I'm down 10 lbs from my ideal weight of 185. Been jogging maybe 3X/Week but only up to 2 mi. Feeling steeped in stress, particularly if I go anywhere; unsure if it's the respirator mask I use when entering a building full of people - or just the global human atmosphere these days.
Now they say the state of Washington has those giant killer Japanese hornets about. Fortunately, they're up north, so far.
Now they say the state of Washington has those giant killer Japanese hornets about. Fortunately, they're up north, so far.
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The media do like a good story but those hornets kill very few people each year, there are more killed by lightning. The problem is they destroy honeybees which is bad for everyone.
I think I've put on between three and four kg, which for me is really something! Before the lockdown I probably walked about 8KM a day during the week (a lot of it part of my commute) , and cycled at least 20KM on the weekend .
Since the lockdown I'm lucky if I do 1KM/day and have not been going cycling much at all. Food intake has probably remained around the same though....
Tony.
Since the lockdown I'm lucky if I do 1KM/day and have not been going cycling much at all. Food intake has probably remained around the same though....
Tony.
Fasting to eating ratio? What cycle time are you using?
Been thinking about giving it a go. I have not been below 90 kg in about 15 yrs. would love to get back to 85 again (currently 94 so if my mental math is right about 208 lbs)
I'd like to weigh, only that much.
A short time ago,
Was up to 264.
Down to 240 something now.
Could get to 300, all to easily ....
Pictures of food all over the internet.
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I'm only 5'8"
I also do Intermittent Fasting....intermittently!
I aim for 16 / 8, but don't worry about if I get up in the middle of the night and raid the fridge, or decide to eat breakfast when I get up.
On most days the last meal of the day comes between 6 PM and 8 PM and first breakfast comes between 10 AM and noon. In between those hours I eat anything I see.
When I worked a full time (9 to 11 hr day) I was much more regimented about my schedule, the workplace had a gym and I went there every workday for an hour mid afternoon, and made it to 205 Lbs (93kg) with single digit bodyfat at age 52. Today I'm under 170 Lbs (77kg) at age 67.
I aim for 16 / 8, but don't worry about if I get up in the middle of the night and raid the fridge, or decide to eat breakfast when I get up.
On most days the last meal of the day comes between 6 PM and 8 PM and first breakfast comes between 10 AM and noon. In between those hours I eat anything I see.
When I worked a full time (9 to 11 hr day) I was much more regimented about my schedule, the workplace had a gym and I went there every workday for an hour mid afternoon, and made it to 205 Lbs (93kg) with single digit bodyfat at age 52. Today I'm under 170 Lbs (77kg) at age 67.
I must've gotten the same virus, probably not SARS-CoV-2 since a bad flu was running around a couple of months ago. Same two week downtime, same lack of interest in food. The only things down my gullet were a few pounds of oranges, some bowls of oatmeal, one burrito, and one pizza. That's it. I was slightly concerned about sudden weight loss since it could be a sign of various malignancies, but my mass has started increasing slowly again so time to nip that in the bud.
In other news the isolation was good for learning a few useful things about ceramic capacitors. tl;dr: for bypassing the only reliable dielectrics are X7R and the larger & pricier C0G. Murata's spec sheet on an X7R part shows it loses about 25% of its capacitance when biased by 15 volts whereas an X5R loses over 80% of its capacitance under the same bias. X7S is not quite that bad, still not great. That 0.1 uF bypass cap on the opamp? If it's not X7R or better, good luck with that.
Tip o' the hat to Jan Didden for good stuff on the LinearAudio site!
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When I retired (11/2018) I weighed 192. I got down to 172 over a year and plateaued there. Since isolation I've gained about 4 lb., holding at 176. The main difference is that my bicycling is now all solo, flat, steady paced 20 - 30 miles/day instead of longer, faster paced group rides and occasional rides in hillier terrain. I'm lucky to live on the edge of town, I have lots of country roads with little traffic, good pavement and plenty of room to ride without personal interaction.
I'd try to blame increased alcohol consumption, but I'm generally limited to 1 drink a day (I'm on warfarin, don't want to affect my clotting time too much) so I've only really gone from 3 - 5 drinks a week to a steady one every evening...
I'd try to blame increased alcohol consumption, but I'm generally limited to 1 drink a day (I'm on warfarin, don't want to affect my clotting time too much) so I've only really gone from 3 - 5 drinks a week to a steady one every evening...
Same here. I am back up to 98 kgs from the 95 I slowly worked my way down to. Still better than the 102 I topped out at. With the inspiration I am getting from this thread maybe I can hold on for now. Only problem is I am limited in how I can exercise as I have a couple or 10 things wrong with me that prevent much other than walking.
I never was into fighting sports, and far too slow and clumsy for the Octagon. I did do Obstacle Course Racing and Mountain Bike racing for several years, but my last Tough Mudder was two and a half years ago. Balance / stability issues from middle ear problems make climbing over 30 foot tall obstacles and flying through the air on a bicycle too risky. Here are a few pictures from the 2017 Tough Mudder, my last. I chased the team around 2018 with my cameras.
First picture shows the team before the race in clean clothes.
The object of a Tough Mudder is for each one in the team to help the others complete each obstacle, very few can complete the 30 obstacle 10 mile course entirely on their own, but a solo timed race is available for them early in the morning. The rest of us take our time, 4 to 5 hours worth.
"Everest" is a 22 foot sloped wall covered in sheet steel...and mud. One or two team members get to the top, then grab other members as they run up the slope and help them "summit Everest." I got to the top with help from a team that had already made it. then was assisting the rest.
On top of a 12 foot wall.
"Pyramid Scheme" is a human pyramid up a 30 foot sloped steel covered wall. First a human totem pole is built, then climbed. Those first to the top help the others get to the top.
"Artic Enema" is a slide through a 25 foot length of corrugated drainage pipe into a construction dumpster filled with muddy ice water. I had a shirt on when I went into the pipe, but did not when I came out. It was cheap shirt that I got on the clearance rack at Walmart for $1, and already ripped up from a previous obstacle involving drain pipe.
A couple of "monkey obstacles" then all done and hosed off.
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My work commute routine *was* to either run+bus on wet days or bike, which made getting my exercise in almost automatic. Lacking that, plus the near holistic loss of schedule has done a number. So I'm getting soft, whether I've gained weight or not.
Losing weight as the pasty shop half way along my 200m walk to work is shut. Result! Greetings from Bideford, southwest England, and stay safe folks.
Daniel: I'm missing cycling to work. There is a nice loop near the house, but it's finding time to go out that is the problem.
I have a sort of garden gym and we have enough bits to do some exercise each day, which is good, but short on cardio. I did try to go running with the wife, but have nadgered my achilles tendon yet again. This sucks, but will learn me to race her to the finish!
I have a sort of garden gym and we have enough bits to do some exercise each day, which is good, but short on cardio. I did try to go running with the wife, but have nadgered my achilles tendon yet again. This sucks, but will learn me to race her to the finish!
Ditto, I normally cycle 8 miles each way to work and back. Now I do about 6 miles around town every weekday to keep fit. Been doing lots of work around the house and garden plus not drinking gallons of coffee during the day when at work probably helps. Down half a stone so far, some sort of negative foodback going on🙂
Even though I walk the dog everyday, I've lost 3 kilos of muscle, and gained 3 kilos of fat.🙁
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My 50-mile round trip bicycle commute, 20 to work, 30 home has been converted into a 50 mile loop from the house every day. With at most two stop lights, and one of those is 2 miles from home. During the windiest part of the day so it’s been a hell of a lot of work lately. Still doing 70 on either Saturday or Sunday. Had to give up the group rides long before Covid - was getting heatstroke trying to do 23+ average - I was getting into trouble no matter how much I trained or how much water and electrolyte I guzzled. Kept happening over and over again till I finally had enough. Time to go back to a steady 19-ish solo. Now with the new routine of a moderately hard 50 every day with no damn lights I’ve dropped a few pounds. And my heart rate is down, BP is down, no more horrible cramps at night, an no more overheating.
Wow nice going wg_ski! average speed of 23mph for 50 miles, that's crazy! I was very happy when I got up to 22KM/H (a bit under 14MPH) over 20KM (about 12 miles!)
I'd be super happy being able to average 19MPH for 50 Miles!!! Guess it's all relative! 🙂
Tony.
I'd be super happy being able to average 19MPH for 50 Miles!!! Guess it's all relative! 🙂
Tony.