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[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by Leehaa

I'm up at 6.30-6.45 every day...

...er, nuff said

Ahem...

What SANE person is up by 7am?

[Leehaa]

Originally Posted by BosonMichael

Dude... I'm *not* gonna wake up to eat Meal 1. What sane person is up by 7am?!?

Could you get a dog and take it for walks with the family.

You would also burn calories running after it in order to stop it from attacking your cats...

[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by Leehaa

Could you get a dog and take it for walks with the family.

I had a dog... one that had the sense to not wake up before 7am. ;)

[Leehaa]

Originally Posted by BosonMichael

I had a dog... one that had the sense to not wake up before 7am. ;)

All these excuses ...

[Raffaz]

Well ive lost a few stone in 3 months or so and thats from cycling to work everyday, and doing the odd bikeride on days off. Ive clocked up over 1100 miles in that time so its going well.
Its not rocket science though, if your wanting to lose weight then just make sure that your taking in less calories per day than your body uses, so either diet or exercise or both.
It also helps to have a few rest days per week where you eat what you want (within reason) this helps with cravings and also prevents the metabolism from slowing down as it takes approx 4 days for your body to start adapting. Lots of small meals through the day helps, i currently have 6 or 7 per day.
Im aiming to loose another half a stone or so and then il start incorporating a weight routine into my training again, this will consist of compound movements only.

Mick

[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by Leehaa

All these excuses ...

Why woiuld I make an excuse for something no sane person would want to do?

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by BosonMichael

Dude... I'm *not* gonna wake up to eat Meal 1. What sane person is up by 7am?!?

I'm always up at 7am cept Saturdays and Sundays, gawd :P

Alls I know is, I feel great and I'm glad I spent those three months doing that stuff, no regrets !

[zebulebu]

I get up at 8:55 in the AM on weekdays. No earlier.

On weekends you're lucky if I surface before midday. I'm a night person - always have been. Getting up at early o'clock makes me feel ill.

[tripwire45]

Originally Posted by BosonMichael

What sane person is up by 7am?!?

Guess I'm not sane. I get up at about 4 a.m. or so to make it to the gym at 5 when the open. That's the only time during the week I can get in the aerobics. I do the weights in the afternoon after work. The only way I can manage the time, plus it helps to separate aerobic work from weight work.

[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by Daniel

I'm always up at 7am cept Saturdays and Sundays, gawd :P

Still looking for that first sane person up at 7am!

[rax]

I just got a new bike yesterday: Specialized Rockhopper Pro Disc '09

I got the bike through the bike 2 work scheme we have in the UK (employer dependant), so it isn't costing me that much and I don't have to pay the VAT. The only problem is that my employer buys the bike and lets me "rent it" but once the value (-vat remember) has been paid the employer can sell it on, or to you - nice employers may sell you it for £1 though

I decided to opt for a bike for a few reasons..

My old workouts were all about lifting weight and building muscle, not cardio work and that's something I've always felt could do with most improving (despite being slim and musclular, I'm not that 'fit'), living in the city put me off going to the gym because you just lose so much time getting there and back (by bus), I want to explore the surrounding areas - and get fit doing so, I can change what I do on the bike from crosscountry to downhilling (keeps the boredom away) and last but not least it means I can cycle to work, I think it'll be easier to motivate myself if I'm going there anyway, rather than going out randomely and it's also quicker to cycle than bus during rush hours and out of hours bus times are not as frequent so it should be pretty even.

I would have started today but I need to change the pedals because the ones I have are clipless and they don't feel too good without the footwear designed for them (and I don't want to go for that option as a few people I know have fallen off due to not being able to release their foot quick enough heh) and I also need to buy 1 or 2 bottle holders, repair kit and pump etc. I intend to start cyling to work from Monday though!

I used to go to the gym 3x per week but for the past 2 years I've done nothing. I used to have a good workout routine and good/bad diet, it was high in protein and carbs for energy and muscle repair/building but it was probably a bit nasty on fat+saturates(it's crazy how hard it is to avoid the stuff - though I'm doing a good job now). I've since upped my knowledge about nutrition but I let the workouts slow down and finally come to a grounding halt.

Long post, I know, sorry about that :-)

Oh oh, I also forgot to point out another BIG reason I opted for a bike: I can continue to cycle for prolonged periods compared to running, where I find I have to slow to a walk before I can continue.

[Arroryn]

Originally Posted by BosonMichael

Still looking for that first sane person up at 7am!

7am is for pansies. My alarm goes off at 5:45am every weekday and my body clock invariably gets me up by 6:30am at weekends, unless I've been drinking (in which case I still wake up, drink a hella load of water, and go back to sleep). Thankfully, gone are the days of my Dubai shifts of the winter months, when I was getting up at 3:30am.

Work has been mental, as has studying, but I keep looking at the scales and grumping, so I'm going to start incorporating a quick jog into my morning routine. I've already scoped out a little route around my village that is 1.2 miles, so that should be a nice waker-upper

[rax]

Originally Posted by Arroryn

7am is for pansies. My alarm goes off at 5:45am every weekday and my body clock invariably gets me up by 6:30am at weekends, unless I've been drinking (in which case I still wake up, drink a hella load of water, and go back to sleep). Thankfully, gone are the days of my Dubai shifts of the winter months, when I was getting up at 3:30am.

Work has been mental, as has studying, but I keep looking at the scales and grumping, so I'm going to start incorporating a quick jog into my morning routine. I've already scoped out a little route around my village that is 1.2 miles, so that should be a nice waker-upper

I work variable shifts but this week I've been up at 05:25 every day to start work at 07:00. Next week I'll be getting up later though

[Arroryn]

Originally Posted by rax

I work variable shifts but this week I've been up at 05:25 every day to start work at 07:00. Next week I'll be getting up later though

Nah, 5:45 solid. I start work at 9:00 officially, but I'm invariably in the office between 7:30 and 8:00. There is a reason for the madness though - free parking, saving me and the hubby IRO £150 per month in commuting costs.

When work fully calms down (some time next century) I'll be using my in-earlyness to go to the gym in the City that I'm already a member of.

EDIT: nice bike, btw

[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by Arroryn

7am is for pansies. My alarm goes off at 5:45am every weekday...

Mine does too!!! ...to tell me when it's time to go to SLEEP!