AWKWARD ZOMBIE

Managed to get through 1 1/2 logs today

Would have been more but the second one had a pretty ridiculous amount of knots in it and the wedge kept getting stuck so I had to hack at it to get the thing free. It gets tiring pretty fast

Yeah, trying to get in shape has given me the incentive to rekindle my love for different (lean) meats and fish in general, and forced me to learn a decent amount of simple, quick, tasty recipes.

Yes. That as well. I just meant that running is a good physical activity to undertake if fat burning is the goal.

I could be wrong though. Articles on health and weight loss have a habit of contradicting each other.

A specific example would be the topic of breakfast. A lot of sources say that it's important to have brekkie to jump-start one's metabolism in the morning and/or make you feel satisfied through out the day so you don't crave crap later. Some articles also say that one shouldn't skip meals/fast because the body will assume there is a famine and start storing fat.

Then I've seen articles calling bullshit on that; they say the body isn't that presumptuous.

It's probably best people work out there own meal routines anyway.

Been counting calories and dieting like hell lately, but a week of vacation in Knoxville full of booze and awesome food pretty much destroyed most of that. Oh well, back to the grind today. What did I do?

Ran/walked 2 miles at a high incline on the treadmill
Ab stuff for like 15 minutes
free weights

dead

Calories are not the end-all be all if you want to lose weight. Look at what kinds of fat are in the food. You want polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat. First one especially.

Started my morning with an hour's walk on the beach with my dog. Especially nice now that the weather is all warm and sunny, but not too much at 8.30am.

After that I went to the gym and worked out my neck, shoulders and arms for about an hour. I have a regular schedule in regard to what muscles I train and what kinds of exercises I do. Now to stock up on protein.

Ugh, this uncomfortable heat drains my motivation quite a bit. I've been keeping at it though, but I should probably try and do more each day. I do 30 crunches (I think that's what they are anyway, I used to call them sit-ups but apparently that's different), do that thing where you lie on your back and raise your legs just above the ground for 30 seconds and 2 different exercises with 6kg dumbbells (8 if you count the handle) of 20 repetitions with each arm.
What are some effective abdominal exercises? I should probably start doing squats or something as well.

I have a link which might be useful. Muscle Directory

It's a page of exercises listed under what muscle they work with gifs to demonstrate the movement.

Unfortunately a lot of them deal with hefty gym equipment.

I rode my bike around the neighborhood today. I saw a crane fly up into a tree, which was cool.

Daily exercise completed.

How are we all doing today?

Kind of cheating, but I'm going to play soccer in a bit. Yesterday I was a sack of potatoes though. Thanks for that link that's actually really helpful since I do have dumbbells. Tip: you can do most of the dumbbell exercises and a couple other without them as well.

I just got back from riding my bike. I think I may have pushed myself too hard; I am too exhausted.

Exhaustion is a sign of a good workout, at long as you don't pass out you didn't go too far.

Good to know, thanks.

Can anybody recommend an aerobic exercise other than running

I'm thinking about getting a bike, but I don't want to spend the cheddar until I've got a job, and I don't really have access to a pool