#1977

I never quite made it to consistently below 11 stone, but I think the better result is for me to be happy at being 11 stone and a pound or two. Now I’m working from home a couple of days a week I don’t go out for my lunchtime walk so I’m not doing quite so much exercise as I was. But that’s OK.

And maybe I’ll have weeks where I do better and might get down to 11 stone, but the key thing is I’m not putting weight on consistently (although I might ignore what happens in the next two weeks)

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#1978

first 3/4 pretty good i guess

last couple of months diet has gone to shit but oh well. there’s always next year.

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#1979

Does anyone actually keep their back straight when doing squats?

Also I’m SO wobbly when I haven’t done them for a while* and feel like I’m not doing them properly at all so what’s the point?
Urgh.

*bloody ages tbh

#1980

Wanted to lose 40lbs, I’ve lost 32. Better than nowt, good base to work on next year.

I’ve kept up my exercise, so much fitter than I was at the start of the year. Have also stuck to my diet changes and feel great for it.

A long, long, long way to go, but it’s a huge improvement overall and probably the only good thing about this year. Looking forward to getting stuck in next year.

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#1981

Physically it’s been an absolute disaster. Just an atrocious year. But I’m mentally doing a lot better so I’m calling it a score draw.

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#1982

32 lbs is fucking loads m9!!!

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#1983

try to, yeah

definitely an exercise with a huge skill component anyway. you kinda need to do them on the reg for technique to be good

#1984

Ahem you said I was the best thing that happened to you this year :thinking::kissing_heart:

Ps. That’s absolutely incredible. Don’t devalue your achievement!

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#1985

Took 7 minutes off my marathon PB bit just missed my 3:21 target
Then didn’t do much for a bit.
Getting my running legs back again now.
Shipped a couple of kilos I think

#1986

Like throwing a deck chair off the titanic :wink:

#1988

Nah. I remained pretty much the same and kept my gym/exercise consistency up over the whole year. I think I was fitter last year but I feel my relationship with exercise and food is much healthier at the end of the year (it was getting close to being a bit of an issue for me) and relaxing that has made me feel better overall.

I still couldn’t see a week in my life without exercise.

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#1989

Next year, my goal is to take running more seriously. I have lost all my running abilities and I desp want them back now. I’ll keep at it but feels like I’m starting from scratch.

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#1990

Pretty much the national sport :+1:

Chairs

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#1992

yess I’ll definitely let you know! We should do a Parkrun DiS meat really…

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#1994

I’m a bit of an all or nothing person when it comes to the gym and have been 5-7 days a week for the last 8 months. I’m a bit worried what bro bff away without access to a gym for three weeks is going to do to that habit, in t past it’s been enough to completely derail me.

#1995

Hey,

It’s been a good year for me.
+gave up alcohol for a long spell and cut down considerably after I went back on it. Fitness gains are off the chart in the months I was booze free- who knew? Need to have another break from it at some point next year
+personal trainer really refocussed me and gave me confidence in parts of the gym that I’ve previously been a bit scared of
+discovered that I can avoid looking like a bodybuilder in my quads if I make a few minor adjustments to my lifting stance, which is good as it would put me off when my legs got pumped up above the knee.
+really got into HIT which is fab if I only have 20-30 mins to pack in some training at lunchtime

-fallen out of love with running and spin. Just boring, and running makes me ITB wince a bit. I love spin at the time I’m doing it, but the spin studio at my gym is filthy and poorly ventilated and i’m sure it’s why I picked up endless viruses over the summer.
-Fallen into some terrible sleeping patterns again (i.e. I don’t really sleep. What once seemed like a blessing when I was a young partything- not needing much more than 4/5 hours a night- is actually a curse now, as I’m so conditioned to go to bed late and wake up early. I’ve asked for a sleep book for xmas and I’m going to address this in NY
-/+I’ve become mostly vegetarian which is obviously a good thing for the planet and animals but we are waaaay over reliant on cheese pasta pizza chips and other stodge now

I feel fit, I feel strong, and above all for me, I don’t feel obsessive about it. for the first time in ages (ever) I feel like I’ve got to a point with my exercise where twice a week in the gym is all I need or want- and if I have more I don’t turn into a gymmyboiler, and if I have less or miss a week altogether, I don’t have a pure breakdown over it.

Going to have a think about next year’s goals- more of the same I suspect:

  • get back on booze free/ low booze wagon
  • stop eating absolute shite all the time as I reckon I have one more year of my metabolism letting me get away with it before hormonal stuff puts an end to that
  • go to your fucking bed you stupid woman
  • keep mixing it up at the gym and not just doing a safe routine
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#1996

Me too. I do HIT incline sprints on the treadmill (which is fine cos the pace changes keep it interesting and it goes in quickly) but going for an actual paced run just bores the living shit out of me these days. Maybe I need to get a wee ipod nano type thingy. Would also help if the weather hadn’t bene so wild here recently.

#1997

first half - shit
second half - :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire:

joined a gym, can now run 5k, do weight training and swims 3 times a week, eating a tonne healthier, cut down on the booze massively, lost about 4 stone. still about 3 stone to go to target weight, but even if I maintained my current ‘lifestyle’, i’d feel a lot healthier and energised.

negative - i still smoke.

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#1998

Incredible :clap:

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#1999

Gained weight, lost fitness, exercise/cycling goals all completely and utterly missed.