The Health and Fitness Thread

[mim731]

47 minutes ago, deathrey said:

I'm on the neverending cold boat too, it's not a full blown cold just constant sniffles and sneezes. I blame the kids nursery germs.

I remember this phase with nursery illnesses sweeping through our house weekly. The only plus side is you, and your child's immune system will very much benefit from it when they start school as they will have had every bug going already.

Then it's just the head lice outbreaks and norovirus to worry about, but it definitely helps out in the long term vs kids who've not been to nursery before starting school. Appreciate it doesn't feel like it while you're in it though!

[deathrey]

The thing is @mim731, I worked in schools for nearly 15 years, I thought my immune system was dynamite but yet I catch flipping everything the kids bring home and Mr Deathrey gets bloody nothing! He's spent the past 20 years sat in front of a computer on his own!!

Edited March 6, 2025 by deathrey

[SuperBacon]

4 minutes ago, deathrey said:

He's spent the past 20 years sat in front of a computer on his own!!

Immune to viruses

[deathrey]

I'm struggling so much with motivation at the moment. I feel like a slug. I've managed to finally consistently get my weight to under 10 stone which leaves me only half a stone off my goal weight. I wanted to try and get there for my cousin's wedding in August but I'm not sure I'll manage that even if I did have the motivation to get off the sofa, stop drinking tea and put the chocolate bars down and get myself to the gym. I really can't be arsed to do anything at the moment, I don't feel like I have any energy.

[gmoney]

I feel that way too. I've always gone through fits and starts with healthy eating and exercise. When I'm in the zone, I'm in it; eat well for months, go the gym obsessively. Then something will knock me off course, like a birthday or Christmas and I'll get in a slump, won't go to the gym for ages until inspiration strikes again after a couple of months. It's been nearly a year now though since I last got my arse in gear and there's absolutely no sign of that changing. The idea of going to the gym fills me with dread right now, I just can't face it. My energy levels are so low. I've had a really tough year at work which hasn't helped, but I've recently changed roles and I'm loving it, yet still no spark of motivation.

Maybe typing this out will sort me out. Bleeeuurgh. Probably not. 

[FLips]

Exactly what happened to me. We were eating right and going to the gym 3-4 times a week for months. Our Gym closed for refurb in October, reopened in January and then we dodged it to avoid the January crowds. Well it’s April now and we still haven’t been back and my body is falling to bits. Really need to get my shit together.

[deathrey]

I'm hoping that posting will help give me a kick up the backside too. I am still going but only like once a week (mainly because I'm paying for it and it makes me feel less like I'm wasting money). I do sit there looking at others who are in much better shape than me and think 'when am I going to look like that' as I've been going a year now and still don't have the toned look I want. I'm probably being a bit hard on myself as most of them are 20 years younger than me and probably haven't spent the past 5 years pregnant or in a postpartum cycle.

Edited April 24, 2025 by deathrey

[tiger_rick]

I've been struggling of late too. I've found a little hobby of getting up early, going for a walk, 5km or so, and taking pictures and putting a little montage on my story. One or two people have told me they enjoy it and that's given me a bit of motivation to keep doing it. This morning I didn't take any pics, didn't see anything inspiring but I was still up at 5:30 and out by 6 to get a walk in before the kid got up for school. Hope you find something that breaks the malaise. It's hard.

Edit: Some of the pics from my photo reel. I'm no photographer but I enjoy trying to capture my area (matron).

Edited April 24, 2025 by tiger_rick

[Joe Blog]

Lovely stuff Rick. I’m also newly on the 5am wake up train. It’s mainly so I can fit in more runs per week whilst still having time for the family. There is something very enjoyable about being in the garage on the treadmill knowing everyone in the house is fast asleep. It also means I don’t have to do it at 9pm once everyone is in bed as I like to get to bed early myself. 
 

I was starting to lose motivation for the early starts and endless miles but last week I ran a 18:46 time for a 5k and was thrilled so this has spurred me on to keep going. I also ran a race last week against a few members of my old run club and left them in the dirt which was a nice feeling as I know the training is paying off. 

[Onyx2]

2 hours ago, Joe Blog said:

18:46 time for a 5k

That's amazing! Well done. 

[deathrey]

Well, I've made it to the gym today. Toyed with going for a swim but decided I couldn't be arsed and at least getting on the treadmill is better than nothing.... Just need to get out of the car now.

[westlondonmist]

I lost a load of weight I lost for a wedding last summer but put it all back on again. I knew it was happening but didn't weigh myself or count calories, because then I didn't have to worry about it. I'd still go to the gym 2-4 times a week but eat shit. I'll stop the cake post birthday, oh well there is another birthday in 2 weeks so I'll stop it then and so on. Anyway, I'm in a half marathon in September and thought I need to get 15-20kgs down to protect my knees. Silly thing is I can actually eat a lot and lose weight due to the activity I do, easily eat 2500 calories a day. To put on all that weight I must have been eating god knows how much. 

[Mr_Danger]

I’m in the same boat. When I’m in the zone I eat around 4000 calories and can steadily lose weight whilst packing on muscle. Since I had my pulmonary embolism last year my activity levels have dropped because it’s all I can do to get through the day without being knackered and then when I get to the gym it’s mostly just weights with minimal cardio. 4/5 days a week plus the work I do is still enough to stop me going full Jabba and the muscle has stayed but my diet is absolute dog shit. If it wasn’t for the blood clotting disorder and high blood pressure I’d go full Rogan/ shit fat American comedian and try some testosterone. Maybe I’ll just fix the diet instead.

[NeverYield]

Great pull session in the gym today, pull ups, deadlifts, one arm DB rows, seated cable rows and finished with bicep curls, hammer curls and a bit of direct forearm work.

After a while of having lower back issues I can really feel strength and power coming back especially with the compound lifts. 

 

[Surf Digby]

On 2/15/2025 at 10:15 AM, Surf Digby said:

my cholesterol is off the charts, etc.

Ten weeks on, and my triglycerides have gone from 6.0 to 3.8, which is pretty good, however my serum cholesterol is still at 6.0 and so I'm classed as "abnormal" (which is a word that I haven't been able to take seriously for years, courtesy of Marty Feldman).

I'm also down just over a stone, which is nice considering I've been focussing purely on the content of my diet, and not deliberately tried to lose weight.  Going to add a few more things to try and bring it down more, as I want to avoid being put on statins. 

Can't say I feel much different, even though there's a measurable and undeniable improvement to my overall health, and some of my more slender T-shirts have come out of retirement.