Progress Check In
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Down to 180 pounds
I walked 14 miles one day, but generally have been walking 3-7 most days as opposed to 0-3 like I used to, also at 1350 calories Sunday and 1710 yesterday…and now I am hungry…
I think I was 190 at one point in September
I'd like to get down to 165 pounds, which hasn't happened since I was 22 or so
Drinking is still a work in progress, I had a pretty stressful 2023 and fell off the wagon a bit
Some months I hit my goal, many I don't
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In the winter they're not running the AC but you'll get way more humidity on a rainy day than a dry one. Which makes everything feel gross.
The highest heart rate I've ever seen while wearing a monitor was on a hot and humid day where I tried to go for a long run and it was late morning. Got over 205 and even walking could not get it down. Looks like a couple of percents depending on just how humid based on
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Excellent work, Billy.
As @whlinder and I can attest to, alcohol is a stubborn low hanging fruit.
I could drink 3 or 4 6.5% IPAs daily and not get overweight based on my physical activity, but it's not ideal for sleep and mental performance. I also worry about about liver or cancer issues from that level of consumption.
My dad who is my canary in the coal mine was putting down a 6 pack of Bud Light a day at my age and more like 8 or 10 on Saturday. He's pushing 80 with no cancer, heart disease, dementia, etc. But he exercised like a mother fucker and ate very clean other than beer (which is still relatively clean). He did a 115 mile bike race at age 62 with 15,000 vertical of climbing.
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It definitely fucks up my sleep (usually). Caffeine can too.
I've tried to limit myself to 40 drinks a month for the last five years with decent success, but it has become a crutch when life gets stressful. Both of my grandfathers were alcoholics (so I'm told), and both committed suicide, I believe within maybe two years of each other. One of them bragged to my grandma about knocking the teeth out of some dude at some Seward Park bar 85 years ago or something. CSB. She ended up divorcing him…
Good on your dad for being that active.
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173 without the amount of exercise I would prefer and with wine
Down 8 since New Years
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And if you give me weed, exercise and wine…
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We’ve cut out a good amount of shit and are 75% organic. Still working on drinks and snacks.
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ok @whlinder sea level is a hell of a performance enhancing drug. Took 42 secs off my last 5k and to keep it interesting, I fasted 6 hrs post breakfast except for 2 pool beers. Did a 2.4 mile tropical ball sweat hike before and hella jet lagged. Definitely faded in the last 2000.
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Nice. Have to assume the inverse isn't true, where if you train at sea level you'll be impacted more trying to row at elevation.
Nothing cracks me up more than a treadmill overlooking paradise. Rowing isn't feasible out there (unless you have a shell and oars to borrow etc) but surely you can walk or run outside.
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Seriously. But I had to do the C2 to prove my point on elevation discount and get the screen shots. Sacrificing my vacation and body for science!!
