Progress Check In
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kind of stalled in the mid 170s, which isn't a bad weight, but I'd prefer to stay under 173 or so, the 165 goal is for wiggle room and so I can take a couple weeks off
I was smoking 2-5 weeks ago, which is obviously bad, but it does help weight loss (that's not why I did it though)
It was more of a coping thing to deal with some personal stuff
Trying to get back to walking more, but the weather has been above 90 for five or six days, so I tend to put it off until later in the evening…
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30 Days of Whole30 eating. No sugar, no dairy, no grains, no alcohol, no legumes, no soda. Basically ate meat, veggies, nuts, and fruit. Also exercised 3 times a week. Did 30 30-minute full-body circuit plus 10-15 minutes of treadmill.
Weight: down 22 pounds
Blood pressure down
Cholesterol down
Inflammation down
Appetite down and in control
Cravings for sugar gone.
Back pain down
Muscle mass up
Sleeping WAY better
Verdict: eat more whole foods, less processed stuff, move your body more, and you'll probably be healthier and happier.
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Yeah, I don't think that's right. No way I could hold 1:42 for 30 mins now. I mean in college I could only 1:38 for like 20 mins.
Current sea level 5K under the influence of a few beers was 1:53 for just under 19 mins.
But still, 326 watts at my elevation is legit stuff for an old man. Just ignore that the Tour de France guys can do that pace for 2 or 3 hrs and still be in Zone 2 and weigh 50 lbs less.
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Just gotta translate this now into something sustainable over decades. That's the hard part.
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Yep. Got a long road ahead of me, but feeling tanned, rested, and ready.
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Was around 175-180 during 2022-2023 when I was in remission and I was drinking beer heavily.
163 now and since I'm going to be this thin again I may as well work toward trying to get a six pack back.
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Good job @RaceBannon
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Now the Throbber is wondering whether he could 100M in 16.2 seconds.
Without having a heart attack.
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I'm 40 and I'm fairly certain that I could not win that race.
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Had my annual physical this AM. Had some big belly laffs with my PCP in the exam room over the various MAHA boogeymen/obsessions.
Made some nice progress over the past year on HDL, triglycerides and BP.
I officially don't check any of the below boxes (if you check 3 or more you have metabolic syndrome).
- Abdominal obesity
- Waist circumference > 40 inches (men) or > 35 inches (women)
- High triglycerides
- ≥ 150 mg/dL
- Low HDL cholesterol
- < 40 mg/dL (men) or < 50 mg/dL (women)
- High blood pressure
- ≥ 130/85 mmHg
- Elevated fasting blood sugar
- ≥ 100 mg/dL
@whlinder my blood sugar and A1C were all good in spite of smoothies and too much faggy @haie IPA drinking. That said, I might go off smoothies and focus on eating the berries non blended. Also @BleachedAnusDawg told me I can't eat bananas anymore in conjunction with berries.
- Abdominal obesity
