I have actually thought of that. And of course, i always volunteer to be the one hoisted because i love being up high!A replacement for the bosun chair?
Cara
Www.thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor.com
I have actually thought of that. And of course, i always volunteer to be the one hoisted because i love being up high!A replacement for the bosun chair?
Switch to dark beers and drink more of them. From https://www.livestrong.com/article/315030-microbrew-beer-calories/ - "Stouts, porters and black and tan beers tend to be higher in calories, with anywhere from 180 to 280 calories per 12-ounce serving."Now if I can only get the energy to do it!
HAHAHA i like the way you think Will!Switch to dark beers and drink more of them. From https://www.livestrong.com/article/315030-microbrew-beer-calories/ - "Stouts, porters and black and tan beers tend to be higher in calories, with anywhere from 180 to 280 calories per 12-ounce serving."
They are basically energy drinks
- Will (Dragonfly)
After more than 3 weeks, sure enough I'd lost 6-7 pounds. My wife (who was out less) about half that. We find that weight loss predictable but perplexing. We eat the same foods on the boat and she does most of the cooking. We don't eat any processed foods and love fresh foods, leafy vegetables and lots of greens, we enjoy wine with dinner. She is mostly vegetarian, I am not, so we enjoy proteins of fish and chicken mostly looking for fresh fish in our sailing. I can't say we eat in restaurants more or less on the boat because we don't often, anyway.This. Every year when leave the boat for 4-6 weeks to visit family, we gain 10lbs. Once back on the boat in our normal life, we lose it and easily maintain our previous weights. After several years of this, we have definitely fingered snacking and huge portions of rich food as the culprit. We aren't fitness freaks, and don't watch or limit our eating in any way, and often eat things that aren't nutritious - but when we return to the US, we are always floored by how much everyone eats. We can split meals in some restaurants and still have food left over. Some of the burritos served in Mexican restaurants are larger than frisbees. Everything is shoved full of cheese and cured meats, and everyone is grabbing boxes and bags of snacks in between meals. The TV seems to be nothing but advertisements for unhealthy food and fast food restaurants, interspersed with diet foods/drugs and weight-loss programs. I do, however, prefer these advertisements over the scheduled programming - which seems to mostly consist of people screaming at each other, the audience, and the viewers.
Most of the people we meet out cruising are of moderate weight - not skinny, but not fat - and unconcerned with diet. A common conversation after someone visits the US is disbelief on how much food people eat there and how much time they spend thinking about food.
Mark
Oh YES! GREAT IDEAGave up trying to find decent places to run ashore and decided to use this little device instead.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-s-G...66001f5-f87b6f31-ce2152334a622c1b&athena=true
Great 40 minute stepper work out followed by 80 leg lifts lying on the floor, 100 pull-ups using the compression post and 120 hand squeezes using these devices. https://www.amazon.com/BOOMIBOO-Str...&qid=1534313057&sr=8-9&keywords=hand+sqeezers
I know this to be true for sure. My ab muscles get stronger just from the balancing!Don't forget about the rocking. Constant small muscle adjustments in balance, raising your arms to grab hand holds as you move about the boat, the twisting, bending, leaning and threading contortions you have to do to get around the dining table and cabin furnishings. On a boat, even laying in your bunk engages muscles to brace you when a wake passes by. It's like going from being a track runner to playing tennis. A whole different group of muscles are involved.
Oh, did I mention the constant head ducking in the companionway?
- Will (Dragonfly)