Life Changes. We have decided to move to the coast. Away from our children and grand-children. We got rid of everything and took just the things with us that we could fit in our Jeep and trailer and it included our two Rhodesian Ridgebacks. When you make a change like that, it brings you back to the essential things in life. What do I really need and what is just clutter. Some things just didn’t fit, no matter what I…
It was not even a dream now it is reality. How it started. Just more than a year ago, on the 28 February 2017, I embarked on a journey without knowing where it would take me. At the time, although I didn’t know it, I was actually on a journey that started some 9 months earlier when I desperately asked the Lord to heal me from my debilitating disease, chronic rheumatic gout. I remember that night when I got into…
So you want to lose weight? I speak to a lot of people who want to lose weight. When it comes to doing something about it their story changes and the excuses start coming. The question is how badly do you want to lose weight and why do you want to lose weight? I can’t answer these questions for you because your reasons are very personal and vary greatly. Some people want to look pretty, while others are in pain…
The benefits of a heart-rate monitor. Using a heart-rate monitor brings a whole new dimension to your training. The biggest benefit is that you get a continuous readout that you can use for interval training or pacing. It also tells you when you should back off and it can provide you with early warnings of health related issues. My brother for instance picks up that he’s got the flu coming on and then takes precautionary medicine that prevents the flu…
Interval training. The after burn effect. When you exercise you can do it the traditional way or you can be clever about it. Interval training to burn fat has been proven to be very effective in weight loss programs with an afterburn effect that will burn fat for between 10 and 72 hours after starting the exercise. Calculating your heart rate. The most accurate measure of your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) is to have a stress test performed by a…
The seed of faith. When I decided to start losing weight during February 2017, I had no idea where I would be today. I made a decision to start a weight-loss program with no guarantees and with no promises. Just a desire to relieve my body of incessant and continuous pain. Armed with a bicycle and a plan to change the way I start and end a day, I embarked on this journey. The first fruits. After around six weeks…
The sweet smell of success. When we do anything in life, the one thing that drives us to continue and improve is the sweet smell of success. This morning I had feedback from a person that decided that he is motivated enough to start the weight loss journey, and he is starting to show amazing results. Measuring success. The way that we get our motivation boosted is to set some measurements in place where we can see the progress and…
Essential components. In order to lose weigh successfully you need at least the following: A good electronic scale. Depending on the activity that you will perform as your exercise component, you will need the necessary equipment and importantly safety equipment. A means to document your goal and progress towards the goal. Recommendations. Although this is not essential, it is really recommended: A heart rate monitor and/or activity tracker. Cautions. When you start your weight loss journey you are at risk…
Aan al die mense wat vir my eposse gestuur het na aanleiding van die RSG praatjie wil ek net graag sê baie dankie vir julle vrae. Ek het probeer om elkeen persoonlik en in soveel detail as moontlik te antwoord. Aan die einde van die dag is die blog egter die mees effektiewe manier om die boodskap aan soveel mense as moontlik uit te dra. Waar daar persoonlike vrae is sal dit persoonlik hanteer word en sekere van die versoeke…
How do you get motivated An interesting question for sure because people are so different and are driven by so many different forces. But in essence people are driven by desire, fear, pride and some other factors. In my own case I desired a painless body that could carry me to enjoy a life of fun. The desire was however not enough. I needed a kick-start and I got that when my brother gave me a bicycle. This bicycle, a…