into ab?<br />
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Breakfast: bowl of muesli<br />
Lunch: chicken and vege foccacia<br />
Dinner: chicken curry (with low-fat coconut milk) and rice<br />
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Snacking: one muesli bar, one toffee pop, one apple. That was the last toffee pop so I can kiss those bad boys goodbye.<br />
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In another development, I bought a bulk bag of nuts and raisins. A mate of mine said they're a good thing to graze on and high in energy. Here's the label, someone appraise this for me:<br />
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Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat 27.2g<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
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Which means 4/5 of sweet FA to me.<br />
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fark me that's got some crazy amount of sugar in there for nuts! are they sugar coated nuts!?<br />
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nuts shouldn't really have any sugar in them that number is crazy high! -
Yeah that's weird isn't it Willy? They're raw, untreated nuts, with some raisins and sultanas into the mix. I think the label is bollocks but I've started grazing on them anyways, will let you know if I get a sugar high.
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what are you trying to do, lose weight or put in an amazing time on this run ?<br />
you will lose weight if you run but your diet should be geared towards allowing you to get optimal performance, not losing weight (if your finishing time is your objective).<br />
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you should experiment with some different foods and the timings in which you eat them... for me, i find a granola bar gives me tonnes of energy - if i eat one of these 90 minutes before i run, i feel i can run for as long as i like. if i only have fruit, i fizz out after 40 mins or so...<br />
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also post nutrition is v important, i used to have some fruit for quick carbs but have recently started making shakes and have found my recovery speed has improved dramatically... i find i no longer ache after long runs, i no longer get that exhausted feeling the next day... it could also be something to do with my improvement in fitness but it literally starting happening the day i started using these shakes.<br />
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re shin splints, i've found this website good for other runners advice on all things to do with running <br />
[url="http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=933&v=1&sp="]http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/arti ... 33&v=1&sp=[/url] -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
barnya - yo8u had a shit weekend again didn't you.<br />
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Sort it out man, get running!!<br />
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Well my eating was fine but I did drink far far too much both nights...<br />
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Got a snog thoughÂ
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Also played a full game of poofball on Sat morning and found my fitness had improved massively. Despite still being drunk from the night before, I was all over the park and feeling fine, got in a couple of brutal slide tackles and set up the winner with a deft 1-2 to put a teammate through on goal.<br />
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Went for a 7km run yesterday and felt really good, it was warm, sun was out, smell of freshly mown grass in the air, and shin splints but a painful memory. Until I'd stopped running that is, so the lesson there...don't stop running!<br />
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Tried my belt on today and to my surprise can tighten it to the 3rd notch....first time in ages!<br />
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Cheers for those tips Phonetia, in answer to you're question I'm going to try and put in an amazing time, but I feel that is largely contingent upon losing weight. -
Ahh... the Bartman belt test. Now you're talking Barnya.
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You could use the PdP test as well. It's very simple.<br />
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Stand up. Look down. If you can see your dick you've lost weight. -
Even in the high-shrinkage conditions of a student bedroom I am in no danger of failing the PDP test <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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Big walking day today - walked to uni (10mins), to Octagon (15mins), back to uni (15mins), back home (10mins, up big hill), back to Octagon (20mins), back home (20mins, up big hill). An hour and a half of walking and two big hill climbs, not bad for a rest day. Tomorrow I hit the treadmill again.<br />
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Eating has been good, been getting up and having a bowl of cereal, usually just leftovers for lunch and one portion of whatever I'm served up at dinner. Lots of bananas and apples and no junk food in the house. <br />
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I'm going down to the Waikaia Cabaret Ball this weekend (it's a public event so all welcome, $10 on the door and wear your best tweed suit) so it will be a monumental blowout [dreaming] but that will be the last drinking I do before I hand in my thesis in October. Too much work piling up and too much training to do. [/dreaming] -
PdP and Bartman, nearly moderated by MvJÂ <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> <br />
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You are a lucky man having bananas: the cyclone wiped them all out over here, so they're $18+ per kilo if you can get them at all. They're snapped up as soon as they hit the supermarket shelves in Potts Point, for reasons I do not want to think about. <br />
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Today's hint for the newcomer: drink a glass of water before each meal Barnya, so my Great Australian Diet book says. MvJ did it because, let's face it, it is difficult to think of something so painless that could actually contribute to fat busting. <br />
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If you can't be bothered drinking a glass of water before each meal, then give up now. On the other hand, if you can, that's 21 fat busting sessions per week scheduled already; 63 if you count the walks to and from the tap :happy: -
[quote name='Miller V Jackson']<br />
PdP and Bartman, nearly moderated by MvJÂ <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> <br />
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You are a lucky man having bananas: the cyclone wiped them all out over here, so they're $18+ per kilo if you can get them at all. They're snapped up as soon as they hit the supermarket shelves in Potts Point, for reasons I do not want to think about. <br />
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Today's hint for the newcomer: drink a glass of water before each meal Barnya, so my Great Australian Diet book says. MvJ did it because, let's face it, it is difficult to think of something so painless that could actually contribute to fat busting. <br />
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If you can't be bothered drinking a glass of water before each meal, then give up now. On the other hand, if you can, that's 21 fat busting sessions per week scheduled already; 63 if you count the walks to and from the tap :happy:<br />
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Slightly OT but are you serious about Bananas (When ever I type Bananas I picture Gwen Stefani spelling it for me <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> ) being $18 a kilo? Has NZ been stung by this as well? If not, why don't Oz just get them from the same supplier as NZ? -
I am deadly serious, and I have no idea why OZ don't import them from wherever NZ do. <br />
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My sister was over from Auckland two weeks ago and I had to actually take her to the supermarket and show her the prices as she refused to believe me. -
Drinking water is one thing I never struggle with, I suck down plenty of that shit every day.<br />
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Bananas are cheap, plentiful and delicious over here. I never liked Aussie bananas anyway, sometimes they were hard and gritty and just feral.<br />
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Capsicums, courgettes and the like are bloody expensive at the moment though due to the freezing winter I presume.
