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) for 4 days, following which I hope to resume normal service, although I expect my pace will have dropped off a bit (particularly as I have been a bit careless on the calorie consumption front 
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Apologies Plummy! Dr Jekyll is currently on holidays and Mr Hyde is back in residence until the injury clears up!plummy wrote:Paul - what did I say about watching the calories - naughty boy (again!).
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I had no idea. 
Dear Plummy,plummy wrote:Thanks Jill - you say the sweetest things!
I never usually look at the Weight Loss Thread but dipped in after your reference to it. I've kicked Paul's backside a few times re his penchant for a few too many glasses of the red stuff but I fear selective deafness kicks in after the first glass. Looking at his stats their seems to be a pre-dominance of red entries!! - naughty boy again Paul.
As for injuries, I'm basically OK but picked up another on Thursday I'll spare you the details of. It won't stop be but will make rowing a tad more uncomfortable. My biggest issue is lack of Moj as it has slowly slipped post Feb when I did the million metres week. After the initial rest I was working back some speed but as the year has slipped by I've found if I don't row, I don't miss it as much as I used to and add to that the rib injury plus a busy year with other stuff going on I'm a lot less motivated.
The double whammy is the less you row, the harder it feels so your less inclined to push and the inevitable slip in form starts and that's a slippery slope. Still, I'll be alongside the lovely Barbara H (Camicrew) on Rowpro this afternoon so I'll be doing something at least.
I've been more or less teetotal all my life, the occasional glass of beer/cider or champagne; more goes in cooking than in a glass. I probably clock up about 6 units a year, so I'll only sound like Miss Goody Two Shoes... Best to leave things as they are. You don't have anything to prove. =D> You've been great. plummy wrote:If Google docs (or my understanding of it) wasn't so limited your squares would be occupied by pink flamingoes and not pink stars (I DID try but failed).
P.S. I love your nonsense
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I really think that for me, cutting out the junk food is the key factor. In spite of drinking too much wine this week and having a very calorific weekend away at the start of the week, I managed to lose 0.5kg and I put this down to not having eaten any junk food (chocolate, crisps, etc.). I am determined to get back below 95kg before end September and I'll give up all alcohol until I get there if I haven't done so by end September. (There, I've said it, so I'll have to do it! 
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billwright wrote:Your skill with the lambic pentameter
Is a joy to behold here in Exeter
The lines that you write
Bring a smidgeon of light
To those who progress by the kilometre
I've discovered the Limerick threadPepe wrote:In compliance with my back's request
I'm obliged to give rowing a rest
Recovery comprises
Physio/hydro/exercises
Patience needed: in itself a stern test
However, no need to be glum
I'll still be competing with some
Other like-minded souls
At my other sport, bowls
Walking yards on the green: no numb bum
Sorry Plummy - my fault - I should have posted mine on the correct thread.plummy wrote:Gaah! - hate to do this - but could we move the limericks back to the limericks thread now - please
and I suspect this may be due to the fact that I have done 105k on the erg over the last seven days as part of the Fall Team Challenge. I did a hard session yesterday, with 15 minutes warm up at 2:00 pace, a new SB for four minutes and just over 30 minutes cool down at sub 2:00 pace. Has anyone else suffered from this and, if so, what was the solution? I'm hoping that I won't need to take yet another complete break from erging in order to clear things up. 
I took yesterday off and I felt even worse today! But I think maybe I'm not rowing slowly enough on my recovery days. I seem to have devloped an obsession with keepstumpy wrote:Well you could always try erging a little less matey. Or maybe a slower/longer WU say @ 2:30.
ing all my rowing sub 2:05 pace. Hi Paul. Mr.Stumpy's suggestion that you try erging a little less, makes good sense.Paul Victory wrote:I took yesterday off and I felt even worse today! But I think maybe I'm not rowing slowly enough on my recovery days. I seem to have devloped an obsession with keepstumpy wrote:Well you could always try erging a little less matey. Or maybe a slower/longer WU say @ 2:30.
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