taking care of taking care

[john m]

Hit the scales @21stone 10 at my heaviest .Off the Gargle one month not losing much weight though just broke 21 stone .Anyhoo went over to join the Gym what a scam you sign up to pay by the month but they advance you your annual fee then charge you 23% interest on the monthly balance .Ballyfermot Healthcenter if your over 55 you can get a passport and pay just 13 yoyo a month for Gym and Pool .Anyway did a fitness test and the lad stopped it when I was on the walker .He recons im already dead .Got talking to him and was honest I havent walked two miles in over 10 years .I go to work sit down all shift then park in the garden and walk about 10 yards to the door only exercise I get is going for a piss.Took down a deck I had in the Garden and laid some turf ,it nearly killed me I had to sit down just to catch me breath.I wonder how many drivers are honest enough with themselves to realize we are dangerously unfit and need to get exercising .

[Tony]

It gets easier John, although I never joined a gym Id cycle up to 150k a week and walk about 30k, it gets easier as you go along so keep it up.

[john m]

Use to do the Co operation north dublin to belfast cycle, cycled a lot but you can fool yourself living in the past got the bike out of the shed set it up on the Turbo trainer then forgot about it .Its a mental thing just getting off the sofa .You want a bet now you do it on your phone you want a drink you ring the offlicence Lazieness sneaks up on you .Frightened at how physically unfit I have become the same with weight you know your a bit overweight but then you see yourself in the mirror and realize your huge .Gym in Ballyer 13 yoyo a month for old fat lads no annual membership pay by the month .

[watty]

If you have a smartphone, download a few podcasts lasting 30mins and 60mins.  And go walking. Start small and build up to 30mins and then 60mins.
RTE Documentary On One are good for the 60min ones --> https://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/

Also, have a look at the 'couch to 5k' movement --> https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/
9 weeks and week 1 starts...

Week 1
For your 3 runs in week 1, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute walk, then alternate 1 minute of running and 1-and-a-half minutes of walking, for a total of 20 minutes.

[john m]

If you have a smartphone, download a few podcasts lasting 30mins and 60mins.  And go walking. Start small and build up to 30mins and then 60mins.
RTE Documentary On One are good for the 60min ones --> https://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/

Also, have a look at the 'couch to 5k' movement --> https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/
9 weeks and week 1 starts...

Week 1
For your 3 runs in week 1, you will begin with a brisk 5-minute walk, then alternate 1 minute of running and 1-and-a-half minutes of walking, for a total of 20 minutes.

i couldnt do 5 minutes at 7kph on the treadmill if I ran i would collapse ,frightning how unfit you can get sort of got a fright might start walking to the bookies Neilstown or Finches then work up to Penny Hill or the Arc or Waterfront then the big one walk into Clondalkin Village .I know it sounds silly but that might be the programme for the first few weeks .

[dalymount]

John your right. motovation is the key to it,but like tony says it does get easy i do a 10 k walk every morning, but i suppose it can become additive to.if i miss a morning for some reason, i am kicking myself. but you have taken the first step in realizing you need to do this, that should be motovation enough.  sometimes its no harm to be scared of the consuqunces  if we DONT take nessesary steps to assress our physical health. best of luck John, and if you ever feel like walking, and your in the clontarf area, give us a shout

[watty]

I'm probably in the same boat as you.  No harm in starting small and working up.

If I try walking, it f*cks up my shins and back but I don't get out of breath.  Too much belly fat and not enough muscle!  If/when I start, I'll do 10-15 mins until I get used to walking.  I won't be running/jogging for a long time!

Swapped smoking for vaping (e-cigs) a few weeks back so still getting used to that.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

Swimming is the best excercise john.
It works every muscle and you won't feel as if you've just had a big workout since the water is constantly cooling your body.

[Belker]

Swimming is the best excercise john.
It works every muscle and you won't feel as if you've just had a big workout since the water is constantly cooling your body.

@ John M, I'd go along with DMG on this, but take it very easy, I mean really, really easy.
There is no need to run, a decent diet + walking and swimming should suffice.

I'm not very over-weight at just over 14 stone, muchly helped by my eating disorder which means that I very seldom if ever get hungry.
But I am even more unfit than you, a shower/shave and toothbrush would have me out of breath, de Ryde would probably see me off !

[Belker]

Swapped smoking for vaping (e-cigs) a few weeks back so still getting used to that.

@ Watty, if'n your new to the vape market, the only advice I would have fer you is to buy an expensive vape (about 90 Euro), all the cheap ones are shite and not worth a Fook and will piss you off to the extent that you will go back on the fags. IMO.

[The Liffey Lip]

Hit the scales @21stone 10 at my heaviest .Off the Gargle one month not losing much weight though just broke 21 stone .Anyhoo went over to join the Gym what a scam you sign up to pay by the month but they advance you your annual fee then charge you 23% interest on the monthly balance .Ballyfermot Healthcenter if your over 55 you can get a passport and pay just 13 yoyo a month for Gym and Pool .Anyway did a fitness test and the lad stopped it when I was on the walker .He recons im already dead .Got talking to him and was honest I havent walked two miles in over 10 years .I go to work sit down all shift then park in the garden and walk about 10 yards to the door only exercise I get is going for a piss.Took down a deck I had in the Garden and laid some turf ,it nearly killed me I had to sit down just to catch me breath.I wonder how many drivers are honest enough with themselves to realize we are dangerously unfit and need to get exercising .

10 lbs in a month is standard John...why are you complaining? It takes time and a lot of patience.....swimming as I said is the recommended exercise. Walking will shift it too..........you need to realise it should take 1 yr to shift 5 stone and if you lose it quickly...you'll put it back on. Weight Watchers makes a fortune from repeat customers. Brother lost 9 stone in a yr with them and put 5 back on when he couldn't keep to their ludicrous eating plans....exercise and be patient.

[john m]

Sitting here thinking will I stick on runners or shoes and bring the dog for a walk cant bring him for a swim as he and me dosent like the water .Runners or Shoes runners or shoes ?Fuck it a few eggs and rashers and toast and ill decide before lunch what ill do after lunch but definitely before dinner .Breaking that routine it harder than actually walking .

[The Liffey Lip]

You lost 10 lbs so you have broken the routine. Dalymount's regime is by far the best and least damaging to the joints...10k a day is great exercise. You should try hitting that after about 6 months. Just walk 2 k a day or so for a while...never mind the rashers etc...keep the fuck away from beer and bread. Cycling is for people who are already reasonably fit as is the gym. Just stop thinking about it....walk 6 days a week for 2 ks and then build it up over time. Swimming doesn't harm the joints like cycling does and it gives lean sinewy muscle....you will be laughing in 6 months if you stick it.

[Octavia1]

Jeezus lads... Too yung to be that old.....

[Vikkiz]

Swapped smoking for vaping (e-cigs) a few weeks back so still getting used to that.

@ Watty, if'n your new to the vape market, the only advice I would have fer you is to buy an expensive vape (about 90 Euro), all the cheap ones are shite and not worth a Fook and will piss you off to the extent that you will go back on the fags. IMO.

+1 on that. Don’t buy a cheap VIP yoke, it’ll leak on you and piss you off. Get something like an eleaf or pico, and a tank to go on top of it.
It can turn into a hobbie