 Poster: A snowHead
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So, skip back 18 years, and my first skiing experience.
I was fit, circa 69kg or 11stone and running wise could do a 4min 34sec mile, a sub 17 minute 5k, and was was running pretty much daily anything up to 10 miles.
18 years later, 2 children, lots of work/life changes and i'm now just under 13stone, do very little exercise other than walking the dogs twice a day for 30 minutes.
I could get away with a lot of basic issues being fit, i'm now fat and not fit so can't.
My plan, spend the next 9 months getting back to somewhere near fit and plan for a series of lessons to take my skiing back to basics and get get a solid base.
Stake in the ground made.
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@ansta1, it's a great plan. I was similar. Lost around 44 lbs. Made a big difference 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@ansta1, It'll only fail if you're not committed to it. Go for it and keep us updated on progress, as that will help you to keep to it. Good luck. 
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@ansta1, good for you!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A decent food plan alone over the next 9 months would shift 10kg. 3 good workouts a week and you'll be flying
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@ansta1, awesome.
Impressed.
Only thing I'd say is make the exercise easy to do and often.
I'm lucky, I love running.
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@ansta1, Here is a sure fire way to lose weight.
1. get myfitness pal app
2. Tell it your target weight and it will tell you the calories per day to eat
3. Enter *EVERYTHING* you eat and drink inc booze, snacks, coffee etc
4. Add some exercise which gives you some extra calories!
Then aim to get your BASI L1 at the end of this summer as a challenge
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blimey, Riley, wasn't expecting that much response so soon, as kind of seen it as a cathartic note to self post, but thanks.
Getting somewhere near my previous levels of fitness is the first goal (It's a very sliding scale as I was a GB national champion at my sport and competed at a high level in europe, and I'm not talking pie eating but a high end, if not high profile sport).
I, despite being a fat, drunk git who hasn't done jack shite, could still put on my trainers and run a sub 9min 5k as of right now, yeah tomorrow I would pay a heavy price but the 'heart' is up for it.
However, I want to it to back to 'being easy'
Blog to be started, thanks for notes of support. Failure imminent I feel, hoping not...
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I forget step 5,
Stick to the calories in step 2, now I don't do that *every* day of the week, have good and bad days but have shed 5kg in the past 6 months.
Go on, what were you a national champ at?
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Setting myself up for a complete blasting, but it goes with the cleansing process.
http://www.britishskatinglegends.com/mensteamevents.htm
2002 - Chambers Trophy, basically a team relay event so one of 3 in the team. And shortly after won a national senior event, then found beer and fell off the winners tree.
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@ansta1, you may have just inspired me to do something about my weight gain and lack of fitness - middle age has not been kind to me! Please share your blog I need some inspiration!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@kitenski, nah, too easy.
@J9, don't have a blog right now.
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You know it makes sense.
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I'd imagine that coming from where you've been the fitness should return pretty quickly. The weight should also fall off pretty rapidly if you're taking serious levels of exercise.
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could still put on my trainers and run a sub 9min 5k as of right now
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I'm guessing this should maybe be 1 mile rather than 5K but then that sounds more like jogging speed. 
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| olderscot wrote: |
I'd imagine that coming from where you've been the fitness should return pretty quickly. The weight should also fall off pretty rapidly if you're taking serious levels of exercise.
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could still put on my trainers and run a sub 9min 5k as of right now
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I'm guessing this should maybe be 1 mile rather than 5K but then that sounds more like jogging speed. |
Doh, dont even know where the 9 came from can i blame the drink. Anyway i think i meant 25min 5k even though i havent done any proper exercise for probably 18 months or so.
Kick of starts tonight, will be going for a gentle 30 minute jog, no doubt i wont be able to walk until Monday.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I've seen many discussions about weight loss over the years. I understood that care with calories going in was way more efficient than amount of fitness work burning them off. Good luck.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ansta1, take a read of the old 5:2 diet threads on here. I found it invaluable in getting the excess weight of that exercise along didn't. I started whenever I said I did on the original thread and still fast two days a week which now maintains my weight nicely.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@ansta1, just do a ski season! You can ski all day, drink all night, eat anything you want and you'll still lose two stone without even thinking about it 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@NickyJ, food isn't an issue, its just lack of exercise, i know thats a simple get out, but it's the way it is.
@Raceplate, the wife, 2 kids, 2 dogs accountant and bank manager may not be so happy.
@skimottaret, maybe, i measure my fitness against my run times/distance generally as its my baseline historically.
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@ansta1, running and aerobic fitness is great but if improving your ski fitness is of interest, 30 mins to do some basic tests may be in time well spent
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@NickyJ, food isn't an issue, its just lack of exercise, i know thats a simple get out, but it's the way it is.
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Fair enough everyone is different I just know that with myself each time I put weight on due to doing LESS exercise (due to injury, pregnancy etc) going back to high levels of exercise alone didn't allow me to loose the weight I had gained. I had to diet to do that
. Now due to further injuries I need to constantly diet to maintain my weight as I am limited in what I can do combined with working full time an having two children I know I am not doing enough exercise but there are only so many hours in the day so I now only achieve 2 sessions a week in the gym coupled with some long walks or cycle ride at the weekend.
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@NickyJ, actually, thats a good point, its possible my ego will over reach my bodies capability and I'll pick up an injury due carrying the extra weight.
If nothing else i will keep the speed/hill work at a lower level.
Thanks.
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@NickyJ, actually, thats a good point, its possible my ego will over reach my bodies capability and I'll pick up an injury due carrying the extra weight.
If nothing else i will keep the speed/hill work at a lower level.
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Sadly I do believe my knees would be in a much better state now if I hadn't spent quite so much time running round a hockey pitch carrying a bit too much weight, I was fit but overweight....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yeah, so i've lost my menmory, can't type or just pished when i wrote it. Either way it still happened.
And your last national championship win layneo?
(you know i'm jesting fella), been a very long working week so far
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| ansta1 wrote: |
Yeah, so i've lost my menmory, can't type or just pished when i wrote it. Either way it still happened.
And your last national championship win layneo?
(you know i'm jesting fella), been a very long working week so far |
Tell me about it.
Good luck with the challenge. You're a pretty determined sod when you want to be so I am sure it can be done.
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You know it makes sense.
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Interim update.
Start was delayed by about a week but currently i am now running at least twice every day. It's not big distance or fast by my standards but getting there, circa 5k in the morning and 8k in the evening during the week. Sat/Sun will be a 2k speed run in the morning, steady 5k during the day and interval 6k in the evening.
Weight loss is only about 3kg so still a bit to get down to target of 10kg reduction, but a bit of a juggling between fat and muscle.
Also working on core exercises which is good.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@hedley, not really going far or fast enough to be a major issue.
As I have nothing else to do, just about to head out for 5k jog. 
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@ansta1, What at 2.17am! you need to get some sleep! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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If you don't already have one, get a bike. *much* kinder on the knees than running, muscle groups used are vaguely appropriate to skiing (quads and glutes). Replace car journeys with bike rides when feasible.
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@ansta1, I need to do this too. I am now bordering on obese, as I am only a wee lass.
My excuses are innumerable and my will power nil. Too hot, too cold, have to walk dogs in the evening so can't do any more vigorous stuff. Can't reach bike in the garage. Mouths to feed etc etc. Can't feed skinny 20 somethings on diet food.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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good luck with the endeavour, its good to see progress and commitment.
I do quite a lot of trail running in the summer and its good fun.
not gona even try to give any advice though, looking at your previous times i'd guess you already know what your doing. No one stumbles accidentally over the 5k line at 17m
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@gazzaredcruiser, no 3.17 you need to adjust forum profile for Gmt+1 however yes was up and ready to trot. Life is too short to waste time sleeping, 4-5 hours a day is already too much of a waste.
@sah, yep, used to do a fair bit, but i need to find someone/group to cycle with as i can run for an hour or two on my own on the road or treadmill, but can't do the same mentally on a bike for some reason.
@Hells Bells, during the week i walk our dogs in the morning and evening also. So it's a dog walk for 30 minutes, then a run or vice versa at both ends of the day. Whilst i am nowhere near my fightling weight or fitness, just a couple of weeks of doing something and I already am feeling better and losing weight. The only thing stopping you is You.
@eddiethebus, thanks, and yes those times would be great and i aspire to get below 18minutes for 5k on the road in the next 3 months, not sure it will happen but its an aspirational target right now.
Just working on a balance between slow/distance and short/speed. Work on those two will benefit each other and times will deccrease as distance increases. Hopefully it will meet somewhere in the middle ground over the next few months. I don't expect the heyday of sub 5 minutes miles or 10 mile runs but there is always hope.
Anyway, dogs have been walked so it's short and running shoes time.
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