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I found this on youtube so it may have been posted before. It gets a bit academic but provides some good information.

Its the sort of approach I am taking. My scales show a very small drop in weight (about a lb every 2 weeks) but my clothes are showing a definate baggyness so I don't feel to dishartened.

I like the idea of singing to yourself but I can never remember the words. Sea shanties were designed to be sung by people who can sing (perfect for me). Eg or You just have to find one for your beat.

Thanks for the encouragements

Tue Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: My calf muscles were very sore after the weekend so I skipped my workout today. Life: Out with friends so no time. Its Wed morning now and I did not exercis this morning either so I am determined to do some skipping tonight.

Just wanted to take the opputunity to celebrate the fact that my trousers have been getting looser and I have been on the last hole in my belt for a while. The other day I tried one of my smaller belts and it fit I had a great feeling that day.

Hi Aidanpryde I don't know what an "Ideal" weight for me would be so I am mostly trying to loose body fat by lifting weights and see what I can achieve. I am using the scales along with how my clothes fit to check how my body has changed. I really should get the tape measure out again and see how I have done. Wed Diet: Sticking to it apart from going over to the neibours who offer us cake and biscuits that I cant resist. Fitness: Nothing. Too sleepy after going to sleep so early the night before. Life: Shopping night so ran out of time. Thu Diet: Sticking to it today. Fitness: Nothing. Too sleepy after a bad night’s sleep due to heat and hay fever. I have to find a solution. Fri Diet: Day off. Fitness: 85 Kettlebell swings with 12kg. Did 30-25-failure to try and work up to 75 with no rest. Life: Sat Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: 75 Kettlebell swings with 12kg. Some pullup and press work. Life: Trying to clear a project out of the way so I can put it away and tidy up some more. Sun Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: 2 min skipping with 30 sec rest for 6 reps. Life: Working on my coursework. Mon (Week 4 Double Cr*p) Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: 75 Kettlebell swings with 12kg. Some pullup and press work. Life: Working on my coursework.

Tue Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: 85 Kettlebell swings with the 12kg one. Trying to reduce the number of rests I take. Life: So tired I went to bed about 1.5 hrs early so nothing gained here. Wed Diet: Sticking to it apart from going over to the neibours who offer us cake and biscuits that I cant resist. Fitness: Nothing. Too sleepy after going to sleep so early the night before. Life: Shopping night so ran out of time.

Thu Diet: Good Fitness: 90 Kettlebell swings with 12kg. Life: Trying to tidy up some projects I have on the go. Fri Diet: Day off so I indulged. Fitness: I was planning to cycle to the station but chickened out in the end. Life: Out with friends so no time. Sat Diet: Went out with friends and didn’t pre arrange what I was going to eat so it slipped today. Fitness: Some lifting. Life: Tackling my project in the morning then out with friends. Sun Diet: Even though we went out I didn’t indulge as much as yesterday But I ate dinner too late which caused a problem tomorrow. Fitness: Nothing today. Life: Tackling my project in the morning then out with friends. Week 3 (Oh crap! Half way through) Mon Diet: Good Fitness: I had a bad nights sleep so overslept and did not have time. Life: Out with friends so no time.

As a fellow engineer I would welcome you to the rebellion and ask what your current diet is? Diet is about 80% of your weight loss. My next question would be what exercises are you trying?

Kind of got sidetracked with work so here is a bit update: Mon Diet: Good Fitness: A little cardio. Life: I can’t remember what I did. Tue Diet: Sticking to it. Fitness: Weights session in the morning. Life: Went to a friend’s house in the evening so didn’t get anything done. Wed Diet: Starting to get a bit bored with sweet potato. Fitness: Had a late night last night so slept in and didn’t do anything. Life: Collected my kettlebells. Weighed myself this morning and I am at 201 lb. Its slowly comming off.

Epic advancement!

Parents can be difficult sometimes. They want the best for you but sometimes that can feel like a criticism. They want to make sure that if your latest venture doesn't workout that you want have your expectations dashed. Just remember that they are trying to care for you in there own way and thank them for the comment but that you want to try this new thing and see if it will work. If the comments become more agressive they are proably more concerned with what the new you will be like as they have gotten comfterable with the old you.

Dam you beat me to posting this! Looks like a great movie.

Weekend wasn't so good. Fri Diet: Day off but still had a Protein shake for breakfast. Lunch was some roast chicken and fruit (2 apples, 2 pears and a bag of grapes) and a chocolate milkshake, dinner was Fitness: Still a bit sore after strength training yesterday so I did some Yoga. Life: Finished the tiles in one corner. Sat Diet: Weekends tend to be ok as I don’t go out and get sweets But I have realised that eating late is a bad idea. Fitness: Went a bit light with about 20 burpees and some pull-ups as I was going to be lifting tomorrow. Life: Spent most of the day doing coursework but could have done some of the DIY but it slipped my mind. Sun Diet: Good but really cant eat late as I don’t sleep well after it. Fitness: Whoops! Completely slipped my mind. Life: Spent the day playing games and doing coursework so I could have done some DIY but didn’t.

Thu Diet: Still doing well. Breakfast is a Protien shake (only thing my Fiancee will have in the morning), Lunch is some beef mince and vegetables with sweet potato, Dinner was sweet potato and Quorn. Fitness: 7 slow reps of press squats at +15kg. I think I miscounted the first time I did this as I could only do 4 presses before I failed but continued with the squats. Life: Removed some more tiles.

Report it! There is no excuse for that type of behaviour.

SpongeBob hit it on the nose. Push ups can be made more difficult by doing decline pushups (steve has videos), Squats by holding a bag above your head (or milk jug filled with sand). Thoes are the only 2 I can think at the moment but if you post an exercise you are not progressing in I'm sure someone around here can find a way to make it harder for you .

I feel your pain

Wed Diet: Keeping to it. Fitness: Did not exercise in the morning but did 2 min skip 30 sec rest for 15 min when I got home. Can’t do a full 2 min without screwing it up yet but I will get better. Life: Started removing tiles from the walls in the old kitchin. I need some more tools that I am planning to get on the weekend.

Sad to here you lost your job but glad that you are looking on the positive side. Hope you enjoy your night off. Good luck in your job hunting.

Either a Catachan Jungle Fighter or a Vindicare assassin (both from Games Workshop, Very geeky) depending on if I can get togethor all the kit for one of them. Catachan Jungle Fighter Vindicare assassin

Hi Aidan Thanks for the compliment. Its a full squat with an overhead press at the top. Its something I am trying from Tim Ferris in the 4 hour body.

Tue Diet: Kept to it today. Fitness: 7 slow reps of press squats at +15kg. Going to be working up to failure. Life: Started on my to-do list when I got home.

Week 1 Mon Diet: OOPS! After a bad nights sleep I had no willpower to resist the chocolate someone had left at work and when I went round to a friends house he was celebrating getting a new job so there was cake. Not a good start but I will make tomorrow better. Fitness: The bad nights sleep prevented me from doing this. Life: Was out in the evening so no progress here.