Ælfric
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That was so funny. I've never seen anyone try to use an axe as a bludgeon to smash through a log before.Don't tell me chopping wood isn't a workout; I started sweating just watching![]()
That was so funny. I've never seen anyone try to use an axe as a bludgeon to smash through a log before.Don't tell me chopping wood isn't a workout; I started sweating just watching![]()
We do have a few grizzlies (brown bears) and wolves, but not many and I don't think they will ever come back in meaningful numbers, not so long as we are here. We have more black bears, but they are smaller and less predatory than the browns. We have the same problem with wild boar here, difference is they are not native to North America, invasive species.Same here: brown bears and wolves may be starting to come back (although so far every one that tried has been illegally shot) but without hunting the wild boar would eat every last green shoot and root.
I am sure you are right, and as I get back into exercise I will be upping the pace.Given your description of the pace of your walk, that's a certainty. With gardening, you're using a much wider range of muscles in a much wider range of movement: bending, stretching, lifting. There's nothing wrong with walking at a slow pace, but you either need a fair turn of speed, to be going up hills, or to be carrying a fair weight, to burn many calories.
No what they are doing is a competition or feat of strength demo, not practical wood chopping, a chainsaw, or even a hand drawn saw, works a lot better to cut logs into smaller pieces. However I don't think the point of the video has much to do with practical wood chopping.That was so funny. I've never seen anyone try to use an axe as a bludgeon to smash through a log before.
I heard that pigs spread across the Americas more quickly than other Europeans, likely playing a big role in spreading the diseases that killed so many of the native people. Can you imagine walking through the forest you've lived your entire life in and coming across a wild boar if you've never even heard of them???We have the same problem with wild boar here, difference is they are not native to North America, invasive species.
I'm very glad that things are going so well. Good health to you!I did my first home workout since the surgery today, its been 4 weeks so I think its time. Will get the doctor's ok on Thursday, but getting started felt good.
I agree that for cutting a log into shorter pieces across the grain, a saw is way more efficient (not to mention safer) than an axe. An axe is however better at splitting the wood end-to-end with the grain.No what they are doing is a competition or feat of strength demo, not practical wood chopping, a chainsaw, or even a hand drawn saw, works a lot better to cut logs into smaller pieces. However I don't think the point of the video has much to do with practical wood chopping.
Excellent news. Ease back into it, and stop if something doesn't feel right.I did my first home workout since the surgery today,
Thanks Amy, it is great to hear from you!! I have missed your posts. Hope all is well in your world, stick with us lady you are good people!I'm very glad that things are going so well. Good health to you!
I think you are right, I have used an axe to cut logs in half, only when I did not have some kind of saw. My technique leaves something to be desired, maybe closer to bludgeoning as you say. I am not brave enough to stand on the log to do it, I value my legs and feet too much! And thanks for the advice, I do plan to ease into things. What the doctor says tomorrow will help guide me.I agree that for cutting a log into shorter pieces across the grain, a saw is way more efficient (not to mention safer) than an axe. An axe is however better at splitting the wood end-to-end with the grain.
There is such a thing as a wood chopping competition where you use an axe to chop a log in half. There's a lot of skill and technique involved. You slice into the wood at an angle rather than try to cut straight through. You turn round halfway through and start from the other side (which requires you to stand on the log rather than beside it). Compared to a real wood chopper, these guys were inept, trying to use brute strength to smash the axe through the log, hence the bludgeoning comment.
Thanks Petal, and the results do look better tonight, but it is going to be a long process... My greatest wish for the election was a quick and decisive decision, that did not happen... We will see what does.Rob hope today was good too and that the election results might be looking a little more hopeful
I like my whiskey too, but now rarely have it. For the most part I don't miss it much. I also like Pendleton, but Tullamore DEW has always been my first choice, Every man deserves his DEW! One advantage to not drinking much is that when I do I can afford what I want, the Jim Beam is on the back shelf, and has gone completely untouched in over a year.Aw, now I'm missing having a tullamore dew... or my other go-to: Pendleton
Thanks LaMa, and I think it was rare, not sure how appropriate however! I did enjoy it, but not so much as I thought I might, it won't be hard not to do it again for a while.Rare and appropriate treats won't ruin you're progress if they stay that way. Hope you enjoyed!
Yes you can. Have you been taking measurements in the past 4 weeks, by the way? I haven't been keeping track of your daily calories, but isn't dropping to 1200 kcal/day a bit much, especially if you're starting to exercise again at the same time? I agree that 10 pounds is more than just water weight, but going right back to ultra-low calories may be an overreaction.Now I have to see if I can muster the will power to implement all this...
Thanks LaMa, and no I have not been doing measurements, I am not very good at it. I know I have added a little belly fat, not much probably nothing anyone but me could tell was there. I have decided to target about 1,400 calories for a little while, not a huge drop, before surgery I was targeting 1,650, then I dropped to 1,550 after so its another 150 calories below that. As I get back into exercising I will see how it feels, if it seems too low I will go up a bit. And once I lose a few pounds I will go up anyway, I don't want to lose much.Yes you can. Have you been taking measurements in the past 4 weeks, by the way? I haven't been keeping track of your daily calories, but isn't dropping to 1200 kcal/day a bit much, especially if you're starting to exercise again at the same time? I agree that 10 pounds is more than just water weight, but going right back to ultra-low calories may be an overreaction.
Thanks Petal, and yes dropping 5 or 6 pounds would be ideal, 10 would be the maximum. I think I am probably fine where I am today, the real problem is that I have been gaining weight, not so much where my weight is. And there is something psychological about gaining after working so hard to lose weight, reversing that will feel good. Thanks for your concern and you are right finding something for sustainable living is what I need. And on the winter thing I have been needing more layers of clothes than I am used to, the one down side to weight loss is the loss of all that natural insulation! A very minor problem compared to the benefits.I just read your food diary and it's less than 1500 calories and it looks totally healthy to me. I think I agree with LaMa and I would try exercising first for a couple of weeks and keep cals as they are because Rob it's heading into winter and you need to look after yourself. Also would you not realistically be happy now to drop about 5 or 6 lbs and maintain that as you are without trying to do a quick fix with 1200 cals . try to think what's sustainable living for you .
That sounds sensible. I definitely understand your worry. Hope you´ll have fun at the bird refuge!I have decided to target about 1,400 calories for a little while, not a huge drop, before surgery I was targeting 1,650, then I dropped to 1,550 after so its another 150 calories below that. As I get back into exercising I will see how it feels, if it seems too low I will go up a bit. And once I lose a few pounds I will go up anyway, I don't want to lose much.
Thanks, so far so good and it does feel reasonable. Not sure it was fun so much as interesting. I have nothing against hunting, but am not a bird hunter myself, and prefer to see living wildlife. However it was interesting, I know a lot more about swan anatomy now than I did this morning.That sounds sensible. I definitely understand your worry. Hope you´ll have fun at the bird refuge!
Yes, I can agree, not that I don't respect hunters but seeing the reality is kind of sad. And I agree they are fascinating birds, I did not realize how big they are.Dead birds are always a sad sight to me, even more than dead mammals. But their anatomy is fascinating.
Yes, the swans are magnificent birds! I hope the weight comes down, but just stabilizing is more important to me right now.Seeing a dead swan makes me feel sad. They are magnificent birds.
Glad you had a good day, Rob. That weight will come back down soon.
Thanks Petal, and the 150s would make me happy, but even staying in the low 160s with no more gain would be a win. I think I am healthy in the low 160s. But the gain doesn't feel good phytologically, reversing it would.Sounds like you have your plan well laid out and I'm pretty sure you will be in the 150s very soon
Yes it is interesting, and it was fun seeing the kid with his first swan. I told him it was a very impressive bird, one of the biggest I had measured. I did not tell him it was just the second, LOL. He was beaming, I think his father was looking at me a bit skeptically, but happy to see his son happy.Congrats Rob - The refuge work seems pretty cool - it has to be pretty neat seeing young'uns jazzed about their first successful hunt.