Since my accident I haven’t really had time to post anything worth reading what with recovery being insanely busy at work and moving into the new house finally! But I have managed to put together a better Photo website through the guys at http://www.PBase.com with some holiday snaps of our (Lia & I’s) trip to England the kids stayed home!! And shots of the Tin lids douing Kid things…….
And I promise to update my Blog and or the PBase site more often………honest!
Matty
27 March 2007
21 November 2006
Oh Shit my Bike Accident...........
Oh shit!!! What the hell have I gone and done?
Well it’s like this… Here I was riding home from work on my 3 day Old Cervelo R3
When all of a sudden this steel bollard
Jumps out in front of me!! Well when I say jumped out in front of me I mean it wasn’t there the day before it was down in the ground it’s the type that disappears into the ground.
I was on my ay home from work on Tuesday the 19th of September at about 4.30pm, I was about halfway through my ride when I hit the Bollard! It was a simple case of Head Down Bum Up looking at my Speedometer on the Bike I looked up just in-time for the HIT and that’s all she wrote!
The next thing I knew I was flat on my back grasping my leg and my back moaning in pain. As luck would have it there was an off-duty Fireman (Steve!) going for his afternoon run he came to my immediate rescue. He said that he needed an excuse not to go for his run and that this was as good as any! Steve, I thank you and my wife and kids thank you for stopping and helping me. The next guy I’d like to thank was the guy that rang the Ambulance for me obviously without him I would have been a lot worse off, also for making an effort to flag them down when they arrived. Whilst We/I was waiting for the Ambo’s to arrive I made the Call that all Wives or Partners dread to get! I called my Wife to tell her that I’d had an Accident and “Not to Worry” and that I would let her know were I was being taken when the Ambo’s arrived, Thirdly the Ambulance Guys were great too. I asked them what I was to do with my Cervelo R3 and at first they said that it would have to be taken to Scarborough Police Station and Get picked up from there, which you can imagine I wasn't too thrilled about not having a lock with me to actually lock it up with and the fact that it was only three days old!! But after some gentle Persuasion (Telling them that you are not getting in the Ambulance unless the Bike goes with us) they agreed to take my Bike too and for that I’m grateful their only stipulation was that I didn’t go into arrest! As it would make it very difficult for them to work on me with the bike in the back too………
On arrival to the Emergency Department of Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
I was wheeled in from the back of the Meet Wagon (Ambulance) into the ER as I watched the Ambo’s get my Bike out of the Ambulance. Another male Nurse ran out the Ambulance to take a closer look at my Bike, It turned out that this nurse was a keen cyclist too, once my Bike was Safely inside the ER I was looked at by one of the Nurses and asked all the usual questions Name, Age and was I allergic to anything? Once all the “Nitty Gritty” was sorted out I was wheeled into the Corridor of the ER as they needed the examination room as you will find out later. I waited in the corridor for a while until my wife and Parents arrived with the gravest looks on their faces as you could imagine. They were understandably concerned for me and my health.
The Next stop for me was to have X-ray’s taken of my Damaged Bits….. so let the wait begin………we waited in the corridor of the ER for what seemed to be hours but eventually I was wheeled into the X-ray room and had X-rays of my back and my right leg to assess the Damage. I was wheeled back out into my favorite corridor!
When you have a spare few hours to hang around in an ER you get to experience some strange People to say the least, their was this lady in the cubicle next to me before I was moved that did not stop winging about anything & everything it seemed that the nursing staff couldn’t do anything right for her down to turning all the lights off in the ER so that she could get some sleep!! How inconsiderate!
Upon return to my corridor the Doctor came and went then they came back again to discuss “My Options” now that we had an idea of my Injuries which were:- A broken Right Leg which had a Butterfly or Wedge Fracture about 10cm Below my Knee Cap and a Broken Back (L1) this was classed as a Stable Break therefore their would /will be no permanent damage to my back thank god as I was a little concerned when he first told me.
The next problem was the right leg from speaking to the first doctor it seemed that it was a forgone conclusion that I would have to have a steel plate fixed to the outside of my shin bone with screws. Now as you can imagine I wasn’t too thrilled with that prognosis because their were too many what if’s like what if there was an infection and what if the plate Snapped! That’s what the doctor told me could happen!! The other option was to just to manage the Beak with a Cast but that too was fraught with complications of not knitting back together properly and it taking over 6 months to heal properly. So that night I didn’t sleep awfully well! They told me that I had to sign the consent form for whatever surgery they were deciding on doing the next day!
The next day came and I was prepped for theatre all my piercings were covered with tape coz none of them can come out without Pliers other than my Tongue Stud which I took out just before I went under the General Anesthetic. The Surgeon and I discussed the “Revised” Plan of attack being that they were now going to put a Titanium Rod down the centre of my Bone so that I would pull the Butterfly Break back into alignment complete with a couple of Titanium Screws top and Bottom to apparently stop the Bone from splitting!! Ouch!
So in I go for the Operation at 8.30am on the 20th of September for what was supposed to be a 2 hour operation it was 2.30pm when I was back up on the ward but I believe that I would have been in recovery for an hour or so. I looked down at my right leg and saw that it was all bandaged up complete with a heavy duty cast and I couldn’t feel a thing it was great the Synthetic Morphine really did the Job of stopping the Pain it may have also been the Nerve Block (kind of Like an Epidural) that was stuck in my Groin from the op that was still wearing off.
The family members started arriving to see how I was after the operation; it was a little difficult to stay with it when you have all the good stuff in you. My eyes were rolling back and I was a little out of it to say the least.
Well it’s like this… Here I was riding home from work on my 3 day Old Cervelo R3
When all of a sudden this steel bollard
Jumps out in front of me!! Well when I say jumped out in front of me I mean it wasn’t there the day before it was down in the ground it’s the type that disappears into the ground.
I was on my ay home from work on Tuesday the 19th of September at about 4.30pm, I was about halfway through my ride when I hit the Bollard! It was a simple case of Head Down Bum Up looking at my Speedometer on the Bike I looked up just in-time for the HIT and that’s all she wrote!
The next thing I knew I was flat on my back grasping my leg and my back moaning in pain. As luck would have it there was an off-duty Fireman (Steve!) going for his afternoon run he came to my immediate rescue. He said that he needed an excuse not to go for his run and that this was as good as any! Steve, I thank you and my wife and kids thank you for stopping and helping me. The next guy I’d like to thank was the guy that rang the Ambulance for me obviously without him I would have been a lot worse off, also for making an effort to flag them down when they arrived. Whilst We/I was waiting for the Ambo’s to arrive I made the Call that all Wives or Partners dread to get! I called my Wife to tell her that I’d had an Accident and “Not to Worry” and that I would let her know were I was being taken when the Ambo’s arrived, Thirdly the Ambulance Guys were great too. I asked them what I was to do with my Cervelo R3 and at first they said that it would have to be taken to Scarborough Police Station and Get picked up from there, which you can imagine I wasn't too thrilled about not having a lock with me to actually lock it up with and the fact that it was only three days old!! But after some gentle Persuasion (Telling them that you are not getting in the Ambulance unless the Bike goes with us) they agreed to take my Bike too and for that I’m grateful their only stipulation was that I didn’t go into arrest! As it would make it very difficult for them to work on me with the bike in the back too………
On arrival to the Emergency Department of Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
I was wheeled in from the back of the Meet Wagon (Ambulance) into the ER as I watched the Ambo’s get my Bike out of the Ambulance. Another male Nurse ran out the Ambulance to take a closer look at my Bike, It turned out that this nurse was a keen cyclist too, once my Bike was Safely inside the ER I was looked at by one of the Nurses and asked all the usual questions Name, Age and was I allergic to anything? Once all the “Nitty Gritty” was sorted out I was wheeled into the Corridor of the ER as they needed the examination room as you will find out later. I waited in the corridor for a while until my wife and Parents arrived with the gravest looks on their faces as you could imagine. They were understandably concerned for me and my health.
The Next stop for me was to have X-ray’s taken of my Damaged Bits….. so let the wait begin………we waited in the corridor of the ER for what seemed to be hours but eventually I was wheeled into the X-ray room and had X-rays of my back and my right leg to assess the Damage. I was wheeled back out into my favorite corridor!
When you have a spare few hours to hang around in an ER you get to experience some strange People to say the least, their was this lady in the cubicle next to me before I was moved that did not stop winging about anything & everything it seemed that the nursing staff couldn’t do anything right for her down to turning all the lights off in the ER so that she could get some sleep!! How inconsiderate!
Upon return to my corridor the Doctor came and went then they came back again to discuss “My Options” now that we had an idea of my Injuries which were:- A broken Right Leg which had a Butterfly or Wedge Fracture about 10cm Below my Knee Cap and a Broken Back (L1) this was classed as a Stable Break therefore their would /will be no permanent damage to my back thank god as I was a little concerned when he first told me.
The next problem was the right leg from speaking to the first doctor it seemed that it was a forgone conclusion that I would have to have a steel plate fixed to the outside of my shin bone with screws. Now as you can imagine I wasn’t too thrilled with that prognosis because their were too many what if’s like what if there was an infection and what if the plate Snapped! That’s what the doctor told me could happen!! The other option was to just to manage the Beak with a Cast but that too was fraught with complications of not knitting back together properly and it taking over 6 months to heal properly. So that night I didn’t sleep awfully well! They told me that I had to sign the consent form for whatever surgery they were deciding on doing the next day!
The next day came and I was prepped for theatre all my piercings were covered with tape coz none of them can come out without Pliers other than my Tongue Stud which I took out just before I went under the General Anesthetic. The Surgeon and I discussed the “Revised” Plan of attack being that they were now going to put a Titanium Rod down the centre of my Bone so that I would pull the Butterfly Break back into alignment complete with a couple of Titanium Screws top and Bottom to apparently stop the Bone from splitting!! Ouch!
So in I go for the Operation at 8.30am on the 20th of September for what was supposed to be a 2 hour operation it was 2.30pm when I was back up on the ward but I believe that I would have been in recovery for an hour or so. I looked down at my right leg and saw that it was all bandaged up complete with a heavy duty cast and I couldn’t feel a thing it was great the Synthetic Morphine really did the Job of stopping the Pain it may have also been the Nerve Block (kind of Like an Epidural) that was stuck in my Groin from the op that was still wearing off.
The family members started arriving to see how I was after the operation; it was a little difficult to stay with it when you have all the good stuff in you. My eyes were rolling back and I was a little out of it to say the least.
They took the cast off on Friday, now if I said that it was easy is an understatement! Firstly the Physio tried to unwrap the cast with no success then he tried these Scissors that looked like you would cut chicken wings and bones with again to no avail so the last resort was to break out the big boys toys the Grinder! Yes the Grinder well this was a special type of grinder the type that doesn’t cut you!! If that makes sense. Now that the cast was off the leg was feeling a whole lot lighter and better the next thing they had to do was change the dressings where they cut me open to put the Titanium Rod and Screws in and to close up the cuts I got from hitting the Bollard, this is what I saw when the dressings were taken off. Now I’ll warn you coz it aint the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen………
Here she is in all her beauty I have 28 staples in and around my knee and 4 down at my ankle 32 of charley Gardiners best all up and their due to be taken out tomorrow the 3rd of October which I’m not really looking forward too. But they say that they don’t hurt when they come out but I’ll be the judge of that one tomorrow!!
So as I type this Latest entry into my Blog I sit here on a Jason Recliner with my right elevated watching Day time Television (Oprah)….. I never thought I’d say these words but I can’t wait to get back to work………….
Here she is in all her beauty I have 28 staples in and around my knee and 4 down at my ankle 32 of charley Gardiners best all up and their due to be taken out tomorrow the 3rd of October which I’m not really looking forward too. But they say that they don’t hurt when they come out but I’ll be the judge of that one tomorrow!!
So as I type this Latest entry into my Blog I sit here on a Jason Recliner with my right elevated watching Day time Television (Oprah)….. I never thought I’d say these words but I can’t wait to get back to work………….
03 April 2006
Old Fart (Me)
Well,
I hit The Big 31 Today……..On this day 31 years ago blah blah blah! It has been a pretty uneventful day really. I rode to work, worked all day and rode home! Got my Birthday prezzies of the family (The kids and my Gorgeous Wife) we had dinner and now I’m sitting here typing this Blog entry. The Quicksilver jeans I got from my Wife were a couple of sizes smaller than my previous pair as I have dropped (Lost) about 5½ kilos (13.3 Pounds) in the last 6 or so weeks through all the riding I have been doing to and from Work which I guess I have to do to get there and back, Plus it’s supposed to be saving me Petrol costs in my 4x4….
Well a work colleague of mine has made me see the Light with regards to taking more holidays and spending more time with my family and in doing this we have booked another Long weekend away over the ANZAC Day Long weekend at the end of April. It was a bit of a late decision to go as we had dinner with friends on Friday night and they mentioned that they had booked the weekend away and were we interested in going too, so I made a few, I mean a lot! Of phone calls to organize a camper trailer for the weekend because I tell you we aint going back to the Humble old Tent ever again….and this is one of the candidates that we have narrowed it down to to purchase in the future. Then having that all organized was only half of my Problems the other half was booking into the same campsite as our friends that was pretty straight forward as they had a spare site or two. So there we have it another long weekend booked! I recon once we have our own C/T some time down the track it’ll be a little easier to Just “Go Away” for the weekend.
Well that’ll be all for now Oooroo. I may have some pics to post of this trip this time!..........
I hit The Big 31 Today……..On this day 31 years ago blah blah blah! It has been a pretty uneventful day really. I rode to work, worked all day and rode home! Got my Birthday prezzies of the family (The kids and my Gorgeous Wife) we had dinner and now I’m sitting here typing this Blog entry. The Quicksilver jeans I got from my Wife were a couple of sizes smaller than my previous pair as I have dropped (Lost) about 5½ kilos (13.3 Pounds) in the last 6 or so weeks through all the riding I have been doing to and from Work which I guess I have to do to get there and back, Plus it’s supposed to be saving me Petrol costs in my 4x4….
Well a work colleague of mine has made me see the Light with regards to taking more holidays and spending more time with my family and in doing this we have booked another Long weekend away over the ANZAC Day Long weekend at the end of April. It was a bit of a late decision to go as we had dinner with friends on Friday night and they mentioned that they had booked the weekend away and were we interested in going too, so I made a few, I mean a lot! Of phone calls to organize a camper trailer for the weekend because I tell you we aint going back to the Humble old Tent ever again….and this is one of the candidates that we have narrowed it down to to purchase in the future. Then having that all organized was only half of my Problems the other half was booking into the same campsite as our friends that was pretty straight forward as they had a spare site or two. So there we have it another long weekend booked! I recon once we have our own C/T some time down the track it’ll be a little easier to Just “Go Away” for the weekend.
Well that’ll be all for now Oooroo. I may have some pics to post of this trip this time!..........
28 February 2006
Slackass not Jackass.......
Yeah,
Ok so I’ve been real slack over the last couple of weeks with this Blog Caper. And I can bring out all the excuses I like, Here goes I’ve been busy, I’ve been tired, I’m working too much….Blah Blah Blah
The real reason is that I completely forgot about the Thing!! Well sort of combined with weak excuse number 1.
Well the riding twice a week to work and home is going very well to the point of now looking forward to doing it! I read some ware that if you do something for more than 27 times it becomes a habit. Well I haven’t ridden to work 27 times yet but It’s enjoyable all the same my Mate who I ride with on the weekends pointed out to me that I’d been Riding now on and off for over 18 years!! I guess you could say it’s what I enjoy.
This weekend is a Long Weekend in Perth anyway for Labor Day so we’ve hired an off-road Camper Trailer (C/T) for 4 days and are heading off down to Busleton to do lots of nothing hopefully and let the kids wear themselves out it’s the first time we’ve been away this year! And we’re looking forward to it. My mate who I ride with on the weekends warned me about hiring a C/T because he said that once you’ve roughed it in a C/T you’ll never go back to the humble old tent ever it’s like comparing a backpackers Hostel to the Taj-Mahal! So once the house is built and finished off to the Gorgeous Wife’s Liking we may be looking at a C/T……
So watch this space for hopefully some great Photos of our Weekend away when we get back all relaxed and ready to plan our next long weekend or holiday away.
Matt
Ok so I’ve been real slack over the last couple of weeks with this Blog Caper. And I can bring out all the excuses I like, Here goes I’ve been busy, I’ve been tired, I’m working too much….Blah Blah Blah
The real reason is that I completely forgot about the Thing!! Well sort of combined with weak excuse number 1.
Well the riding twice a week to work and home is going very well to the point of now looking forward to doing it! I read some ware that if you do something for more than 27 times it becomes a habit. Well I haven’t ridden to work 27 times yet but It’s enjoyable all the same my Mate who I ride with on the weekends pointed out to me that I’d been Riding now on and off for over 18 years!! I guess you could say it’s what I enjoy.
This weekend is a Long Weekend in Perth anyway for Labor Day so we’ve hired an off-road Camper Trailer (C/T) for 4 days and are heading off down to Busleton to do lots of nothing hopefully and let the kids wear themselves out it’s the first time we’ve been away this year! And we’re looking forward to it. My mate who I ride with on the weekends warned me about hiring a C/T because he said that once you’ve roughed it in a C/T you’ll never go back to the humble old tent ever it’s like comparing a backpackers Hostel to the Taj-Mahal! So once the house is built and finished off to the Gorgeous Wife’s Liking we may be looking at a C/T……
So watch this space for hopefully some great Photos of our Weekend away when we get back all relaxed and ready to plan our next long weekend or holiday away.
Matt
02 February 2006
Getting Fit Is Hazardous to your Health!
Well let me Explain,
What a start to the year it’s been and were already staring down the barrel of February!
What's been happening you may ask? Well were do I start? The Riding/Fitness Campaign is still going strong albeit a little toned down from when I first started. I found that I was doing a little too much too soon. What with riding to and from Work (48 km) three times a week and riding my mountain bike on Sundays (30 km) Spinning (16 km) on my off days…….weights aaaand doing a workout with my Fitt-Ball (Swiss Ball) I was getting a little tired like falling asleep on the loung at 7.30pm! with the kids jumping all over me! So I have toned it down a little and I’m feeling a lot better for it.
The riding to and from work is fraught with many dangers as I have been finding out over the last couple of weeks. I’m sure I leave the office to get changed into my invisible Bike Shorts and Invisible Bike Top then get on my Invisible Bike! Because Cars and 4x4’s just don’t see you if your on a bike. Now I have a few lights in my bike and they all flash I have three Red flashing lights on the back and two white lights on the front and do you think Cars and 4x4’s take any notice of you, Jesus my bike is lit up like a frigging Christmas tree and the amount of close calls I’ve had with cars in the last 3 weeks is incredible.
Also I believe I can claim to be only one of a few people that can say they have been hit by a Boat, Yes a boat whilst riding my bike…..It happened on a Sunday ride on West Coast Drive (Highway) near Marmion Angling & Aquatic Club. Riding on the road is the preferred way to ride down there as there are quite a load of Power Walkers and Joggers and Dog Walkers And pram pushers and and and… you get the drift so first I see the 4x4 come up along side of me so I try to move over as far as possible without hitting the kerb then all of a sudden this shadow descends over me as if it were an eclipse and before I realised what was happening I felt this bump on the elbow which pushed my handlebars closer to the kerb so I straightened up as much as I could and then I was hit again only this time it was the boat hitting the handlebars of my Mountain Bike……. Luckily I managed to stay up right and proceeded to belt the boat hull a couple of times with my fist to no avail, I’m sure the driver was completely oblivious to what had just transpired. Like I said before I’m sure bike riders are invisible.
Foot Note: I own a BIG 4x4 and love it to bits, but as a bike rider to boot I try to look out for other bike riders on the road when I’m driving.
Ciao
What a start to the year it’s been and were already staring down the barrel of February!
What's been happening you may ask? Well were do I start? The Riding/Fitness Campaign is still going strong albeit a little toned down from when I first started. I found that I was doing a little too much too soon. What with riding to and from Work (48 km) three times a week and riding my mountain bike on Sundays (30 km) Spinning (16 km) on my off days…….weights aaaand doing a workout with my Fitt-Ball (Swiss Ball) I was getting a little tired like falling asleep on the loung at 7.30pm! with the kids jumping all over me! So I have toned it down a little and I’m feeling a lot better for it.
The riding to and from work is fraught with many dangers as I have been finding out over the last couple of weeks. I’m sure I leave the office to get changed into my invisible Bike Shorts and Invisible Bike Top then get on my Invisible Bike! Because Cars and 4x4’s just don’t see you if your on a bike. Now I have a few lights in my bike and they all flash I have three Red flashing lights on the back and two white lights on the front and do you think Cars and 4x4’s take any notice of you, Jesus my bike is lit up like a frigging Christmas tree and the amount of close calls I’ve had with cars in the last 3 weeks is incredible.
Also I believe I can claim to be only one of a few people that can say they have been hit by a Boat, Yes a boat whilst riding my bike…..It happened on a Sunday ride on West Coast Drive (Highway) near Marmion Angling & Aquatic Club. Riding on the road is the preferred way to ride down there as there are quite a load of Power Walkers and Joggers and Dog Walkers And pram pushers and and and… you get the drift so first I see the 4x4 come up along side of me so I try to move over as far as possible without hitting the kerb then all of a sudden this shadow descends over me as if it were an eclipse and before I realised what was happening I felt this bump on the elbow which pushed my handlebars closer to the kerb so I straightened up as much as I could and then I was hit again only this time it was the boat hitting the handlebars of my Mountain Bike……. Luckily I managed to stay up right and proceeded to belt the boat hull a couple of times with my fist to no avail, I’m sure the driver was completely oblivious to what had just transpired. Like I said before I’m sure bike riders are invisible.
Foot Note: I own a BIG 4x4 and love it to bits, but as a bike rider to boot I try to look out for other bike riders on the road when I’m driving.
Ciao
05 January 2006
Attack 2006 Head On.....
Well,
That was 2005 And Heres the Start of 2006…..I trust everyone had a relaxing Break?
My break over Christmas is always h hectic one sorry I should say my wife’s break over Christmas is a hectic one! I don’t do a great deal! What with wrapping the Kids Prezzies and organising everything for Christmas Day. This year was not too bad coz we went to my parent’s house for Christmas Lunch/Dinner so we didn’t have to do much on Christmas day.
Boxing Day on the other hand is a little more involved thanks to our youngest son having his birthday! He was 7 years old this year and so that meant a new bike. Which posed a bit of a logistical Challenge, I picked his New Bike up from the Bike shop on Christmas Eve whit every other Man and his Dog and then had to drive it to my parents place 20 minutes away. Then on Christmas Day night after spending the day at my parents house with the kids and wife we had to bring the kids home (By now its 9.30pm) get them sorted and into bed and then I got back in the Car and drive back to my Parents place to pick up the New Bike and bring it all the way back home!!! What a day I think I got to bed about 12.30am Boxing Day morning! And then there was Boxing Day it’s self.
We had everyone back at ours on Boxing Day for Tyler’s Birthday which was great just a relaxing day out the back. I think because everyone was so stuffed from Christmas day!
Well I’ve hit 2006 with a vengeance regarding my fitness regime since before Christmas I’ve been beach running, spinning (Cycling on the spot) and Mountain bike riding on the New Bike. I managed to loose a Kilo over the Christmas Break which pleased me. And the plan is to start as of tomorrow riding to work and back a couple of times a week which will be a bit of a challenge! I haven’t done that seriously in a couple of years! It’ll mean being on the Bike for about 3 hours a day on top of a 10 hour work day! Hmmmmm and the next decision will be which bike to ride? The Road Bike or the Mountain Bike with Slick Tyres on?? Decisions decisions!!
Matt
That was 2005 And Heres the Start of 2006…..I trust everyone had a relaxing Break?
My break over Christmas is always h hectic one sorry I should say my wife’s break over Christmas is a hectic one! I don’t do a great deal! What with wrapping the Kids Prezzies and organising everything for Christmas Day. This year was not too bad coz we went to my parent’s house for Christmas Lunch/Dinner so we didn’t have to do much on Christmas day.
Boxing Day on the other hand is a little more involved thanks to our youngest son having his birthday! He was 7 years old this year and so that meant a new bike. Which posed a bit of a logistical Challenge, I picked his New Bike up from the Bike shop on Christmas Eve whit every other Man and his Dog and then had to drive it to my parents place 20 minutes away. Then on Christmas Day night after spending the day at my parents house with the kids and wife we had to bring the kids home (By now its 9.30pm) get them sorted and into bed and then I got back in the Car and drive back to my Parents place to pick up the New Bike and bring it all the way back home!!! What a day I think I got to bed about 12.30am Boxing Day morning! And then there was Boxing Day it’s self.
We had everyone back at ours on Boxing Day for Tyler’s Birthday which was great just a relaxing day out the back. I think because everyone was so stuffed from Christmas day!
Well I’ve hit 2006 with a vengeance regarding my fitness regime since before Christmas I’ve been beach running, spinning (Cycling on the spot) and Mountain bike riding on the New Bike. I managed to loose a Kilo over the Christmas Break which pleased me. And the plan is to start as of tomorrow riding to work and back a couple of times a week which will be a bit of a challenge! I haven’t done that seriously in a couple of years! It’ll mean being on the Bike for about 3 hours a day on top of a 10 hour work day! Hmmmmm and the next decision will be which bike to ride? The Road Bike or the Mountain Bike with Slick Tyres on?? Decisions decisions!!
Matt
21 December 2005
It's Official..........
Well,
Its official I’m a FAT BASTARD! In all my Life all 30 years of it I’ve never been Heavier! I jumped on the Scales this morning for the first time in about 8 months and got the shock of my life when I saw the Needle settle on weight for it! Pardon the Pun! 80 kg’s that’s EIGHT ZERO…..Aaaaaaahh,
So this is were I give up drinking not that I drink a great deal anyway but the beer in the fridge will be for guests only.. and I’ll be upping the Training/Exercise Regime as of now.
I know some of you might say that Muscle Weighs more than Fat but I’m no Arnie Schwartzanwhatever! by any stretch of the warped imagination so I hear by serve notice to the old Matt and vow to drop 10kg’s over the next few months lets say 6 shall we….watch this space…
Matt
Its official I’m a FAT BASTARD! In all my Life all 30 years of it I’ve never been Heavier! I jumped on the Scales this morning for the first time in about 8 months and got the shock of my life when I saw the Needle settle on weight for it! Pardon the Pun! 80 kg’s that’s EIGHT ZERO…..Aaaaaaahh,
So this is were I give up drinking not that I drink a great deal anyway but the beer in the fridge will be for guests only.. and I’ll be upping the Training/Exercise Regime as of now.
I know some of you might say that Muscle Weighs more than Fat but I’m no Arnie Schwartzanwhatever! by any stretch of the warped imagination so I hear by serve notice to the old Matt and vow to drop 10kg’s over the next few months lets say 6 shall we….watch this space…
Matt
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