Fitness (Lack Of)

I'm not the fittest person in the world, though this is party due to asthema. In an attempt to loose a little excess gut and get a little fitter, for the last month or so I've been walking from Liverpool Street station to London Bridge station on my way to work. It turns out that I normally keep up with the bus I would have got (in a real-life turtle and hare race) which is very satisfying, despite other people walking to work often staring at me as I rushed past, bag a-swinging and red-faced. The breeze from the river and a bottle of Lemon Ice Tea Snappy are a saviour however and by the time I'm in the office I don't look like someone who was beaten in the street.

This all sounds good so far -- but there is bad news. Somehow in the past month I've put on half a stone. I tell myself it's my stronger leg muscles, but I think I've somehow developed a nice set of piecepts...

18:56 Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 [#] [life] (10 comments)

Posted by A Canuck at Sat Sep 18 19:22:02 2004:
The same thing happened to me when I started going to the gym. Part of the problem I think is that I started to feel hungry before noon, and I would snack. I lost that bit of weight by forceing myself to wait until lunch before eating, and with a slight change in diet. I started eating more carbs and simple sugars in the morning. The combination of more quick energy in the morning with the exercise sets your metabolism higher for the day. You probably should walk that same stretch on your way home.

I will add that I never lost a lot of weight from going to the gym, but I look and feel a hell of a lot better.
Posted by ff at Sat Sep 18 20:12:38 2004:
This is common thing to happen when you start to exercise. If you want to lose weight, you have to change your diet and cut the intake of calories. If you get hungry between meals, then don't suffer and get some snack instead. Of course, snack should have low calories ;) In general, it is better to eat smaller meals, but do it more often (e.g. 4-5 meals per day).
Posted by Kaz at Sun Sep 19 23:00:01 2004:
Happened to me too.  Doing exercise on its own will just turn your fat to muscle (which is heavier).

replacing your coffee's with something else will probably help though :)

(if i drink coffee i tend to put on a couple of lb's..  water retention etc).

:)
Posted by Anon at Mon Sep 20 01:46:24 2004:
I have asthma as well, but I do not allow that to make me less active.

One suggestion for a fun exercise: pydance with a pad and USB adaptor.
Posted by Kaz at Mon Sep 20 11:07:38 2004:
I have Athsma too. However I make sure I keep it under control by running.

I find that if I am in-active all my allergies seem to worsen, so by doing exercise at least 3 times a week, I have managed not to have an attack for 3 years!

good luck ross.  By doing the exercise you may not notice the weight loss. But you will notice the "inch" loss.

Kaz x
Posted by Dan at Wed Sep 22 10:48:32 2004:
Less carbs, more protein, fruit and green stuff.  Eat a diet like mine, it will fall off you in a matter of a few weeks.

It's the pasta and bread, I know you love it, but it doesn't love you!

All the gluten and starch makes your villi and micro villi lay flat which stop the intake of nutrients and promotes the laying down of fat.

D.
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