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CanaBull
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Glad to find this thread and apologies for being a bit long winded.  After a spine injury 6 years ago that’s left my right lower leg and foot largely useless apart from the busted nerves giving me ran

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Weight 10st 7bs (66 kilos) Height 5ft 9ins.  Age 76 Todays walk 8.65 miles in 2hrs 28mins. Over a week I average around 35 miles. I also go ballroom dancing 2/3 times each week (wonderful exercis

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First day back on it completed. My 3 mile circular walk includes...  ...climbing 127 steps...  ...seeing first light over the canal from the Old Railway Line...  ...an

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Cheshire Setter

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I found the best possible thing you can do for weight loss and health is to have kids.

Nothing in life is more important than being the best parent you can possibly be... and that means educating your kids well, setting an example and showing them how to be fit and healthy.

Worked for me - I wasn’t massively overweight in my younger years but I was very unfit and unhealthy. That doesn’t mean I’m perfect now but I do try and set an example to my kids by taking them for exercise and eating healthily, which is good for both me and them.

And the best thing about doing it for your kids is there are absolutely no excuses for failure! 

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Also (and this may be a bit controversial) the missus has me eating a vegan diet for 6 days a week. Admittedly this wasn’t driven by concern for global warming (although I try to do my bit). However, it has made a difference to my health and well-being, despite being a sceptic. I still eat meat and dairy one at least one day a week which makes it more of a treat! So I’m not a very good vegan 😊

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53 minutes ago, Cheshire Setter said:

I found the best possible thing you can do for weight loss and health is to have kids.

Nothing in life is more important than being the best parent you can possibly be... and that means educating your kids well, setting an example and showing them how to be fit and healthy.

Worked for me - I wasn’t massively overweight in my younger years but I was very unfit and unhealthy. That doesn’t mean I’m perfect now but I do try and set an example to my kids by taking them for exercise and eating healthily, which is good for both me and them.

And the best thing about doing it for your kids is there are absolutely no excuses for failure! 

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Also (and this may be a bit controversial) the missus has me eating a vegan diet for 6 days a week. Admittedly this wasn’t driven by concern for global warming (although I try to do my bit). However, it has made a difference to my health and well-being, despite being a sceptic. I still eat meat and dairy one at least one day a week which makes it more of a treat! So I’m not a very good vegan 😊

I dropped most meat and dairy from my diet in 2015-2016. It did help, I was in about the best shape of my life.

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Bedford Roughyed

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My scales have gone faulty.  Saying MAX instead of a weight....

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With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

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Weighed in at 73.6kg today. That's 11.5kg off (25lbs) in exactly 3 months - target was 72kg by March so should make it. That would make me "not overweight" according to BMI.

My scales have fancy readings related to various types of body fat, muscle mass, bone density etc. I think it wants me to go lower than 72kg!!

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"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

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    06-Jan 13-Jan   Week
Gain/Loss 		Total
Gain/Loss
Shadow   87.50 86.60   -0.90 -0.90
Bedford Roughyed   157.40 157.40   0.00 0.00
Tim2   74.10 73.60   -0.50 -0.50
Matt Santos   124.00 124.00   0.00 0.00
CanaBull   73.94 71.58   -2.36 -2.36
Atlantisman   107.00 107.00   0.00 0.00
Damien   105.23 105.23   0.00 0.00
Bob8   80.70 80.00   -0.70 -0.70
bobbruce   92.60 91.80   -0.8 -0.8
gingerjon   80.00 80.00   0 0
JohnM   92.20 93.50   1.3 1.3
    1074.67 1070.71   -3.96 -3.96
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This week, I have barely exercised and eaten terribly.

But abstained from alcohol and am down to 79.3kg. Stress might be helping.

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Bedford Roughyed

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156.5 for me.

First weights session of the year yesterday, and I ache in a way that feels like progress.  

With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

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159.8lbs this week, up a touch but I also went up on the resistance work this week so was a little more sore than usual.  We have Lockdown 2: I'll Be Back! (Well, when they say it's okay) on the go at the moment here in Ontario so have more opportunity to do extra.

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72.7 - I was briefly down to 72.1 but we've had a roast dinner and fish&chips this week.

"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

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    13-Jan 22-Jan   Week
Gain/Loss 		Total
Gain/Loss
Shadow   86.60 86.40   -0.20 -1.10
Bedford Roughyed   157.40 156.50   -0.90 -0.90
Tim2   73.60 72.70   -0.90 -1.40
Matt Santos   124.00 123.00   -1.00 -1.00
CanaBull   71.58 72.48   0.90 -1.46
Atlantisman   107.00 107.00   0.00 0.00
Damien   105.23 105.00   -0.23 -0.23
Bob8   80.00 79.30   -0.70 -1.40
bobbruce   91.80 91.00   -0.80 -1.60
gingerjon   80.00 80.00   0.00 0.00
JohnM   93.50 93.50   0.00 1.30
    1070.71 1066.88   -3.83 -7.79
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