Well done, Betty. How long before you're running again? Frustrating, isn't it? I did my hamstring last year and lost quite a lot of fitness due to it (and put some weight on!) so finding an alternative was a good idea - wish I'd done that!
Well done, Betty. How long before you're running again? Frustrating, isn't it? I did my hamstring last year and lost quite a lot of fitness due to it (and put some weight on!) so finding an alternative was a good idea - wish I'd done that!
That is excellent advice. While building up your running again it will be difficult to burn significant calories while running. Use the bike instead, go for a hard blast for 1/2 hour in one direction and then come back again,if possible faster. That one hour is worth 700 to 800 calories then go for your gentle 1/2 run. Do that three times during the working week plus whatever you do on the weekend. With that and a bit of thought about what you eat will easily get to 4000 cals.Originally Posted by Stagger
Calories Burned Bike Riding or Cycling
http://www.nutristrategy.com/fitness/cycling.htm
Last edited by DrPatrickBarry; 03-04-2012 at 09:00 AM.
No weight loss of any significance for me this week - I'll have to watch that snacking!
61.8 kg on new digital scales.
I think Finnbar's figures are in the wrong columns. He currently appears to be trying to put on 2 and a half stone!
[QUOTE=Stagger
I just need to get my mind focused on dropping a pound or two but I enjoy the good life and a beer.
All the best.[/QUOTE]
this sums up how I feel too Stagger.
I'm struggling a bit at the moment, feeling hungry a lot after the Excalibur Marathon at the weekend but picked up an achilles niggle and supposedly off running for a couple of weeks. Plan to get out on the mountain bike this week tho and we're moving house which should burn a fair few calories!
I was looking at Pat's link to how much different types of exercise burn calories. At the weekend I rode 10 miles at a brisk pace to our club handicap ran 10 miles round Lyme Park at a good pace and then rode 10 miles back at a brisk pace. The following day I ran 15-16 miles round the Kinder Trog slowly. I must have burned a couple of days calories at least and I've felt starving all week - even though I've had a couple of rest days since!
My point is if you do a lot of running/cycling unless you just drink pints and eat takeaways you're bound to lose weight. I've lost tons of weight since I started running and I haven't really watched what I've eaten, I've just ran a lot. Maybe being in my twenties (just) helps too.
I'm now down to the point where I need to lose about a stone/stone and a half to become competitive. It's really hard, but weekends like the last one and races like Edale Skyline are really helping.
I rarely weigh myself either I've decided I'll only weigh myself regularly when I can see a six pack clearly - then I'll know my body fat is very low and I should be near my racing weight. There's no point being a slave to the scales until then. It's taken me two years to lose almost three stone and I reckon it'll take another year to lose the rest, but I know it'll stay off when I do and I'll be a lot faster!
Weighed in this morning at 85Kg which is down one. Since I'm only started watching my food intake this week I pure delighted with that start.
A big seven days coming up to keep at the three meals / no trash diet.
A snack of a fistful of raisins / sultanas are not too bad I suppose?
Very high carb, and unless they are expensive organic ones they'll be covered in vegetable oil. Instead of 3 meals no trash you might want to insider 6 smaller meals throughout the day and allow yourself to have one cheat meal/day a week. If you don't you'll give it up pretty quick.
You are a hard task master that is one of my little treats out the window!
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