JUST THIS ONCE I WANT TO, " THINK INSIDE THE BOX! "

Since the showers are not working at my regular GYM, I had to drive 1.5 miles away to their sister GYM to have a shower.

Well you can imagine my horror when I got to the shower room and there were no boxes/Partitions/ cubicles/ private shower, just one big room with 12 showers stiking out the wall like you see in the prison in films. Fortunately for me there was just one guy coming out of the shower so I had the room to myself.

It really felt strange not having my own private box. I wasn't sure if I was to turn to face the wall or away from the wall. I believe that open showers business  is just nasty and wrong, I need my cubicle ....... for once I want to think inside my box.

What do you think?

Leave me your comment.

RoyMcNabb

CURSE OF THE BROKEN BOILER!

OK Monday I went to the GYM turned up 7am all bright eyed and bushy tailed ready for my morning workout. To be greeted at reception with the news that the boiler is broken and therefore the showers are inoperable. I therefore had two choices well three actually.

1. Go in do my work out then go to work for the rest of the day in a sweaty state and  possibly skunk out the office. or

2. Skip the workout for that morning.

You got it I chose option 2.

and then later that evening I did my workout after work then drove home and showered there. So while the shower is broken I opted to exercise in the evenings.

Anyway, this morning I went into the GYM, oh and here is option 3. The receptionist said that I was welcomed to use their sister GYM 1.5 miles away, so I did my workout in GYM 1 and showered in GYM 2. What a palaver. I don't plan to give up and I will SHIFT THIS LARD.

STILL HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

My target is still to lose 50lbs by this time next year. The colder months are coming in, and people it is getting Harder, seriously harder to stay motivated; but I've got to get fit and get my weight under control so there is no excuse.

Usually on the weekend Me and Mrs M go for a 5KM walk, I look so forward to this. Last Saturday 20th Nov. we did 6Km it took us 60 minutes and we shed 380 Calories ( That's about one Krispe Kreme doughnut). Not bad eh! There were times gone by when I could down a couple a those suckers with no effort at all.

My last weigh in was on Monday morning 203.2lb still heading in the right direction.

My aim is to be in the Gym tomorrow bright and early as my last visit was Monday evening.

Talk soon

RoyMcNabb

NOW IN MY THIRD WEEK!!

Still Fighting Fit.

Ok  so far we are now in week three, and things are looking good; truth must be told I am feeling a bit better inside. I am also fully determined to keep going till I achieve my Goal i.e. to loose 50lb in weight by this time next year ( Starting 3 weeks ago obviously).

Over the next few weeks I will share with you my exact plans on how I intend to achieve this goal. Since we last spoke, I have now bought a good bathroom scale so I can keep a more accurate/consistent  record of my weight changes, I will also be publishing my stats less frequently, as I have recently learned that it is not a great idea to weigh every day, but I'm learning.

As it happen my last weigh in Monday morning on my new scale from which all my future weigh ins will be recorded was 203.8 lbs (92.4 kg).

for now see you later and well talk soon.

Feel free to leave a comment.

Roymcnabb

LOOKING FWD TO BREAKING THE 90Kg BARRIER !!!

Well Im now almost at the end of a second week of daily workout, it still does not get easier but  as I see and feel the results i am somewhat encouraged.

Today is my second day of weights and my muscles ache people.... ache. but I am reminded that no pain no gain. Tomorrow I will be back on the cross trainer and rowing machine

I've had some good news today stepping on the scales BLAM! 91.7 Kg at this rate I believe I may exceed my target. I will do a review on the weekend to ascertain where I am in relation to my target; And measures I can take to speed up the process. Maybe improving my Diet, early to bed, spins class you get the drift. But so far things are looking good.

SIX PAC HERE I COME!

INTRODUCING WEIGHTS

Whoops ..... I've slipped up on my half of the bargain ( i.e. keeping up on the blog).

Well I went to the GYM 5 days on the trot last week. Then on Saturday I went for a walk with Mrs M. 1 hour 7km walk and burnt up 400 calories ( According to my iphone).

On Monday back to the GYM for a workout, 45minutes shared between Rowing machine and the cross trainer. Went in to weigh myself and the scale is still broken, but last night I weighed 93kg on the Wii fit scale.

Today I started introducing weights / weightlifting into my routine, and the workout was rather good. Still in the valley of decision regarding spins class though.

Diet is a very important part of getting in shape, and truth must be told, this is the hardest part of the Keep fit regime. But am trying my hardest, and yes I still want that 6pac.

See YA

Roy

SHOULD I JOIN THE SPIN CLASS? I WONDER.

OK Day 5 at the GYM and not just any old day 5 but 5 consecutive days. If it wouldn't be construed as vain id pat myself on the back ( ...... ah well go on then pat on the back it is). Well the aim was to get there for 6:30 am and start my workout still didn't manage it but had to settle for 6:45am maybe Monday eh?

So what did I do today, I headed straight for the treadmill where I shed 100 Calories, wasting no time I then moved onto the Xtrainer where I expended a further 200 Calories.... Though I'm still not loving the experience it feels FANTASTIC after the shower, knowing that I had a good keep fit session.

While I was on the cross trainer I noticed that there was a spin class going on .... they were going for it. I thought to myself  'Should I add spin class to my exercise routine?' It look like hard work, not sure if I'm ready. But what do you think should I Join the spin classes?
Please leave your comment.

EXERCISE, EXERCISE, DIET ...... CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY SIX (EIGHT) PACK

Result !!!!!

I Got to the GYM 6:45am this morning and headed straight for the treadmill and had a 20min brisk walk with a 5% Gradient you should have seen me, I was sweating like a P-I-G.

I then hit the cross trainer for 25 min and that constituted my morning workout exercise.  I really felt refreshed and relaxed after having a shower.

Ok now for the moment of truth I weighed in at ........... 92.7 Kg (14stones 8.5 Pounds). If you want to verify that you can use one of the many online conversion calculators.

I just can't wait to see my six pack, I know its hiding somewhere in my stomach! .

All being well I will be there tomorrow again.. 6:30pm Sharp.

Roy

THE FAT GENE!

THE FAT GENE.

Got to confess that it was not very hard going to exercise today. Still aiming for 6:30am but only managed 7:00am. Had a good 35 minute workout though, think I lost 300 calories again and a bucket of sweat. The entire time was split between the Cross trainer and the Rowing machine.

My prime target for this and next week is to get some kind of routine going.

I weighed on the same scale  but now I am, wait for it .......... 93Kg. I thing that is right. I may have to invest in a scale. Any donation greatly appreciated, it's for a good cause. ( Isn't it?)

Scientists reckon that there is a thing call the fat gene well I'm not sure, but if there is he has a mighty fight on his hand and all I can say is . BRING IT ON !

My first aim tomorrow is as it was yesterday to get to the GYM 6:30 am, though ive done it before it would be a real moral boost.

See you tomorrow

Roy

BURNING CALORIES

Got up this morning did my  usual morning preparations and gave myself the pep talk .....gotta go to the GYM ..... gotta get healthy .....  Gotta lose weight ... Gotta shift some blubber.

My plan was to be in the GYM at 6:30 am but eventually got there at 7:15 am, I did manage to get 35 minutes exercise and in the process blew 300 calories, all on the cross trainer ( get in there my son!).

Now here is the crunch I went on the scale and weighed  myself ..... 89 kg which begs the question was the scale busted yesterday or today. But I think the time of the day also had something to do with it.

Will try again tomorrow .

Roy

KICK START (MOT)

Well today I purposed in my mind that I will be starting back to work out at the GYM and pursue a healthier lifestyle. Problem is I shouldn't have told my Body, Cause the resistance was intense.

I thought of every reason to not go to work out but, then I thought that I need to lose the weight, I will feel lighter, more energised, hey if I do this thing right I may even get a six / eight pack.

THE WEIGH IN

I weighed in at 94.9 Kg

Body Fat  25.7

BMI  32.1

Skeletal Muscle 35.2 %

I will have to look into some of these numbers and what they mean  but I know for a fact that I need to shed some of these pounds.

The Guy who was assessing/measuring me asked me if I had a goal, I said 'yes, I would like to lose 20 Kg in a year', he said we can do that in less we will work you hard.

My next appointment is 6 weeks from now, so that's mid December.....

Anyway off to bed now but God willing I will be up early and in the GYM for 6:30 am for a one hour work out before work.