Oh my goodness, no wonder bike riders are all crazy skinny. I have been riding to work lately on my big get healthy routine and my heart rate monitor doesn't know whats happening, every workout is over 600 calories. They are slowly getting lower as I get more efficient at my riding, using my speed and getting on and off the bike less often but even if it gets down to 500 calories each way, that is still a good workout day considering I still need to get home after I work out.
My company is really good about riding to work actually, they provide funding for safety equipment and bicycle NSW membership and 6-monthly bike servicing. You just have to buy your own bike and clothing. One thing I invested in pretty promptly was the padded bicycle pants and what a lifesaver they are!
The only issue I am having at the moment is that I travel a lot for work and so I am not in the office very consistently, so working out the days that I am going to ride is quite the juggling act. Also, finding the bike rack on the first day didnt happen, so this was the days storage area at the office, lucky we have a relaxed office environment.
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Friday 25 January 2013
Well hello there!
Im not going to beat around the bush here, I need to lose weight. I need to lose about 9kg to get into the healthy weight range for my height. I know many people say that the BMI is not an accurate measure of being "healthy" but for me it most definitely is. I am not a weight-lifter, I am not a football (rugby) player and so for now, I am quite happy with using the BMI as an indication.
I have been slowly gaining weight since our wedding in September 2011 due to mostly eating absolutely everything I felt like and doing limited exercise outside the occassional walk to the shops or Oztag game.
Come January 7th my news years resolution was to shed the kilo's. My plan to do that was to strictly follow a 1200 calories in (food), 500 calories out (exercise) with one big workout session a week (>1000 calories) plus drinking at least 2 litres of water every day. A big part of my meals is planning and preparing my meals ahead of time to minimise the time I spend preparing our food. I also pack my gym bag ahead of time and make sure all my gym cloths are washed and ready for the week.
So far things have gone quite well, I have been doing lots of exercise particularly and found a new fun way of getting to work - on my bike! Stay tuned for more on that one. I am now down 2kg (4lbs) and feeling on top of things - which is always a win!
I have been slowly gaining weight since our wedding in September 2011 due to mostly eating absolutely everything I felt like and doing limited exercise outside the occassional walk to the shops or Oztag game.
Come January 7th my news years resolution was to shed the kilo's. My plan to do that was to strictly follow a 1200 calories in (food), 500 calories out (exercise) with one big workout session a week (>1000 calories) plus drinking at least 2 litres of water every day. A big part of my meals is planning and preparing my meals ahead of time to minimise the time I spend preparing our food. I also pack my gym bag ahead of time and make sure all my gym cloths are washed and ready for the week.
So far things have gone quite well, I have been doing lots of exercise particularly and found a new fun way of getting to work - on my bike! Stay tuned for more on that one. I am now down 2kg (4lbs) and feeling on top of things - which is always a win!
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Tuesday 29 January 2013
Bike Riding - the new black.
Oh my goodness, no wonder bike riders are all crazy skinny. I have been riding to work lately on my big get healthy routine and my heart rate monitor doesn't know whats happening, every workout is over 600 calories. They are slowly getting lower as I get more efficient at my riding, using my speed and getting on and off the bike less often but even if it gets down to 500 calories each way, that is still a good workout day considering I still need to get home after I work out.
My company is really good about riding to work actually, they provide funding for safety equipment and bicycle NSW membership and 6-monthly bike servicing. You just have to buy your own bike and clothing. One thing I invested in pretty promptly was the padded bicycle pants and what a lifesaver they are!
The only issue I am having at the moment is that I travel a lot for work and so I am not in the office very consistently, so working out the days that I am going to ride is quite the juggling act. Also, finding the bike rack on the first day didnt happen, so this was the days storage area at the office, lucky we have a relaxed office environment.
My company is really good about riding to work actually, they provide funding for safety equipment and bicycle NSW membership and 6-monthly bike servicing. You just have to buy your own bike and clothing. One thing I invested in pretty promptly was the padded bicycle pants and what a lifesaver they are!
The only issue I am having at the moment is that I travel a lot for work and so I am not in the office very consistently, so working out the days that I am going to ride is quite the juggling act. Also, finding the bike rack on the first day didnt happen, so this was the days storage area at the office, lucky we have a relaxed office environment.
Friday 25 January 2013
Well hello there!
Im not going to beat around the bush here, I need to lose weight. I need to lose about 9kg to get into the healthy weight range for my height. I know many people say that the BMI is not an accurate measure of being "healthy" but for me it most definitely is. I am not a weight-lifter, I am not a football (rugby) player and so for now, I am quite happy with using the BMI as an indication.
I have been slowly gaining weight since our wedding in September 2011 due to mostly eating absolutely everything I felt like and doing limited exercise outside the occassional walk to the shops or Oztag game.
Come January 7th my news years resolution was to shed the kilo's. My plan to do that was to strictly follow a 1200 calories in (food), 500 calories out (exercise) with one big workout session a week (>1000 calories) plus drinking at least 2 litres of water every day. A big part of my meals is planning and preparing my meals ahead of time to minimise the time I spend preparing our food. I also pack my gym bag ahead of time and make sure all my gym cloths are washed and ready for the week.
So far things have gone quite well, I have been doing lots of exercise particularly and found a new fun way of getting to work - on my bike! Stay tuned for more on that one. I am now down 2kg (4lbs) and feeling on top of things - which is always a win!
I have been slowly gaining weight since our wedding in September 2011 due to mostly eating absolutely everything I felt like and doing limited exercise outside the occassional walk to the shops or Oztag game.
Come January 7th my news years resolution was to shed the kilo's. My plan to do that was to strictly follow a 1200 calories in (food), 500 calories out (exercise) with one big workout session a week (>1000 calories) plus drinking at least 2 litres of water every day. A big part of my meals is planning and preparing my meals ahead of time to minimise the time I spend preparing our food. I also pack my gym bag ahead of time and make sure all my gym cloths are washed and ready for the week.
So far things have gone quite well, I have been doing lots of exercise particularly and found a new fun way of getting to work - on my bike! Stay tuned for more on that one. I am now down 2kg (4lbs) and feeling on top of things - which is always a win!
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