It’s a de-load week next week, which I’m looking forward to. There’s some serious tiredness in this legs and hips!
As for today, this week’s last run, 16 miles in the bag and nearly 3 hours on the feet, and it was only really the last mile that felt really tough. Got to see some particularly picturesque areas of open countryside just before a storm came in; big clouds, blue skies and rainbows.
Now if only I can remember to buy some Peperami in advance next time so I actually have some food for the way around!
Snap. I did get down into overweight, but recent home issues mean the eating crap is back up and exercising is down so I’ve crept back up into obese category. Hopefully not too much longer till I can take the big step, (damn rental costs) and then I’ll be in a position to try and improve things again. @WhiskeyNovember I’ll probably be sliding into your DMs for tips.
Keto, assuming you have no serious health concerns (diabetes, problems with pancreas), can really help with all of those things.
Hunger - once in ketosis (a couple of days) you just don’t really feel hunger. Now admittedly, I did feel it a little bit on today’s run but a) I went out without eating and b) I did burn an estimated 1,800 calories just on the run itself.
Travel - lazy keto exists and it’s pretty much what I follow. I haven’t cooked for a few weeks now and almost everything I eat comes from the Co-op with a barcode. I felt REALLY lazy the other day, so grabbed a couple of packs of chicken slices, a couple of pre-cooked eggs and a packaged salad bowl from the shop et voilà - dinner solved in under a minute and no need for any access to any cooking appliances. When I’m really pushed, I’ll just have some Peperami sticks and snack on them the same way I used to snack on chocolate.
Gym - I haven’t found membership necessary for weight loss (nor indeed exercise at all), but did join one last week so I can start working on toning now that I’m happy with my weight - I have an induction to weight lifting tomorrow. PureGym offer a military discount that includes no joining fee and (IIRC) 10% off their Plus membership, which then grants access to gyms across the country 24/7. So wherever you end up with work, the gym can then be an option to keep you entertained when staying in a hotel.
I’d agree with this, when I did Keto years ago I remember the mantra was very much exercise makes you hungry diet loses weight.
I did Keto when working on the road and it is hard, KFC hot wings have more carbs than you think. Still requires some planning and you need to be careful of the amount of sugar in things you just don’t expect.
I’m out and about shopping for new clothes and have just bought a few tops that fit, as well as a new jumper. Before I started this push I wore a XXL, all of the items I’ve bought this morning are size S and they fit well.
It’s worth noting that this is typically only measured by BMI, which can be useful but it isn’t a perfect system.
Those who have a lot of muscle will always show as being higher on the BMI scale, which means that some very fit and healthy individuals can officially be obese due to muscle mass.
There is a kind of way to cross-reference this now though. One of the key measures is waist:height ratio and it’s also pretty simple. Measure your height then your waist and if the latter is more than half the former it suggests an issue to resolve.
I went out in my new speed shoes yesterday. The training plan had earmarked “easy 30 minutes” so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to test out a set of shoes I’d never run in before.
These shoes don’t do easy. They don’t do slow. They do do feeling amazing. Whilst I started at an easy pace, I soon found the pace progressing.
After 5km I decided it would be a good idea to stop the run. The whole run was 2 minutes faster than any time I’ve run in the past 6 years; and only 1 minute slower than my fastest ever 5km time from 2017. I stopped at 23:18.
If I can get used to doing the full distance in these (they feel substantially softer than my usual pair), then I’m absolutely using them for the marathon and would probably end up targeting a 3:30 finish.
I’m only able to run as much as I do because I mostly work from home. The commute alone would be problematic if I were to work from one of our locations instead.
Nevermind having to make a pack up, get clothes ready etc etc. Hell, if I’m not running on any given day I can (but don’t) get out of bed about 5 minutes before I’m due to start and still be roughly ready & presentable.
No-one seems to discuss how WFH makes people healthier though; the opposite seems to be orthodox thinking on the likes of LinkedIn
