Why This Blog Exists

A few months ago I appointed beti as my fitness coach. Apart from being the host of TPN's Health & Fitness Show, she also runs an online personal fitness studio. Anyway... let's just say I haven't executed the program she set out for me. I told her I needed motivating and she told me to set up this blog and make it public. So I guess it's going to contain my program, my diet, and my progress on both.

So... over to you beti!

Comments

[Paul Montgomery]

Good luck, fatty!

[Phillip Molly Malone]

Why isn't this on TPN? Maybe we should start a market on how quickly he gets of the program again?
;-)
Molly

[beti]

Cam, you will record the following 4 items everyday:
1. Activity - anything that involves elevating that heart rate > 65% of its max (doees not include gaming)
2. Stretch - stretch after workout?(Yes / No)
3. Fresh Fruit and Veg - any uncooked fruit and veg eaten
4. Fatty Foods - anything eaten that is over 10% fat (this includes cheese on pizza)

Good Luck :)

[beti]

Use mine as a guide http://beti-fitness.blogspot.com/

[CD]

Here is mine for this weekend:

Saturday
140 km bike - 4.5 hours

Stretch - Yep

Banana, Orange, Salad (incl. cucumber, tomato, lettuce, etc)

Fatty Food: Cheese, nuts

Sunday
50 km bike - 1.5 hours
Swimming - 30 min
Friendly fighting with kid - 1 hour

Stretch - Yep

Banana, Orange, Salad (incl. cucumber, tomato, lettuce, etc), brocoli

Fatty Food: Cheese, nuts

Enjoy your training program! However I suggest that you set up some SMART goals (remember the ol' SMART thingy...it works!)

[Gnoll110]

Umm. Beti's blog is a good idea, might start on myself.

That one way to keep yourself honest. To hold up that mirror, very publicly!

Go for it, Cam.

[Phillip Molly Malone]

I am currently on a diet/exercise kick at the moment and I find that it is actually yourself that you have to be honest to. I.E. Your going to have that chocolate and you think that your wife/PT/Friend/whatever won't know and you can trick them? Well maybe, but the only person you are tricking is yourself!

JMTC
Molly
www.mollyzine.com

[beti]

This Diet and Activity blog is more about being aware :) How many times have you gone to a party, seen a bowl of chips and just started eating subconciously? How many times have you felt hungry so you just dial for a pizza
? If you had to record it you will think twice about eating it in the first place and make the effort to prepare something nutritious! And how many times have you not exercised for a whole week and thought nothing of it? If it is recorded, it will be obvious that activity needs to be increased!!! Hence, the bog's aim is to lower intake of fatty food and increase the level of activity by making the individual aware and about these points. Gnoll110 if you do decide to set up this type of blog, let me know and I will feature it on The Health & Fitness Show - just to make it more motivating :)

[beti]

Cam, we are waiting for your first real entry!!!!!!

[Gnoll110]

Molly, interesting you should talk about chocolate. (as Gnoll stuffs the Cherry Ripe rapper in the bin)

We all know that the calories in chocolate are cancelled out by the Pepsi Max you drink with it.

[Gnoll110]

Hi beti

Take one flag, one mast, one hammer and several nails!

Tell you what, beti. If you can get Cam to put up some before shots, I'll put some up too!

You in too, Molly?

[bet]

Hey Gnoll110,

Deal! :)

cheers,

beti

[Phillip Molly Malone]

Hmmmmmm..... I am interested Gnoll110, but not sure exactly what the conditions are and what we would actually be doing. I have been on my undiet (i.e. not what can I eat but what aren't I eating) for a little while now (not exactly sure how long but) maybe a two or three months and have increased exercise .

So lets get into a discusion about this and I am probably in. I have been meaning to blog about how well the diet is going anyway.

Molly
http://www.mollyzine.com

[Gnoll110]

Hi Molly, Beti, Cam.

I was thinking about tracking what we're all generally doing with regards to Beti's 4 points:

1. Activity - anything that involves elevating that heart rate > 65% of its max (does not include gaming)
2. Stretch - stretch after workout?(Yes / No)
3. Fresh Fruit and Veg - any uncooked fruit and veg eaten
4. Fatty Foods - anything eaten that is over 10% fat (this includes cheese on pizza)

Plus anything each of you want to track, depending on our personal goals.

Things like say, body weight, body fat %, other key performance indicator and any personal bests. That kinda thing.

The more people of this ship of fools, the better :)

[Phillip Molly Malone]

Hmmmmm.... On in but not sure of the measurements for some of this. I.E. Activity. I don't have a heart rate monitor. Fatty foods. Not sure I could measure this as well (plus my mother-in-law is Hungarian and I am not sure they boil water with out adding fat). But I am in on the principle.

Is weigh ins important?

Let me work on a blog I guess!

We could do a Podcast on this and steal Australia's Biggest Losers thunder!
;)
Molly

[Lidia Malone]

This is Phil's (Molly's) wife Lidia. Just been reading the entries on this fitness blog. From what I've seen it's all in your mind. Phil was told be the doctor that he should have lapband surgery and so gave up on dieting. Within a short amount of time he gained over 20kgs. Finally he had a diabetes scare and was told he could be on medication for life. Luckily the diabetes test came back negative but it was that day that things changes in his HEAD. He has not only worked hard to loose 20kgs but has also become a better husband, father and even has some more friends (well virtual ones anyway). Think of what it would be like if you did have a stroke etc...if there was nothing you could do anymore to turn things around. What would you have done in hindsight. Since you can't go back why not get onto it now...