Progress update. It’s a little lengthy.
Weight loss graphs:
3 months
2 months
1 month
1 week
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I’m down 35#, but didn’t start logging weight until I hit COVID, which I had already dropped 5#.
In the first two months of nutrition change and weight loss, I came off of all of my hypertension medication. There were three relatively strong BP meds.
I’m still on statins, and the doc thinks that’s forever due to genetics. My cholesterol and triglycerides were through the roof. Blood work due in August to see.
Around the middle of month two, I started TRT at 100mg/wk on Thursday evenings. Test was 258 in prior bloodwork. I have bloods in a few weeks, and I’m looking to readjust my pin timing. More on that later.
Sure contributors to my recent change:
1. Monitoring nutrition.
Up until two weeks ago, I was only loosely monitoring calories and allowing for very broken weekend diets. My weekends are now as strict as my week when it comes to macros and totals. If we eat out I order what fits my plan. I don’t plan around what I order.
2. Dropping alcohol.
I haven’t had a drink since the day before I tested + for Covid. For contrast, I don’t think I went a full week without alcohol since 2014. I probably went back
-to-back days without a drink fewer than a couple of handful.
I don’t have the “I’m sober now” mindset; meaning, I’ll drink if I want to, but I don’t want to. Closing in on 3 months without. Yes, it was a major problem, and I’ll probably detail that another time. I feel better without.
3. Prioritizing exercise.
My life is slammed. I’m always busy, chasing chores, homework, and keeping up with the demands of a 50-60h/wk job. These are excellent excuses to rearrange your schedules and prioritize life over hobbies. My mental and physical health is as important as any of these, if not more. It’s the only one that stays with me until my death, for certain. It is the #1 priority over school, chores, and work. I need to continue to treat it as such.
4. TRT.
I feel way more energetic and motivated. I know this has likely sped up my conditioning process, but I don’t know how much.
Weight loss graphs:
3 months
2 months
1 month
1 week
View attachment 219129
I’m down 35#, but didn’t start logging weight until I hit COVID, which I had already dropped 5#.
In the first two months of nutrition change and weight loss, I came off of all of my hypertension medication. There were three relatively strong BP meds.
I’m still on statins, and the doc thinks that’s forever due to genetics. My cholesterol and triglycerides were through the roof. Blood work due in August to see.
Around the middle of month two, I started TRT at 100mg/wk on Thursday evenings. Test was 258 in prior bloodwork. I have bloods in a few weeks, and I’m looking to readjust my pin timing. More on that later.
Sure contributors to my recent change:
1. Monitoring nutrition.
Up until two weeks ago, I was only loosely monitoring calories and allowing for very broken weekend diets. My weekends are now as strict as my week when it comes to macros and totals. If we eat out I order what fits my plan. I don’t plan around what I order.
2. Dropping alcohol.
I haven’t had a drink since the day before I tested + for Covid. For contrast, I don’t think I went a full week without alcohol since 2014. I probably went back
-to-back days without a drink fewer than a couple of handful.
I don’t have the “I’m sober now” mindset; meaning, I’ll drink if I want to, but I don’t want to. Closing in on 3 months without. Yes, it was a major problem, and I’ll probably detail that another time. I feel better without.
3. Prioritizing exercise.
My life is slammed. I’m always busy, chasing chores, homework, and keeping up with the demands of a 50-60h/wk job. These are excellent excuses to rearrange your schedules and prioritize life over hobbies. My mental and physical health is as important as any of these, if not more. It’s the only one that stays with me until my death, for certain. It is the #1 priority over school, chores, and work. I need to continue to treat it as such.
4. TRT.
I feel way more energetic and motivated. I know this has likely sped up my conditioning process, but I don’t know how much.