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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Stoots on December 03, 2020, 11:55:46 am
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
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Because after your 5th lager you look at things differently.
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I usually smash out 90% of my work before lunch, then again I’m usually done by 1pm ;D
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
Did 12 out of 20 in the wet
Was off tomorrow now have 2.5 hours but should be dry
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My kid's school works on the same principle:
Lunch is 1:30-2:30 and they go home at 3:30.
Seems to work well.
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lunch is for wimps............... ;D
Darran
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I never properly stop for lunch I’ll do 1-2 jobs stop quick for a quick tea-coffee and do that throughout the day i normally eat when I get home,I used to know a bloke who stopped religiously for an hour everyday that would completely spoil my rhythm and make me feel more tired.
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
i can honestly say this never happens to me......30 mins for lunch in the warm and dry with a hot drink has me raring to go for the afternoons work.....
what did you have to eat?are you getting enough quality sleep?
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Daz you are definitely a different breed to the rest of us ;D
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Daz you are definitely a different breed to the rest of us ;D
i reckon adam isnt very healthy with his diet and general fitness......lunch should fuel you up and give you energy for the afternoons work...not put you to sleep!
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
i can honestly say this never happens to me......30 mins for lunch in the warm and dry with a hot drink has me raring to go for the afternoons work.....
what did you have to eat?are you getting enough quality sleep?
Yes but you only work part time so its obviously not going to be a problem!
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I stop for just the time it takes to eat then crack on, but I have to eat lunch or I get very grumpy. ;D
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After you eat your body uses energy to digest your food so your energy levels for work will drop.
There are health benefits to intermittent fasting, or eating just one meal a day. Personally I have not gone that far myself, but try to do as much work before stopping for lunch, or if a short day just having a late lunch when I get home.
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
i can honestly say this never happens to me......30 mins for lunch in the warm and dry with a hot drink has me raring to go for the afternoons work.....
what did you have to eat?are you getting enough quality sleep?
Yes but you only work part time so its obviously not going to be a problem!
And don't forget the benefits of Daz's heated seat.
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
You need to eat more healthy foods or get fitter.
The reason you feel tired after a meal is...it's your bodies way of digesting the food.
It actually takes a lot of energy to digest food, so your body will partly shut down, so that it can use your energy more efficiently to digest your food.
If you eat more healthy foods, your body doesn't need so much energy to digest it, so you feel better.
If you are really fit, you have the energy to digest your own food without feeling tired.
Scenario:
Remember your parents had a big Sunday dinner, or Christmas feast, then fell asleep in front of the telly in the afternoon.
....That's why.
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That’s meat that does that to you I remember watching something about it your body produces a chemical after you eat a large meal with meat especially red meat,I think that’s why maybe you’ll be falling asleep after your roast dinner.
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
i can honestly say this never happens to me......30 mins for lunch in the warm and dry with a hot drink has me raring to go for the afternoons work.....
what did you have to eat?are you getting enough quality sleep?
Yes but you only work part time so its obviously not going to be a problem!
so does Adam.....he even admits to a 5 or 6 hour working day......thats my sweet spot too... :)
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That’s meat that does that to you I remember watching something about it your body produces a chemical after you eat a large meal with meat especially red meat,I think that’s why maybe you’ll be falling asleep after your roast dinner.
its not the meat...its the carbs!thats why its called a carb coma! ;D
i do feel sleepy after my evening meal sometimes and will have a 10-15 min doze then im fine......
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this is what works for me to keep me motivated in winter....
1......a 5 or 6 hour working day
2....... a few waterproof jackets in the van so i can swap for a dry one after lunch
3........hot water(of course)results in soft,warm,manageable hose and an easier day overall
4.......heated driver seat...yes a luxury but its nice on a cold,wet,day like today!
5........a decent packed lunch and flask of tea
6........bluetooth headphones for listening to audiobooks,podcasts,music,etc
7......waterproof footwear and trousers..(nothing worse than wet legs and feet while at work!)
8.....plenty of nitrile gloves in the van(i swap for a fresh pair after lunch)
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Result in you losing all enthusiasm to carry on cleaning windows?
I was flying along this morning in the rain, soaking wet but cracking on.
Now ive just stopped, had somert to eat, got all dry and warm and i really cba moving.
No doubt i will do a few more then knock off early.
the only time i used to feel like this was when i was on the ladders in my 20s/early 30s,with 2 hours of collecting to look forward to later on in the day! :o ::)roll ;D......
back in them days my diet was poor,i smoked,drank a lot of alcohol and probably been up most of the night shagging some bird and living a life of sheer debauchery........ ;D
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Them were the days Daz ;D
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i also used to have holes in my old boots/trainers,20p jeans from a jumble sale so if it rained id be soaked through to the skin within minutes! ;D
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i also used to have holes in my old boots/trainers,20p jeans from a jumble sale so if it rained id be soaked through to the skin within minutes! ;D
That's how you got all those birds?
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Yeh my diet is terrible, usually a sandwhich, bag of crips and a mars bar.
I dont eat fruit or veg, well very rarely and drink a lot of tea and coffee
I also dont exercise anymore
so yeh, its kind of obvious really ;D
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Yeh my diet is terrible, usually a sandwhich, bag of crips and a mars bar.
I dont eat fruit or veg, well very rarely and drink a lot of tea and coffee
I also dont exercise anymore
so yeh, its kind of obvious really ;D
Crikey mate!
Get those vegetables and fruit down your gob!
You’ll feel better for it, I do eat a lot of junk in the evenings after dinner, but always get my fruit and veg in, along with fresh food, not frozen rubbish.
I also find if I have a big bowl of porridge with blueberries in it for breakfast, i can get through to midday (just about) and get almost all my work done. Usually leaves me with just 2-5 houses to do after lunch.
I start at 8am. Almost always home by 1-1:30pm.
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Yeh my diet is terrible, usually a sandwhich, bag of crips and a mars bar.
I dont eat fruit or veg, well very rarely and drink a lot of tea and coffee
I also dont exercise anymore
so yeh, its kind of obvious really ;D
its not too late Adam to change your ways.......im 49 and i never thought i could feel this well/healthy most of the time.....all of my 20s and some of my 30s i had a rubbish diet,smoke and drank a lot as well as a few class A drugs! ;D........
how old are you now mate...37-38?....this is the time to start to eat better and a bit of regular exercise that YOU enjoy doing.......
you ve just got over covid so you should be extra nice to yourself mate....
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Yeh my diet is terrible, usually a sandwhich, bag of crips and a mars bar.
I dont eat fruit or veg, well very rarely and drink a lot of tea and coffee
I also dont exercise anymore
so yeh, its kind of obvious really ;D
its not too late Adam to change your ways.......im 49 and i never thought i could feel this well/healthy most of the time.....all of my 20s and some of my 30s i had a rubbish diet,smoke and drank a lot as well as a few class A drugs! ;D........
how old are you now mate...37-38?....this is the time to start to eat better and a bit of regular exercise that YOU enjoy doing.......
you ve just got over covid so you should be extra nice to yourself mate....
You are right, ive started numerous times with diet and exercise over the years but always manage to slip back to my old ways. I think its because i simply dont enjoy eating healthy and exercising, its just a chore.
Im 39 next week, so only 1 more year until i am officially an old man :D
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So many people dont know what their doing to themselves healthwise with ingrained habits of poor diet and lifestyle choices.....I know as I was one of them.....
I didnt care when I was younger...the body can take a fair amount of abuse but you gotta start to look after it as you get older.....
Also you might think 'I'm getting old that's why I feel like this'.....NO....its a culmination of EVERYTHING......poor diet,lack of exercise,deficient in certain vitamins/minerals most probably and poor sleep over a long period of time..
Its insidious......it creeps up on you over the years......thankfully for most of us if you start to feed your body better food and start an exercise regime that YOU enjoy(start slowly) your health will slowly get much better in time...
You probably dont know how well you could feel because of your lifestyle.......the bad news is in the not too distant future your health will slowly get worse and worse if you carry on with your poor diet...you wont notice it as it creeps up on you...you ll have less and less energy/zest for life.....
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That’s was me a couple of years ago too Adam, we’re the same age btw.
I’ve been eating a whole food diet (fresh fruit, Veg, nuts etc all unprocessed) and running 30+ miles a week for the last 12 months now and what a difference it makes. I’ve lost nearly 2 stone and am pretty much at my optimal weight for my height now.
I’m 40 next time and absolutely refuse to be that fat out of shape guy on my 40th.
It’s not easy and it’s a way of life rather than a fad diet but once your body starts adapting and changing it’s well worth the effort.
(Oh and I’m certainly no lifetime health freak. Like Daz I spent most of my 20’s high and most of my early 30’s drunk, smoked 20 a day until age 35)
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I thought about a healthy lifestyle but after reading about Daz’s bad back, Daz’s heart palpitations, Daz’s upset stomach and Daz’s std problem I thought better of it.
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Bet those women he was entertaining when he had holes in his shoes, whilst wearing 20p jeans, was no beauty pageant,
Would have been a line up for crime watch rather than Miss Salford
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Bet those women he was entertaining when he had holes in his shoes, whilst wearing 20p jeans, was no beauty pageant,
Would have been a line up for crime watch rather than Miss Salford
Miss salford would be a crime watch line up, who isnt a criminal round there 8)
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I thought about a healthy lifestyle but after reading about Daz’s bad back, Daz’s heart palpitations, Daz’s upset stomach and Daz’s std problem I thought better of it.
ive had heart palpitations since i was a 9 year old kid Dave from time to time,doctors and cardiologists cant find anything wrong......yes ive strained my back sometimes but who hasnt at some point in their lives?ive never had an STD and last time i had food poisoning was 18 years ago! ;D
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Yeh my diet is terrible, usually a sandwhich, bag of crips and a mars bar.
I dont eat fruit or veg, well very rarely and drink a lot of tea and coffee
I also dont exercise anymore
so yeh, its kind of obvious really ;D
I think you've answered your own question!
If this is a genuine problem for you then why don't you just make a few changes.
At lunchtime have some fruit instead of your usual lunch. Bananas, apples, oranges, whatever you fancy.
Don't try and fill yourself up, just eat some fruit...your body will adapt and you won't fill hungry.
Try joining an exercise club (I know difficult at the moment) and I would recommend boxing.
You'll make some new friends (and they'll beat the crap out of you) but you'll feel like a million dollars (or about £750,000).
Eat fruit, go boxing.
Trust me ;D
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At lunch I ate a large 5 piece chicken select meal , a double cheeseburger chaser, a hot apple pie and a d sprite
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At lunch I ate a large 5 piece chicken select meal , a double cheeseburger chaser, a hot apple pie and a d sprite
"Sprite, good. Do you mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down?"
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Griff, I’m guessing being a socialist, you tend to use food banks for lunch? Reasoning that we deserve free food?
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Griff, I’m guessing being a socialist, you tend to use food banks for lunch? Reasoning that we deserve free food?
I thought you were letting it go ;D.
But as a socialist, there should be no need for food banks. As a capitalist you must be disappointed that there are a lot more food banks than there are McDonald's restaurants in this country?
I do think that poor people do deserve to eat though. Do you think that poor people don't deserve to eat?
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Griff, I’m guessing being a socialist, you tend to use food banks for lunch? Reasoning that we deserve free food?
I thought you were letting it go ;D.
But as a socialist, there should be no need for food banks. As a capitalist you must be disappointed that there are a lot more food banks than there are McDonald's restaurants in this country?
I do think that poor people do deserve to eat though. Do you think that poor people don't deserve to eat?
You’ll have a lot more poor people under socialism mate, as every single socialist state without exception has ended up very poor.
You need to let socialism go mate ;D
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Griff, I’m guessing being a socialist, you tend to use food banks for lunch? Reasoning that we deserve free food?
I thought you were letting it go ;D.
But as a socialist, there should be no need for food banks. As a capitalist you must be disappointed that there are a lot more food banks than there are McDonald's restaurants in this country?
I do think that poor people do deserve to eat though. Do you think that poor people don't deserve to eat?
You’ll have a lot more poor people under socialism mate, as every single socialist state without exception has ended up very poor.
You need to let socialism go mate ;D
You keep bringing it up. I go with the system and I've no reason to use a food bank.
Just enjoy your state grant comfortable in the knowledge that you can just go and see a doctor tomorrow without paying. You can thank a socialist Labour government for that.
You didn't answer my questions, btw. Do poor people not deserve to eat and have you got a 'reasoning' for food banks in the 21st century, mate?
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Food banks are obviously popular because it's free food......
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Food banks are obviously popular because it's free food......
Supermarkets are more popular and you have to pay ?
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A friend of mine trads bungalows, he's coming up for retirement.
I never realised, (until recently) but he fell of ladders a long while ago and broke both his ankles. Hence why, he now, only trads bungalows.
He does ok for himself.
He also volunteers, helping out, at a food bank, every week.
He's a very humble, nice guy.
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Food banks are obviously popular because it's free food......
With less choice.
And you need a referral for some. Those referrals are so popular because so many people are in a position to need free food.
Good, eh?
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A friend of mine trads bungalows, he's coming up for retirement.
I never realised, (until recently) but he fell of ladders a long while ago and broke both his ankles. Hence why, he now, only trads bungalows.
He does ok for himself.
He also volunteers, helping out, at a food bank, every week.
He's a very humble, nice guy.
Good on him :).