Is Stevia The Answer?

I don’t really like sugar. Let me rephrase that - I like sugar, I like eating sugar, but I don’t really like the effects sugar has on my body. Oh I sound like a health nut. I guess I am…
Anyway - I like experimenting with recipes and substituting different sweeteners in place of sugar. So […]

Elliot’s Progress Photos: Progress…

28 June 2008
Weight: 65kg
Height: 6′3″
Body fat percentage: 10.8%
Goal: To get six-pack abs!
Just under six months ago I took a photo of myself just after I’d decided to set the goal for myself of getting six-pack abs.  Obviously the plan was to show progress photos more frequently but (trust me on this) finding the time to […]

Map Your Run

Recently a friend of mine decided we would all run with him for his party. He turned 21 - so that meant we were to run 21 kilometers. Thats 13 miles - half a marathon. I’m glad he didn’t say 21 miles. Anyway the invite was a map of the run. I thought he was […]

Two Month Blitz

Elliot and I have decided to do a 2 month diet & fitness blitz.  Daily updates can get a bit messy on blogs, so we will be tracking our progress on a daily basis but we’re only going to update this blog once a week with the important information.  No-one wants to read drivel right?
So […]

Why Does This Blog Exist?

As I sat in the bus on the way to work this morning I saw a guy out doing his morning run.  He was noticeably overweight but I could sense he also meant business by the way he was running.  It obviously wasn’t the first time he’d run, nor would it be the last.
The sad […]

Elliot’s Progress Photos: The Before Photo

7 January 2008
Weight: 76kg
Height: 6′3″
Body fat percentage: 16.7%
Goal: To get six-pack abs!
It’s probably about time I did this. Here is a photo that’s been taken of me tonight that hopefully is an accurate representation as to how I am in my quest at getting six pack abs.
I guess I can’t complain too much because […]

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About Take Fit

For many years now, Elliot and I have been trawling through the the plethora of information that is found on the Internet, in books, textbooks and (both online and offline) journals, not to mention other sources.  In the quest to lose weight, gain muscle and feel healthier we have come to discover that there is […]