Yer, just do stuff at home temps, that's all I do, it's total piss. Just stuff like planks, lunges, using my cat as a barbell because #bully, sit ups, trying and failing at press ups without cheating, all the best stuff.

Below average for sure

No point in doing situps - just do leg raises, better for your back.
You know, various points at a clock with straight legs.

5 degrees or so is killer.

For rice, the best is meant to be GABA rice:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinated_brown_rice

Basically let is germinate.

You can also sprout/germinate oats to make them more digestible and improve the amino acid profile.

Haven't done either yet - but may do GABA rice at some point when I go full health nut.

Never had a problem with white rice personally. Typically it's eaten with veg, not on it's own, which makes a big difference. And it's arguably better than wheat anyway.

So it's already a far cry from e.g. standard supermarket CBP bread:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorleywood_bread_process

Which isn't fermented properly and not properly digestible, with loads of additives - so fake bread basically - to which fat and a high sugar spread is typically added. And eaten in isolation without any veg, often coupled with sri lankan floor sweepings with added cow juice and refined sugar.

It's the typical western diet that's the biggest issue really.

In Japan a regularly available snack is rice wrapped in seaweed with salmon or other savoury fillings inside. What do we have for snacks here? So called health snacks tend to be mushed dates with nuts.

I'm finding just going out on my bike excellent for exercise.
Surprised that it seems to work your upper body a reasonable amount too. Guess it's from pulling and pushing the handlebars going up hills etc.

An intense 15-30 min spin on the bike is probably better than jogging for a few hours. Michael Moseley's been espousing the virtuous of short intense exercise vs traditional exercise, which certainly fits my beliefs. To be fair HIIT isn't particularly new, but I still really don't get it when people lycra up and jog at a constant pace for ages on a road etc. Saw a jogging troupe last night and fairplay if it gets people out, but I'd go for a swim (and get there by bike) instead.

Did some indoor rock climbing/bouldering on a whim the other week and that seems like it's fantastic for getting fit - I was aching for a week. Your work your whole body. There was no time limit either, just paid for access.

HIIT is best; unless you are running cos you really like it or are training to run, don't run.

Aye rock climbing is a good shout; Temps a cousin of mine is about 5'11 and rail thin and is all over rock climbing cos the low weight means high maneuverability, so he's into it. Worth a go.

Just had a salmon and cream cheese bagel. Mmmmm. Haven’t had one in ages.

I still haven’t tested my 1 Tempy Max

Nice!

What's that based on elf?

I'm still a big boy at 18st. (6' 1.5'') but yeah - I expect to hit a plateau at some point and/or experience a slow down. Will have to consider some more vigorous exercise than my lunchtime walk at that point.

I intend to try and lose another 3 st.  Will see how I progress.

That's big alright......my heaviest was a pound or two under 23st about 5 years ago. Got myself down to 19st via my own efforts similar to you a couple of years ago and then backslid to 21st again.

Decided I needed more structure. Wifey insisted we both join Slimming World and I was cynical at first but it is a good system. The weekly weigh in and meetings are sociable and felt weird at first but it works. The way I'm doing it now feels a great deal more sustainable.

God I hate the gym.......

I find myself going at times when it is less busy so I don't have to endure all the people who actually know what they are doing and are all super fit...

Unless you're really into the equipment I wouldn't bother. Lifters, swimmers, indoor footballers, BBers and squashers all need it, but those who only jog on treadmills and lift a few dumbbells are there for the social side. I've my own 'bells and run outdoors.

Doing it with others is down to choice: some people need that to keep them honest, whereas I find it counterproductive. I like running with people occasionally, but I'd get frustrated full-time if they were slower than me, and I'd overtrain if I raced faster runners.* Parkruns are the best of both worlds because you can switch between pacemakers at will, but I don't have a local.

As an unfit beginner, I'd recommend targeting 1k in 7 minutes.

*I've a history of that when I used to run hills, but as a teenager I was able to recover.

Seconded, general weights and cardio just do at home. Imho ymmv.

Keep going everyone, we'll be the sexiest bitches of all time!

FUCKIN LIT UP THE MAN 'ELF, RAH.

One foot on, one foot off.