Quins; back to the plan.

[Happy Holidays]

Go for it, last year I bought myself a new bike & was in the same dilemma, feeling guilty spending so much money, in the end I knew I'd use it & save money (all bit it very little) on petrol cycling to work.

 

[Texty_F]

Hey Texty, your sexy Texty thread had me in stitches.

I am going to try and keep at this level as the target I set wasn't with any C , just doing this from home. The extra weight coming off has helped with my cycling which is important to me and I don't want to be carrying any weight that will make it more difficult, a great incentive isn't it. It makes me laugh that we go out for the ride and stop for CAKE ! Or FULL ENGLISH! Mind you, I'm not up to eating the full English yet.

Have you tried going out for a 20 min walk ( a sweaty one) ? That's how I got back into exercise. Just 3 times a week. Made it a must and only 20 mins. Fitted it in round dropping kids at their training and instead of sitting in the car or standing watching them I went for a brisk walk. It did wonders for my well being. Endorphins are great!

The longer, lower intensity exercise uses a different energy system that will eventually star to dent into fat. Jogging, bike, walking etc. I think to really benefit the time has to be 45 min plus , but it all counts. I started to value the 20 mins and what it was worth to me.

What do you think? Could you do it twice a week to see how it goes? Get your head phones on and have a walk.
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Lol im glad my thread amused - laughing is good body magic right?

I dont mind walking at all - when the weather is good OH and I often walk around the local park and lakes its a good 2 hour walk - mind you I feel its a sprint for me as he is 6'5 and I have to take 2 steps to every 1 of his lol. I keep saying are you not with me??

I have signed up to join the gym at work I just have to wait for my membership coming through it can take weeks, I will get there eventually

 

[Quins]

Go for it, last year I bought myself a new bike & was in the same dilemma, feeling guilty spending so much money, in the end I knew I'd use it & save money (all bit it very little) on petrol cycling to work.

I'm nearly there Happyholidays , all I've got to do is grow a pair and take the plunge. Mrs Quins said do it, but I'm still feeling guilty and thinking if what else I should be spending in..kids, log burner ..you know how it is.

 

[Quins]

Blimey, it would be a sprint, maybe rude a hie while he strolls!

 

[Texty_F]

Lol I totally misread your reply but wont say what I thought it said

 

[Quins]

Lol I totally misread your reply but wont say what I thought it said

Oh my gawd, the predictive text on this blinking machine .... It was meant to be ride a bike!

 

[Texty_F]

Haha I knew what it was meant to say but how I read it is a different matter

 

[elm]

Elm, my bike is a basic Evans pinnacle sentinel 1.0 and has been described as scaffolding poles with basic shimano kit hanging off it. It really doesn't owe me much, bought it 3 or 4 years ago for £230 new , they we going for £500 . Now I'm contemplating ( have put a refundable deposit down) on the last Giant defy composite 2 2012 model in a small in the UK. It's got SRAM apex and a 32 on the back that would be ideal for bad boy hills. I have been looking for a couple of months, it's difficult as I feel guilty spending money on myself. Kids, colleges, uni and my kids are sporty and successful at it. Lads if kit, club fees, completion fees and gas for the horrendous mileage.......

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/giant-defy-composite-2-2012/rp-prod104494

I can understand why you'd feel guilty for you with having a family and all haha but I still say go for it if you can. My bike was $720USD google says that about £544 and the price is so worth it. Your bike(s) are awesome!

 

[Quins]

423 miles walked jogged and run, another 5 miles trail run , total 428 miles ( 500 last year) .

Took my youngest daughter training, she does 1500m for her track and tetrathlon events, a proper athlete. I showed her the way round the trail and she did intervals while I did my thang !

Red

B. 2 lean rashers bacon, mushrooms tomatoes egg, all in fry lite, 2 wm hovis nimble toasted hexb 1,

L. Lean leg lamb and some salad. Nu me fat free yoghurt.

D. Pork chop , half a jacket spud hex b 2 , no fat yoghurt and Phili lite part of hex a, stuffed marrow ( peppers, onions chorizo, 1 syn)

Another n me yoghurt with hie made black currant jam, 4 syns...

Run was good, felt lumpy after not running for a week, but my time was faster!

 

[Quins]

428 miles walked jogged and run, another 4 walked yesterday and 3 more today, 7 miles, 435 total


Green yesterday, took son back to Gloucester, horrible journey, M26 shut , lorry fire added 1.5 hrs on journey....

B. nothing until 12 when I was starving, ate peanut butter and jam roll that son left in car!

L. At 3 pm sw wedges beans egg

Poo picked big paddock, then walked dig while daughter did swim training...

Toast and jam........


Today

Red

B. 2 wm nimble Danish hovis type thing with 2 fry lite eggs

L. Cafe , ate out at work, cheese and onion omlette and salad...bound to be syns....


D. Nu me sausages, wrapped in lettuce ......

Yoghurt


Tomorrow will involve beer and curry...another visitor to look after.

 

[Quins]

1104 miles cycled, 56 miles today , 1160 miles total.

I totally kicked it, smashed the hills and led the train on the sprint home, came 2nd. I rode like a lion!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJAsUHsmJAo


Nice cafe stop, toasted tea cake and coffee refills....

B. white bap with egg mushrooms and lean bacon

L. Slice wm bread butter, ham wrapped round salad and yellow pickle.

D. Blue dragon Chinese BBQ sauce over chicken thighs, 8 oz jacket and stir fry veg in olive oil.

3 tea spoons of peanut butter , 2 of choc spread, a nu me yoghurt.

Back to plan tomorrow.

 

[Texty_F]

Lol Quins the video is sooooo funny - well done Lion Man

 

[Quins]

435 miles walked, jogged and run, 4 more walked today , 439 total (500 last year)

Green
B. 1 egg omlette in 2 wm hovis toasted with Phili lite

D. 1/2 packet tesco whole grain micro rice, 1/2 tin mushy peas with hot curry powder , salad and 2 tesco meat free burgers 1 syn, and some chopped scotch bonnet chili pepper! Wow.

D. Bubble and squeak left overs in fry lite with egg and beans

3 mike walk, and some chicken hex b.

 

[Quins]

439 miles walked , jogged and run, another 4 miles walked( 3 yesterday,1 today) and 7 run on road tonight. 450 miles total


Been really busy with getting my youngest to her swim squad sessions. So took the opportunity to run while she swam for 2 hours. Managed a 7 miler , got lost road Rochester, hilly leg back!

Red

B. egg on toast , normal bread and butter and marmite.. Syns for bread and butter

L. 3 tesco meat free burgers in a bed of salad 1.5 syns

Some American sweets, 2 chocolate and peanut butter, yummy.

Was also given a Sri Lankan snack, delicious but laded with fat because deep fried!

D. A small turkey steak, stir fry veg

Now feeling v hungry waiting for daughter to get out of swim club....I feel a snack coming on when we eventually get home!

 

[Quins]

1160 mies cycled, another 55 miles today 1215 total .with San Fairy Ann cycling club. Hilly start , quite cold too, weather behaved, stayed dry for most of it. I ended up nursing a rider home, he was struggling by the time we stopped for coffee and brekkie. Had a lovely hot coffee and a flap jack. Got home starving again 450 miles walked jogged and run, another 5 miles walked, total 455. Weighed in at 12'6 a pound gain, but still 4 lb under target. EE, red and Green, ha! B. egg bacon , mushrooms, 1 slice wm bread.toasted Coffee break on bike ride, flap jack , loads of syns but need it. L. Crab sticks, sliced tomato, lime pickle , some mayo about 6 syns D. Chicken, red Thai curry, loads of veg , Thai rice, , muller lite Turkish delight. Iplayer thing on my TV is soooooooooo slllooow at loading.....

 

[Quins]

455 miles walked , jogged and run, 1 mile walked, 4 hard road run, 3 more walked, total 463 miles (500 last year)


Green

B. egg in 2 wm hovis Danish nimble thing bread

I feel knackered...

L. 2 tesco meat free burgers, salad, mushy pea, half pack micro rice tesco.

D. Egg bean in toast

A home made rock cake

 

[Texty_F]

Hi Quins - Do you measure your hexs? ie milk and cheese, meats etc.

It may help going back to basics and remembering to measure. If your rice was not dry it would have to be synned as the pouches are called ambient and have oils in them to keep them fresh in the pouch.

If doing Green today your gammon should be 60g cooked or 90g raw. Sometimes its just a case of re educating/re aquainting ourselves with the plan/books.

We did a new member talk in group 2 weeks ago and I think thats what helped me get my 3lb off last week.

 

[Quins]

Hi Texty, no I've stopped measuring hex's now . I'm well under my target and just keeping to the principals of red and green during the week. I'm really pleased with the way it's gone. I think the cycling has helped a lot too, on top of the running and walking. I do find that I'm quite hungry in the evenings. How's it going with you? How's the back?

 

[Texty_F]

Hi Texty, no I've stopped measuring hex's now . I'm well under my target and just keeping to the principals of red and green during the week. I'm really pleased with the way it's gone. I think the cycling has helped a lot too, on top of the running and walking. I do find that I'm quite hungry in the evenings. How's it going with you? How's the back?

Im not surprised your hungry at night after all that exercise id be starving. I know you tend to stick mainly to red/green what about as someone has said and mixing it up and doing a couple of EE?

What about homemade rice pudding as a dessert for when you want something sweet, thats quite filling and rice is free. Fill up with more veg? you could buy frozen and then just zap it in the microwave, or casseroles which could be in the slow cooker all day.
You would have a hot meal for getting in then instead of grabbing whatever is available, you can also do chillies and curries in the slowcooker then you would just have to do your rice.

Just a few ideas. My back is so so thanks for asking, just waiting for my MRI appt now god knows when that will be lol

 

[Quins]

I started with EE and didn't get on with it in the early days, that was when I started this "help I'm stuck thread". I have got my meals sorted for work , bit if a routine for the front end if the week, green then go over to red for a couple of days and either red or green for Friday and ease off at the weekend.

I usually have yoghurts to hand to curb the sweet cravings but with the increase in mileage it sometimes isn't enough in the evenings. Rushing around getting youngest to swim club doesn't lend itself to an organised meal having commuted back from London. I literally get in and grab something red or green then get out the door, get her to swim club depending which pool ( can be 45 mins away for a 2 hour session) go running while she swims and get back home between 9 and 9.45 , usually we are both hungry. Good job we have about 30 hens, we go through loads of eggs!