Diet

KiFit Body Monitor – The Update

February 27, 2011
KiFit Body Monitor - The Update

I’ve been wearing KiFit body monitor for 3 weeks now and have just downloaded the stats for analysis. I love this bit. I have masses of data points for each day and feel compelled to create myself a database to store it all in. I can look back on each day determine my calorie intake, [...]

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Running Snacks and Protein

February 19, 2011
Running Snacks and Protein

I’m on the look out for the perfect running snack to sustain me through the long runs. I know that the sugar laden syrupy shots are very popular, but they make me gag and besides, refined carbs play havoc with my weight. As a runner with a weight problem I struggle with the concept of [...]

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Ki Fit Body Monitoring Gadget

February 7, 2011
Ki Fit Body Monitoring Gadget

I’ve been watching back to back episodes of the Biggest Loser for quite some time now and in the later series the Bodybugg became an integral feature on the flabby arms of the contestants. I’m not sure why the new gadget took so long to register with me but within three days of me acknowledging [...]

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9 Top iPhone Apps for Runners

November 9, 2010
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I’ve been running with my iPhone for a couple of years and I think I have now got a fairly stable armory of running or health related apps that I would be prepared to recommend. I’ll split them into 4 sections and go from there. The Running Logs The iPhone is my ever present mobile [...]

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BPTT Update for 28th April

April 28, 2007
BPTT Update for 28th April

Cutting to the chase, I have to announce that my pb streak has come to an end. I’m blaming the muesli. I’ve just started keeping a food log on my trainingpeaks account which means I have to weigh everything before I put it on my plate. I tipped the recommended 50g of muesli into my [...]

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Blogging Fame and Underwear

March 1, 2007
Blogging Fame and Underwear

My blog has recently been discovered by a health and fitness magazine who have approached me to appear in the next issue, sporting all my running glory. It seems they stumbled across my site through some search combination of “fat and couch potato” and would like me to take part in an article supporting the [...]

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Weightloss for Nerds

January 30, 2007
Weightloss for Nerds

I’m building up for another assault on my weight. Over the last 15 months I lost 20lbs! Unfortunately no whooping and a hollering is deserved as the net position sees this 20lbs declining to a mere 7lbs loss. I went through 3 clear weightloss phases and as the chart shows, I don’t have too much [...]

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End of BfL Challenge 1

September 17, 2006
End of BfL Challenge 1

I have officially completed my first Body for Life challenge although I’m ashamed to admit that it kind of just fizzled out towards the end. I made the most progress in the first 6 weeks and the second half saw me fighting to maintain this. Anyway I can’t complain, I managed to lose another stone [...]

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It’s been a week since my last BFL post

August 3, 2006
It's been a week since my last BFL post

Oh I feel like it’s time for a major confession. I have been slacking big time. I’ve stopped recording my meals and I’ve ignored the last note to self which required me to stop having alcohol. Everything is slipping badly, I keep drinking beer and port and there have been more than a couple of [...]

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Body For Life – 5 week update

July 23, 2006
Body For Life - 5 week update

So I am about 5 weeks into the BFL – Body for Life challenge and thought it was perhaps time to drop in an update and outline my progress so far. There have been a few changes, the weight has started to drop – 9lbs in total. I lost a bit in the first couple [...]

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