Let's try again...
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Because of the biggish lunches the last week I've just not been eating dinner lately and the weight is settling back nicely as a result. Also, not putting pressure on myself about the weight probably helps. The middle of December was a real feast-to-famine period of yo-yo eating, which I've just decided to accept. Chocolate, wine, beer, food. It happens.<br />
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Gym will be the focus the next month (besides a week up the gold coast) - building some definition and increasing the lifts. I'm not into bulking up really so fat burn and lean muscle definition (same thing I suppose) is where it's at. Got to keep the running in the schedule and the 10 km yesterday felt pretty good. I like the longer distance at slower pace - just eat into it and feel the lungs over the anaerobic hump into cruise mode.<br /> -
Gym today - legs hi rep:<br />
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2 minute warmup on the bike<br />
Squats: warmup 6 x 20kg, three sets of 20 x 50 kg. Really concentrated on form and getting deep.<br />
Calf raises: 20 x 70kg, two sets of 20 x 79 kg.<br />
Incline press: warmup 6 x 60 kg, three sets of 20 x 100 kg<br />
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Then had to go to the dentist. Should probably add a few more leg exercises as I've really only got the three at the moment. Maybe I'll go for a run tomorrow. -
Day at the beach! Have sun burn on the legs a bit now but all else OK. Was feeling yesterday's workout as i struggled through the sand with a heavy esky (chully bun to you lot) and set up the shelter* but after that was all good. Had a beer and some lunch, kids generally looked after themselves in some pretty heavy surf and got about 6 hours time away from bloody iProducts and TV. <br />
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<br />- got one of these for Father's day - bloody good and worth every cent<br />
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http://www.bcf.com.au/Products/TentGuide/GazebosScreenhousesBeachDomes/Coleman_Event_14_Gazebo.aspx#.UOKfsZwzHng<br />
- got one of these for Father's day - bloody good and worth every cent<br />
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That's a mint shelter/tent thingy! good size and looks pretty solid... the tent that is!!<br />
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Good to hear you had a bit of a day off too - nothing like a few cold ones on a sunny day! -
Hundred pushups Week 5 Day 1 again - using 90s rest periods<br />
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Set 1: 36 OK<br />
Set 2: 30 OK, 10 on knees<br />
Set 3: 20 OK, 10 on knees<br />
Set 4: 18 OK, 6 on knees - reached for the extra 30s rest<br />
Set 5: 20 OK, 20 on knees<br />
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Feel like I'm not making any progress here. Bit downcast. -
5.02 km run in 25:55. Needed doing as I was feeling a bit toxic from lack of aerobic exercise. Probably should have waited a bit longer after dinner. Blerk.<br />
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At least it was fairly light - chicken cacciatore with some pasta and Mrs TA held the portion sizes down. Good to have some carbs on board for the last couple of km though.<br />
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Plasma donation tomorrow morning so did some light weights and then got a protein shake into me:<br />
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Chin ups: 5, 5, 7, 7, 6 = 30<br />
Pull ups: 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 = 21 -
haha, that is one of the things I was referring to in a couple of the latest Mens Health Mags I have; running is only good for fitness and not the best for weight loss.<br />
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Correction - maybe it isn't THE BEST for weight loss. But when you're running distance there are no excuses - you can't take a break like you do on the bike or in the gym. Crossfit I'm absolutely convinced is good too but when you say "I will run 10km in 55 minutes" there are very few ways to get there except to actually keep moving at the required pace, and burn the required number of calories.
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LIke most things, I expect some will find running works much better for them than others, as I said, it was amusing that a couple of these mags were preaching the same thing, yet one about 4 months back was saying other, so you do what works for you.
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Ate too much Chinese last night, but you just can't reheat honey king prawns so it was a community service.<br />
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Decided a ride was in order today - been a while since I hopped on the aluminium pony so I eschewed the sleep in and banged out just over 30 km in just under 70 minutes - 25.89km/h for those keeping score. Felt pretty good overall and once the summer heat dies off a bit I'll start doing some longer distances.<br />
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Not that I should complain: Hobart recorded it's hottest temperature on record yesterday - 41.8! When you have a seas side city at that latitude you know something is up. Going to be a big bushfire season...<br /> -
Been a bit of a slob this weekend but thought I'd remedy that with some quick weights at home before putting the kids to bed. Was using a 30 second break between sets.<br />
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Chin ups: 10, 8, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 = 42. <br />
Arnies @ 14.25kg: 20, 10, 8, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 = 76.<br />
Bent row @ 50 kg: 17, 10, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5 = 62. Have to touch the chest!<br />
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Was planning to run 5-7 km tonight but hit 4 and just quit. 22 minutes in, I just didn't have it for some reason. I've curbed the eating back quite heavily today so maybe that's it. Or it could be the fact it's about 28 degrees and 60% humidity. Either way, felt bad.<br />
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I've decided after 5 years at Woolworths that it's time to move jobs now Miss TA is about to start school (which was always the plan). So I'm dusting off the CV and getting ready to try and snare a pay increase, in addition to getting back to a smaller company. <br />
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Corporates have a lot of benefits, but quite frankly the place is beginning to suck from an IT POV. I'm sure the other nerds on here can understand that there is nothing worse than having your opinion dismissed out out hand, especially when you're the only SME in the room, or the whole division...<br />
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If you know me on Facebook, please don't bring it up as management have NOT been informed <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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With the confidence of the new me I reckon it's not going to be as hard as it used to be. I certainly rock a suit a lot harder. -
Subject Matter Expert. I discovered I was one by default when everyone was amazed that I did something my previous employers would have considered not far above routine. <br />
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When I started doing the amazing stuff they nearly burned me as a witch. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
