Fitness 2012

[merithyn]

I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen.

So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!

[Jaron]

I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen.

So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!

Go Meri!

[Iormlund]

Gym is closed for a month.

In response I ordered some light industrial straps to make a suspension training kit.

[crazy canuck]

I am now up to doing something everyday.  Every second day I do a work out and in the off days running.  The 38 pants I bought a few months ago are getting loose and my shoulders are coming back into definition.  Soon I will be back down to a 36 waist.  But I dont think I will ever see the 9-11% body fat range I had when I played round ball.

Not sure about wieght loss, that has never been a very good indicator of fitness for me so I generally ignore it.

Sometimes I have to stop to cough up a lung - but that is all good since the main problem is stuff settling in there and causing infections.  Feeling much better now.  I wish the doctors had told me to do this a couple years ago.  Instead they told me I had to be cautious when excerising.  Screw em.   

Havent taken a puffer in months either.  This exercise stuff really works.

[mongers]

I am now up to doing something everyday.  Every second day I do a work out and in the off days running.  The 38 pants I bought a few months ago are getting loose and my shoulders are coming back into definition.  Soon I will be back down to a 36 waist.  But I dont think I will ever see the 9-11% body fat range I had when I played round ball.

Not sure about wieght loss, that has never been a very good indicator of fitness for me so I generally ignore it.

Sometimes I have to stop to cough up a lung - but that is all good since the main problem is stuff settling in there and causing infections.  Feeling much better now.  I wish the doctors had told me to do this a couple years ago.  Instead they told me I had to be cautious when excerising.  Screw em.   

Havent taken a puffer in months either.  This exercise stuff really works.

Sounds good, especially as you're relishing the exercise rather than begrudgingly accepting it as a necessary evil.

From what I've heard exercise it quite a good way of getting off smokes long term. 

[MadImmortalMan]

I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen.

So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!

You mean he feeds you ice cream to keep your boob size up? 

[merithyn]

I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen.

So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!

You mean he feeds you ice cream to keep your boob size up? 

He doesn't like overly small women, ie too thin. I told him that so long as there are Dairy Queens in the world, that wouldn't be a problem for me. He asked if that meant that if he thought I was getting too small, he could buy me DQ to correct the problem. And yes, boob size was specifically mentioned.

[Sheilbh]

I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House.  My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.

Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work

[mongers]

I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House.  My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.

Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work

Wise decision.

Yes I think it's better than gym work, going up and down stair, especially if you can occasionally run up them is pretty good exercise. 


I find being on my feet for extended periods rather tiring, no idea why, it's just the effort of standing as opposed to sitting and making the pedals go around. 

[merithyn]

I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House.  My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.

Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work

You should think about getting a heart-rate monitor to see how many calories you burn a day. I bet you'd find it to be pretty high in that line of work. A gym doesn't seem necessary.

[MadImmortalMan]

Yeah it's us suckers that have to sit all day that get screwed on this.


I'm thinking about getting one of those desks where I can stand up if I want.

[Brazen]

Yeah it's us suckers that have to sit all day that get screwed on this.

I'm thinking about getting one of those desks where I can stand up if I want.

I walk up eight flights of stairs to the toilets every hour (whether I need to or not!) and walk for least half an hour every lunch break. Makes a world of difference.

[Martinus]

Ok, gang. Question time.

My family doctor advised me that I should take to running as a way of reducing my heartbeat rate (which is currently too high and apparently the main culprit in my insomnia problems). As I have never been seriously running before (other than on a treadmill at the gym), I need all kinds of advice - where, how, wearing what, when etc. Bring it on!

[PDH]

[raz] run into traffic [/raz]

[Eddie Teach]

wearing what