Comments on: By the Power of Will http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will I am me. Who are you? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:18:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gordon http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will/comment-page-1#comment-5985 Gordon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:05:45 +0000 http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will#comment-5985 Fair enough Gareth. Good luck to you too. Fair enough Gareth. Good luck to you too.

]]> By: Gareth http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will/comment-page-1#comment-5984 Gareth Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:51:27 +0000 http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will#comment-5984 As I only nipped in and out of your blog, only pausing momentarily to give you a hard time about your double decker habit, I didn't realise that you were traing for a 10k run. But my comment still is valid. You see the strange thing is that I took Gavin Hastings words to heart - literally. On his keep fit/healthy advert on the telly a few yrs ago he said that walking at a decent pace was as effective as running over the same distance. I hate running so took his advice and ended up fitter at 39 than I was at 18 (ok, possibly I was a very unfit 18 yr old). I felt great and if you are having problems sticking to your running regime intersperse it with walking if you have the time. Incorporating it into your journey to and from work makes it painless exercise. I know people think they need to suffer in oder to get fit but no pain no gain isn't always the case. By the way I have to confess I've put 3 of those 5 stones back on but have started my walking regime (4 miles per day) again and am determined to get my fitness back up to scratch and back down to my fighting weight. Good luck. As I only nipped in and out of your blog, only pausing momentarily to give you a hard time about your double decker habit, I didn’t realise that you were traing for a 10k run. But my comment still is valid. You see the strange thing is that I took Gavin Hastings words to heart – literally. On his keep fit/healthy advert on the telly a few yrs ago he said that walking at a decent pace was as effective as running over the same distance. I hate running so took his advice and ended up fitter at 39 than I was at 18 (ok, possibly I was a very unfit 18 yr old). I felt great and if you are having problems sticking to your running regime intersperse it with walking if you have the time. Incorporating it into your journey to and from work makes it painless exercise. I know people think they need to suffer in oder to get fit but no pain no gain isn’t always the case.

By the way I have to confess I’ve put 3 of those 5 stones back on but have started my walking regime (4 miles per day) again and am determined to get my fitness back up to scratch and back down to my fighting weight.

Good luck.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will/comment-page-1#comment-5981 Gordon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:29:52 +0000 http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will#comment-5981 Jogging IS for losers, whatever was I thinking!! Gareth, I'd argue that a pound of lard has worse impact on your body than simple calories, and that walking at moderate pace doesn't raise the heartrate enough to gain much benefit. Yes any daily exercise will help lose weight, but people exercise to get and stay fit too. As for the "never eat crap" comment, I'll leave that one alone. Suffice to say that your comment manages to outline your thought processes far better than I. Thank you for your disdain, however heartfelt it might be. *rolls eyes* Jogging IS for losers, whatever was I thinking!!

Gareth, I’d argue that a pound of lard has worse impact on your body than simple calories, and that walking at moderate pace doesn’t raise the heartrate enough to gain much benefit. Yes any daily exercise will help lose weight, but people exercise to get and stay fit too.

As for the “never eat crap” comment, I’ll leave that one alone. Suffice to say that your comment manages to outline your thought processes far better than I.

Thank you for your disdain, however heartfelt it might be.

*rolls eyes*

]]> By: Gareth http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will/comment-page-1#comment-5980 Gareth Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:51:23 +0000 http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will#comment-5980 Don't knock yourself out! Jogging is for losers. I lost 5 stone walking. Walk to work or if you live far from your workplace park a mile from work and walk in and back to car at night. It took me a yr but it works. A pound of lard is equivalent to 3500 calories i.e. 14 doubledeckers. If you ate a doubledecker a day for a year which added an extra 250 cals over your daily calorie needs, by the end of the year you would have put on 24 lbs. On the other hand if instead of eating that double decker you walked for an hr a day (at a medium pace) within a year you would lose that 24 lbs without going on fad diets or busting a gut jogging or in a gym. If you also watched what you ate that daily walk would contribute to even more weight loss i.e. my 5 stone. The trick about diets is never to eat crap. If you're hungry and want to eat remember a bowl of porridge or cereal will fill that space as well (and probably better than) a double decker. And if you need a blow out do it! Just make sure it's worthwhile breaking your eating regime for i.e. a T-bone steak or lobster thermidore..do it in style! Don’t knock yourself out! Jogging is for losers. I lost 5 stone walking. Walk to work or if you live far from your workplace park a mile from work and walk in and back to car at night. It took me a yr but it works. A pound of lard is equivalent to 3500 calories i.e. 14 doubledeckers. If you ate a doubledecker a day for a year which added an extra 250 cals over your daily calorie needs, by the end of the year you would have put on 24 lbs. On the other hand if instead of eating that double decker you walked for an hr a day (at a medium pace) within a year you would lose that 24 lbs without going on fad diets or busting a gut jogging or in a gym. If you also watched what you ate that daily walk would contribute to even more weight loss i.e. my 5 stone.
The trick about diets is never to eat crap. If you’re hungry and want to eat remember a bowl of porridge or cereal will fill that space as well (and probably better than) a double decker. And if you need a blow out do it! Just make sure it’s worthwhile breaking your eating regime for i.e. a T-bone steak or lobster thermidore..do it in style!

]]> By: Gordon http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will/comment-page-1#comment-5976 Gordon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:14:18 +0000 http://www.onemanblogs.co.uk/index.php/archives/2007/04/14/by-the-power-of-will#comment-5976 Thanks all for the comments/advice. I'll follow up with a blog post later today methinks as there is a little too much to discuss here in't comments. Thanks all for the comments/advice. I’ll follow up with a blog post later today methinks as there is a little too much to discuss here in’t comments.

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