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great stuff matty! Soft drink was probably the hardest thing for me to cut out...there is just something mentally about drinking water... not that it aint cool or anything, moreso that it is what mum made you drink when you were a kid.. :D

like anything tho matty, in moderation it probably isnt to bad for ya, it is when you start drinking 2-3 a day that it becomes a problem!

and on the topic of water, buy one of these if you really want to increase your water intake.

(http://www.rebelsport.com.au/ecom/rebel/product_detail.as...)

Best water bottle investment EVER! After buying one of these bad boys, ive been drinking 4-6 litres of water a day. Cant recommend these enough.

really just to highlight how important what you eat is in the battle of the bulge :D

for 4 days now i have been unable to exercise due to my back, but in that time i have still managed to shed 1kg just by maintaining proper eating! in the past if i had 3 days off work, i would have been having hourly smorgasbords :D

less than 2kg to go now till achieve first goal!

Top stuff, Skyhookz. Get that goal then work towards the next one.

I've been sticking to my training/eating healthy/drinking heralthy for four days now. Don't feel mircaulously better but know I will start to feel it soon. Feels great to be running again. And, again I love water!

yeah good stuff Matty8!

When i kickstarted my campaign i actually felt worse for at least 1 week after, to the point where i almost went back to eating shit.. but once i got through that first week, it has been easy street :D

Yeah...just got to keep going. I ran the 3.2km Mon, Tue and Wed, before going out to the folks place last night for dinner. While there I had two beers, pizza and did no exercise! lol I felt it today when I got back on track (literally and metaphorically). At least I had no soft drinks and am still drinking lots of water. Even better, I am knocking about a minute off my times each day. Nothing huge but small progress. Mind you, I time my self and just push myself a little more to be the previous time. Next week, of course, this 'pushing myself' will step up a notch. I will run further and have new times to beat. The timing of my runs isn't super important it just helps motivate me; gives me a purpose. BTW, I was shocked last week to get on some scales that worked properly...forget the 105kg I thought I was...wait for it...I was actually 91kg!!! My mates and family were right, I am looking better than what I had thought. This information only changes one thing...I now have a more realistic chance of getting down to a very healthy 75-80kg by the time the city to surf comes round in August. Sadly, all 91kg seem to be in the shape of a tyre round my waist! The proverbial beer gut!

wow awesom stuff Matty :D It always feels good and makes it easier when things arent as bad as what you think they are :D

I managed to go for a 1.5k walk tonight... Back is still a little tender, but it was great just to get out and do something! Hopefully tomorrow i can jump on the bike again, but i will stop at 5km.. Hopefully i now know my limits.. If not, i have lots of drugs left over from the Doc :P

It is amazing how quickly your body reacts.. 6 weeks ago the same 1.5km walk killed me.. today, i barely worked up a sweat and if not for the back would have done another km... My pants i was wearing 6 weeks ago without a belt, are now falling off without a belt :D

hmm.. my cycling career is over for now.. physio has basically said with my back condition, cycling is the single worst sport i can be doing :(

Shit...that sucks, Skyhookz.

...in other news, I have registered for two running events in the next two months. One is a 10km run, the other a 14km run. They will be good prep for my City to Surf run in August. I find that if I register early, pay the money, it motivates me to organise myself faster.

wow good stuff matty! that was my goal to do a fun run in july, but with all these annoying set backs it aint lookin good!

Swimming is on the books for me next month. Physio said i'll be in the clear in April.

Just in time for my cruise to Vanuatu Islands in May with the "soon-to-be" Mrs.