Thanks.
I’ve discovered I can do more or less what I want (within reason) 4 days a week as long as I have 3 partial fasting days if 800-1000 cal and continue exercising.
Winner!

01.01.22 - 86.7kg

18.02.22 - 79.7kg
25.02.22 - 78.7kg
04.03.22 - 77.9kg

No harm done James. I made the post so your comment was rightly directed at me.

At the moment it’s nice to have somewhere to go where we don’t have to face the ugliness of the world at large. I agree, though the world has a habit of encroaching in on us, something I read this week that made me pause for thought. That place where I don't have to face ugliness is more private, o...

Looks like it’s fitted with a periscope

This chap links some of the double standard crap https://youtu.be/l3ZC7y7rvt0 Yikes, 43 seconds in :shock: Seriously people, don't watch this video. In fact I think the link should be removed immediately, surely it has no place on this forum? WFIF I think the word at 43sec is ‘juicy’ However I am i...

Playing devils advocate one could argue that if you are going to have a fire outdoors in the UK the beach - below the average high tide line - is really the only responsible place to do so. However, given the overwhelming outdoors = fire thing in social media and advertising, the only responsible th...

Maybe it’s just another dog vaping?

I really like Exped mats but I do wish they'd perhaps now consolidate the range a little. Quite. It’s about as confusing as choosing a Schwalbe tyre :wink: I had more than a bit of head scratching choosing a new one recently. Fortunately as I was looking second hand my choice was much reduced. In r...

01.01.22 - 86.7kg

04.02.22 - 80.9kg
11.02.22 - 80.2kg
18.02.22 - 79.7kg
25.02.22 - 78.7kg

Business as usual

My Mrs is well into the whole barefoot movement, natural biomechanics and such like. She and the kids only ever use barefoot shoes and I can assure you Shaf that they are indeed expensive! Less is more apparently :-bd If you have been using orthotic insoles you would need to devote time getting used...

My favourite is a Restrap one that I modified with a R&K Klickfix mount. As much as I like soft luggage I find all the strapping stuff on and off the bike pretty tedious and prefer not to have the bar harness mounted permanently. The Klickfix mod is a great remedy for this. I have brackets on bo...

Smidge in the UK/Europe Deet where insect born disease is a problem. Oh. Good reminder. Smidge is also excellent as a tick repellent. It's more or less mandatory for me as soon as Spring arrives as I'm a bit of a tick magnet. Having had Lyme Disease twice, I try to be extra careful these days Good ...

Smidge in the UK/Europe
Deet where insect born disease is a problem.

The MOD issues DEET based insect repellent. When the new L85 (SA80)individual weapon was introduced in the late 80’s squaddies were melting the stock onto their faces when wearing it!

01.01.22 - 86.7kg 04.02.22 - 80.9kg 11.02.22 - 80.2kg 18.02.22 - 79.7kg Sometimes I think just the act of weighing myself weekly causes weight loss. Only one calorie reduced day this week and a couple of splurges during yet more decorating last weekend. No snacking and no sugar though - and a good a...

Is there a way to check that other than patting it down? It is a few years old (and second hand) but has been looked after pretty well. It was probably only -2*C last week used with a Lamina Z bag (-6*C rated ,0*C comfort). I would normally consider myself a warm sleeper and never had any trouble wi...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:42 pm Err, I assume someone's told Jane about this and she's okay with it?

Yeah. She booked up a really big campsite.

Exped Downmat HL MW should do the trick. Not sure what type of Synmat you're talking about, Thanks for the input both. I have a Synmat 7 M. Which is ok for almost all of my use. I was pretty cold using it last week in sub-zero temps with a bag that should have been fine. I have my eye on a used Dow...

I’m looking to kill two birds with one stone here. I’m looking for something warmer than a Synmat 7 M for me to use on the rare days I’m out when it’s below freezing. It also needs to serve my Mrs in the summer to keep her comfortable when we are family camping. I’m thinking Downmat 9 LW despite the...

2/12 done. Another post work bivi on Thursday evening. A couple of hours of back lane riding took me up into Ashclyst forest for the night. I slept ok but was pretty cold out, -2*C I must be turning into a cold sleeper. I had full thermals and a Primaloft vest inside a -6*C rated (0*C comfort) bag a...

Just changed the habit of a lifetime and looked at FB. Wow. What a piece of work yer new friend is Stu. She a) Really has no idea about what BB and WRT is. b) Has too much time on her hands. c) Is blind to her own impacts in a way that I thought was only possible by a Tory Minister. Don’t reply, rem...

She's a qualified solicitor Spotted that earlier meself yes. And therefore seems knows the letter of every law but not necessarily the spirit. I'm probably opening myself up to a defamation case right here. I'm starting to question my stealthy ways and wondering if it's not time to be a bit more lo...

01.01.22 - 86.7kg 04.02.22 - 80.9kg 11.02.22 - 80.2kg Slower than average week but that was to be expected. Had a very busy 4 day weekend of DIY and ate like a horse. Still managed my 3 reduced calorie days,100km cycling and a run so there was no damage done. It will be good to burst the 80kg mark t...

I’m not doubting you. You sound like you have looked at it detail and are loosing weight as you intended, so fair enough. I just think a lot of people professing to follow a keto diet are simply eating more bacon and less bread so a few oats on a bike ride is going to make sod-all difference to thei...

I doubt that the large majority of people following a keto diet are actually driving themselves into physiologic keto sis. It’s not easy to achieve and pretty unpleasant in the short to medium term.