Trying Out Windows Live Writer

By Andy | Published August 16, 2009

This is a quick test of Windows Live Writer for easy publishing to Blogs from the PC.

What interests me most is the built in image editing features so I will see if I can re-size and embed an image below.

Fish Dinner

Well it produced a cool-looking drop-shadow image by default. But I still have the hassle of resizing the image and uploading it to the web. The original image is very large so I don’t want to upload it directly.

This is a nice fish dish, rather minimal but tasty all the same.

So now it’s time to publish.

Posted in Dieting | Leave a comment

New Extreme Weight Loss Video

By Andy | Published August 12, 2009

If you have seen any of my videos before you will notice that I like to work out up in the hills. The reason for this is that I can walk up the hill and still get a good workout, it can be cooler due to the shade from trees and it has great views.

I injured [...]

Posted in Weight Loss Plans | Leave a comment

Summer Drinks

By Andy | Published August 8, 2009

It’s important to keep well hydrated in Summer since we sweat more especially when we exercise.

A good clue as to the state of your hydration is the color of your pee. It should be a light shade of yellow. If it is more orange-looking then you probably need more fluids. I’m finding that I need to [...]

Posted in Dieting | Tagged | Leave a comment

Adding Variety to Your Training

By Andy | Published August 6, 2009

Aerobic training takes time like 30 minutes plus to perform so it can get boring if you do the same thing each time.

Here are some of the ways that I varied my training recently:

reversed the direction of my run/walk route took a detour out of curiosity down a path on the top of a hill that provided [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged | Leave a comment

My Weight Loss Tip Sheet

By Andy | Published July 31, 2009

Today I created my first online Tip Sheet entitled Weight Loss Tips – no surprises there

But it will not only contain my tips but anyone’s tips that cares to contribute. So if you have any good tips to share, please do so. The tips will get voted up or down by the community, so [...]

Posted in Fat Loss | 2 Comments

Hill Blasting Challenge

By Andy | Published July 27, 2009

Today I decided to get to the top of the hill as fast as I could. But as I got ready to go out, there was some heavy rain. So in frustration I did some crunches and some deep push ups where I kept my head up and lowered my chest to the floor. This makes [...]

Posted in Weight Loss Progress | Tagged | Leave a comment

How I am Losing Weight

By Andy | Published July 25, 2009

I have lost a significant amount of weight recently. It is mostly down to increasing my activity levels.

Here are the 2 aspects to this that you may be able to duplicate:

1. I am going for long walks of up to 4 miles at a time, taking in some steep hills. This burns over 400 calories at [...]

Posted in Weight Loss Progress | Tagged | Leave a comment

Tracking Walks with iPhone and GPS

By Andy | Published July 19, 2009

The new iPhone has a GPS unit inside it so there are applications to help you track your walks.

The application I am using is RunKeeper. This allows you to log all your activities and they get synced with your online account on the web. There you can view your weekly activity and see maps of the [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | Leave a comment

Velocity Weight Loss Diet

By Andy | Published June 29, 2009

I came across the velocity diet which has given me some ideas for further weight loss.

Since damaging my knee, I found it uncomfortable to go for runs, but this diet recommends avoiding running and doing daily fast-paced walks instead. This I can do. The problem with running is that you may lose muscle mass when you [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | 2 Comments

Torn Ligament in Knee

By Andy | Published May 17, 2009

A few weeks ago I joined a badminton club. This is a sport that I really enjoy but it is hard on the legs and arm. Unfortunately I managed to tear a ligament. I didn’t notice until later.

I think I tore it slightly before since I had mild pain in my left knee. But lately it [...]

Posted in Health | Tagged | Leave a comment

Diet or Fun

By Andy | Published April 26, 2009

For most of us dieting is no fun since it tends to cut out our pleasures in life such as eating and drinking. Personally I have found it impossible to cut out alcohol from my nutrition since it is so enjoyable to drink. I am not addicted to it since I have gone without for 24 [...]

Posted in Dieting | Leave a comment

Home Pull Up Bar

By Andy | Published October 19, 2008

Here is a home pull up bar that I constructed from some floor boards that were hanging around my home and I purchased 2 meters of steel tube and cut it back to a suitable length.

Home Pull Up Bars from Amazon

The wood is about an inch thick so it does not flex easily and the bar [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | 9 Comments

Pumpkin Weight Loss Workout

By Andy | Published October 17, 2008

To create a stir in the diet and exercise market place, people are turning to some bizarre methods. The latest crazy idea is to use a pumpkin as exercise equipment.

What next? Here are some ideas:

Use a baby. Do arm curls as you watch your baby smile at you. Lie on your back and push the baby [...]

Posted in Exercise | Leave a comment

Tips for doing more Push-Ups

By Andy | Published October 14, 2008

I’m no fitness expert/coach, but I am working my way through the 100 Push-up challenge. Here is what I found helps:

I noticed that a lot of people entering week 3 from week 2 can’t actually do it. I think the main reason is lack of rest from the test at the end of week 2.

In my [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | 2 Comments

Lose Man Boobs, Beer Belly and Reduce Butt Size

By Andy | Published October 12, 2008

I thought I should post an update of where I am going with this weight loss tips site.

From the stats that I collect on how people find this site I see a lot of men searching for how to lose man breasts. As a sufferer of this problem myself a few years ago, I know what [...]

Posted in Fat Loss | Tagged | 2 Comments

Push Ups Video

By Andy | Published October 9, 2008

Here I am doing the test to see how many push-ups I can do after completing week 2 of the 100 push-up challenge program.

Looking at the video, my friend pointed out that my arms were probably too far apart and my feet are not at 90 degrees, making it harder. So I will try and improve [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | Leave a comment

Real Push Ups

By Andy | Published October 6, 2008

As regular readers will know, I am participating in the 100 Push Up Challenge where I follow a training regime aiming to result in being able to perform 100 consecutive push ups after 6 weeks.

My current weight is about 94Kgs and if I had a very athletic body, it would be more like 84Kgs as it [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | Leave a comment

100 Push Ups Progress Report

By Andy | Published September 26, 2008

So far I have completed 2 days of the hundred pushup challenge. After the first one I had some muscle ache in the chest area but after a day of rest, it was minimal and I was able to complete day 2 of the challenge.

The first day I did a set of 10, 12, 7, 7 [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged | 3 Comments

100 Press Up Challenge

By Andy | Published September 23, 2008

I came across an interesting website that aims to help you achieve the aim of performing 100 consecutive press-ups after 6 weeks of training.

The training involves doing sets of press-ups 3 times a week that get progressively harder. It is aimed at any fitness level as long as your doctor gives you the OK to proceed. [...]

Posted in Exercise | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Does Fatloss4Idiots Diet Work?

By Andy | Published September 4, 2008

All over the web you see the FatLoss4Idiots diet being advertised. So I had a look around to find out what people that had actually used this diet had to say.

It seems like many people are not sure weather to try it and those that have seem to have got quick results and enjoyed using the [...]

Posted in Weight Loss Plans | 1 Comment