Hi folks,
Bit of backround. I'm 6ft 1, nearly 30 and starting to develop a beer belly. I had 2 1/2 months off exercise as I was recovering from open shoulder surgery which ran into Christmas/New Year and the over indulgences that go with it. The majority of January and a little bit of February was spent ill and that brings me up to now. One of my mates commented that "I've put on some timber" and that has kind of shocked me into wanting to trim up a little bit.
Diet wise I'm going to cut out fizzy drinks, pudding after dinner, cutting right down on bread, replacing chocolate with fruit, cutting down on crisps and general crappy food. I drink loads of water anyway, so will replace the fizzies with this. I'm a one day a week binge drinker but I've not drank anywhere as near as much as I used to prior to my operation.
Exercise wise I'm not a gym guy but I do have a rowing machine and country estate grounds down the road to run around (hills and flat - used to do hill sprints). Started doing the small lap with work on a Friday which is roughly 2km. I can do it, but I'm struggling. I'm fully aware that the fitness will come back, but my god it's frustrating. Before my operation I was doing 8km in under 40 minutes which I was happy with as I've never been particualy quick.
I was thinking of doing something along the lines of combining running, rowing and kettlebells (small weight to begin with - 4kg - to build confidence back in my shoulder) over the week in different variations along with the cutting out of crap foods. Want to get playing football again - used to play 5 a side two, three times a week. How does that sound as a reset so to speak? I want to nip it in the bud before it starts to escalate. Anything else that would be good to do?
Bit of backround. I'm 6ft 1, nearly 30 and starting to develop a beer belly. I had 2 1/2 months off exercise as I was recovering from open shoulder surgery which ran into Christmas/New Year and the over indulgences that go with it. The majority of January and a little bit of February was spent ill and that brings me up to now. One of my mates commented that "I've put on some timber" and that has kind of shocked me into wanting to trim up a little bit.
Diet wise I'm going to cut out fizzy drinks, pudding after dinner, cutting right down on bread, replacing chocolate with fruit, cutting down on crisps and general crappy food. I drink loads of water anyway, so will replace the fizzies with this. I'm a one day a week binge drinker but I've not drank anywhere as near as much as I used to prior to my operation.
Exercise wise I'm not a gym guy but I do have a rowing machine and country estate grounds down the road to run around (hills and flat - used to do hill sprints). Started doing the small lap with work on a Friday which is roughly 2km. I can do it, but I'm struggling. I'm fully aware that the fitness will come back, but my god it's frustrating. Before my operation I was doing 8km in under 40 minutes which I was happy with as I've never been particualy quick.
I was thinking of doing something along the lines of combining running, rowing and kettlebells (small weight to begin with - 4kg - to build confidence back in my shoulder) over the week in different variations along with the cutting out of crap foods. Want to get playing football again - used to play 5 a side two, three times a week. How does that sound as a reset so to speak? I want to nip it in the bud before it starts to escalate. Anything else that would be good to do?
