From a Christmas Pudding to a Christmas Cracker - Weight Loss Motivation

Had a chinese & a beer last night as we were out at a hurling tournament for the afternoon & when driving home couldnt face having to start cooking, I always overeat when we get take away so thats me sticking to my plan brilliantly (not!)

Have made today my d-day, no more bullsh*tting myself, time to get my head back in the game & stop being such a pig with the grub & to get my ass out running

I am late this thread, I was up 7 pounds after the Christmas,
since the 30th December I have been walking a minimum of 30 minutes each day I have been out every day apart from Storm Brendan day, I am trying to do the 100 days walking Ciara Kelly is involved with from Newstalk, I did it last year I didn't manage the 100 days as I got sick with my asthma so here goes 2020

My January blues were non existent this year, which is very unusual for me maybe it was the walking every day also I wasn't too hard on myself with the eating and drinking in January I had a bottomless prosecco brunch with a pal, a few takeaways, out for dinner with pals, meeting pals for cups of tea and eating left over Christmas goodies

My first weigh in I was up 2 pound
Tuesday last down 2 pound

I have been on track with my 3 meals a day but I have been snacking since Thursday, demolished a whole large bar of chocolate at my desk yesterday then a take away last night trying to pull it back today till Tuesday

Jude13 wrote: »

But my OH wants to change it up and sign up to a cooler gym that looks like a nightclub and has fit people in it. Not my seen, the darker the better and less people looking at 1990's gaa shorts the better.

This was one of the things that put me off gyms near me. More people standing around looking at each other than actually doing anything. That plus they always seemed to be packed at the times I could go, so waiting around did my head in.

I tried on a couple of my 'how is weigh looking' t-shirts. While I could fit into them both, they are not safe for public consumption yet!! A few more weeks, if I stick to it and try them again.

i feel and know your pain.I was told I could no longer wear my favourite semi flarey furry 1990’s tracksuit bottoms in my gym because I had to wear shorts or gym leggings for health and safety reasons.I left.(Ben Dunn gyms). I have now joined some months ago a fancy new bells snd lights gym (chain) that costs s fortune but they let me wear my furry bottoms.Some things are priceless. Whats really shocking is the fitness of people -not ‘just’ lifting weights but serious conditioned fitness!!I am hoping it’ll rub off.In the meantime I’m self shamed into doing more by just comparing myself to the lithe and light as I change and am honestly shocked by how I compare to most others undressed. Its time to ramp up a big and stop snacking after dinner and cut out that supper :0

Went to the gym last night, as I was passing it, and paid my membership, didnt actually go in to the gym as I had a work related event last night. Had three long necks and no dinner. Then had a meeting with a client on a construction site and he brought me to the canteen for breakfast, he had a lot more than three long necks last night. So I had fried eggs and hash browns. Diet and training start this weekend. I will weigh in tomorrow morning.

OH is back from Ireland so day 1 back at the gym, horrible early alarm, dark and cold. Very weak. Did a weigh in, as my goal in the next few months (if I last) is not to kill myself losing weight but to get all round strength and hypertrophy work in. It will give me aches and pains but we'll see how it goes. The food intake is up quite a bit in the plan but the type is of food is very different, also quite a bit of supplementation. Trying to cut out sugary stuff, drinks and juices.

Anyway, I am counting today as day zero so I am: 0kg and I will measure + and - from that. I will also use today's weight in calculating % up and down. I have the options of dexa scans though I don't want to be told I am X% fat quite yet.

Best of luck, Loughc! I'll probably be going back too in a few months to lose the baby weight - story of my life lol!

^^Do you have to do it boxing style in your jocks?

I got back in to it last week hitting the gym 3 days in the week before work, then did a long (for me) run at the weekend. Went to the gym yesterday doing shoulder work and really hurt the shoulder I had surgery on last year so was in with the physio at 7am for dry needling. Need to run and leave the weights a week or two.

Got up at 5.30am for a run as my shoulder is too wrecked to go to the gym, 4.45km in to the run my flipping calf goes. I have had issue with it before as I had my achillies re-attached to the calf so had to hobble walk home. So no what? Answer is to reduce calories significantly as I can't run due to my calf, and I can't lift weights or swim due to the shoulder. Though I know that I will still eat loads.

I need a new body.

Jude13 wrote: »

Got up at 5.30am for a run as my shoulder is too wrecked to go to the gym, 4.45km in to the run my flipping calf goes. I have had issue with it before as I had my achillies re-attached to the calf so had to hobble walk home. So no what? Answer is to reduce calories significantly as I can't run due to my calf, and I can't lift weights or swim due to the shoulder. Though I know that I will still eat loads.

I need a new body.

Can you cycle? Even on an exercise bike?

Jude13 wrote: »

By the way I noticed you are an ex Hockey international, though I left Ireland some time ago I am sure we know many of the same folks.

Always possible, though I suspect I'm a bit older (definitely today ) than you Jude so that might throw it off a little. Those days are long gone sadly.

Jude13 wrote: »

I am not so sure about that, but in thinking I would have been Dublin based so if you were not from there I probably wouldn't have known the same circle. My father played in to his 50's, I knocked it on the head in my early twenties however played senior from 15.

Anyway I am amazed I have no knee issues to add to the list of issues after years on astro.

I was Dublin based so yeah, theres a decent chance, its a small enough circle in reality.

What club were you involved with?

The Astro destroyed my knee, hence the 2 operations and having to retire altogether when doing my ACL for the 2nd time. The pitches back then are nothing like what they play on now.

Its the diet that always gets me, in my youth I could train my way out of it as I was training five days and playing one day. Now I am training 3 maybe 4 days, limited time, limited ability.

I am not exaggerating that I have had 5 takeaways in the last 15 days. Now I generally eat half and have the other half for lunch but still. Keto may have to make a come back.

Id murder a pancake with maple syrup and walnuts.