No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

I didnt find it too taxing training wise as thats the way the coach wants it to be so you wont get p#ssed off and call it a day. The main thing was to just keep turning up every day. I was doing a lot more gym work than cardio for the first 6 months and then uppeď the gym work and running around July however the cardio has dropped a bit again since September due to a number of reasons. As for weightloss its non existent however ive been told i look a lot trimmer, stronger, fitter and you would notice it in the clothes im wearing too a lot looser around the gut and tighter in the legs, arms and shoulders. I put up about 8kg since i started training bringing it to 128kg. The training plan for the gym work was getting me to aim for 2700 calories/day and get in excess of 200g of protein/day and even at those calories the trainer reckoned i would be in a deficit at that. But it wasnt enjoyable at all it became a job in itself trying to manage that and the last fortnight or so i have dropped to below 2000 calories/day as i couldnt see sense in continuing the previous method if weightloss was the end goal plus as im away from home for the second half of this year it meant most of my daily intake was Avonmores Protein Gold and All Real Nutrition protein bars which couldnt be great. The last fortnight since i dropped the intake i feel a hell of a lot better in myself lighter and more energetic and i hope to continue on this intake into the new year. The animal based diet seems to work best for me and ive had good results in the past with it so im hoping to get back into that when i get back home where i will have more control over whats available to eat.

No overweight people on either side of the family here except my maternal grandfather was always blocky out even as a young fella who grew up in the 40s and 50s, his maternal grandfather was an absolute horse of a man too for a fella who would have been born not too long after the famine times in this country.

some mare of a year here. The mother of the young cow that broke her leg is after falling down a ledge of a quarry. 8 foot drop behind a stack of knocked trees. Lucky the brother was around to find her. Some slogging to get her out. No budge out of her. Sitting up but not even looking at a bit of crunch or following her calf crying. She was fair stuck.

i was waiting on the oh to come home and had asked the sister to watch my gang so I could check the cattle but she kinda refused so I said I’d wait altogether. Give me a chance to mop a few floors.

hoping time will help her a bit.

definitely not getting a bull now.

keep a few dry cattle close to house and just top The mountain.

Fair play was going through Dublin Airport earlier and there was a good few with Dublin marathon half zips, all with big smiles on their faces

And the horse downed the Guinness anyway..😂

My father used to bring a mare to a stallion where they'd give it Guinness. Not sure it helped the animal though. I think it was a hail Mary as a last resort.

He went a little too far bringing in the animal into the pub though. Especially in social media age. Good for him and publicity. But there'll be antis now more determined against horse racing. Bit of an own goal.

I'm not taking the anti stance but he brought a racehorse into the pub. It wasn't a dozy oul cob or hunter.

He obviously knows the temperament of the horse. But I wouldn't be complimenting him for doing so.

The generation before me grew up afraid to say anything due to the fear of the church now my generation are afraid to say anything for fear of offending anyone at all these days.

With the exception of if it being related to farming , then it's open season

Yes.

Ridicilous liberal carry on. Next thing there'll be horses in Supermacs and on the Luas.😁

Well geese and swans appears to be where the money is.

My cow is still sitting up. I’ve her in the hay barn for a bit of shelter. Hoping time will help her heal. I gave her some sun relief/anti inflammatories this evening.

we replaced our dog that died a few months ago.- an Irish/Welsh terrier cross. A lovely quiet dog. My lads are delighted. My little boy named her fluffy and it has stuck. My youngest is delighted as the two have the same curly hair. 😂

Got it on dogs.ie

We were just on the lookout. I wasn’t sure about a replacement for the old dog but oh wanted one. She wanted an old English sheepdog or a St. Bernard. The first is t good with children and you’d want to be a millionaire to feed the second one.

this lady showed up- she’s just shy of 6 months-breeder didn’t realise the adverts expired. Oh visited her and all was kosher. Depending where you live, there is one left in the litter in Pallasgreen in limerick. I can’t get over how quiet she is.