I actually used to do Karate. Yep, bona-fide martial arts, Goju-Ryu Karate, under the expert tuiton of my good friend Terry Lyon. I haven’t been to training for… I don’t know how long, more than two years for sure! Terry has been nagging me to come to training, and god knows, my lazy butt needs […]

Don’t get me wrong, low carb dieting works. So does eating less or exercising more. I for one have decided that low carbing is just not for me. I’ve done it successfully in the past and lost 10 kilograms, and I even had a hint of abs then. My abs are a bit funny, they […]

It’s getting winter here, so soon there’ll be more rain and it’ll be colder in the morning, but we’ve decided to invest into bicycles again. The last ones we had, really good ones with shock absorbers and lights and 148 gears, have been stolen only weeks after we had the bikes. We live in a […]

My waist circumference has ballooned from a 32 to a 36 (inches, that is). I know from prior dieting experience that the fat around the waist is most persistent. Yes yes I know, this is where males store the fat, but hey… I have more than 20 wonderful pants and I can’t wear them. What […]

Today I made good of my decision to begin living a more active live. I did a little bit of bench presses (using only 30 kg) and a little bit of dumbell curls. I am saying “a little bit” because I really didn’t want to overdo it. Then Saggybutt and I went for a little […]