HOLY CRAP!!!!
Totally the heaviest I've ever been. Considering at my lightest in my adult life I was about 178lbs. I've been unable to sustain any level of good fitness and nutrition because of my brain. It has more to do with my battles with depression and self-loathing than any kind of "I can't give up cake" situation. I quickly returned to daily alcohol consumption after I lost the last batch of weight, because I was not happy with myself in just about every aspect of my life. So, I self-medicated and that lead to bad decisions across the board.
FROM FATZ to FITZ...again.
This morning. 12/3/18 I got up at 3:30am. I had it in my mind that I was going to have my coffee and water, then hit the treadmill and start the day off right. Well, my body knew what kind of subterfuge I was up to and it told me, "OH HELL NO!"
After MULTIPLE visits to the commode, I then got into a sneezing fit that lasted at least 25 minutes. These were the kind of sneezes that made my entire body hurt.
I finally got on the dreadmill and after about 1 minute of a slow to moderate walk, my body decided that I needed to make another trip to the bathroom. It was truly annoying, but I decided that I wasn't going to worry about it.
Another sneezing fit lead me to abandon the dreadmill and instead I meditated on the couch while listening to Isao Tomita.
I know A LOT about nutrition. You'd not know it by looking at me, but if you go back into this blog you will see that I've researched and tested just about every dogmatic approach to nutrition you can think of:
Paelo (Bulletproof, Wild Diet, Keto, Warrior, Gironda)
Furman Plant-based
Moderation (1:1:1)
Rapid Fat Loss Protocol (Never do this)
Nutrimost (Never do this)
I know what works for me in the short term and I know what is sustainable in the long term. I've always wanted to lose the fat fast and then regroup and jump on a sustainable regimen. The problem has always been my own depression and mental issues that talked me out of the good habits and back into the destructive. NO MORE...
Here's my plan and I will keep you informed along the way. (It's mostly for me, but you are welcome to join me for the ride.)
About 22 Days of Extremely low carb eating. Along with that I will drink buttloads of water. I will not consume anything with artificial sweeteners because they trick your body into releasing cortisol and that leads to fat storing.
I will not worry about Christmas, but I will be mindful to not go crazy.
Lifting 3x per week and walking 4x per week. I am starting slow and light and will work my way up. I recognize the reality that I am not in my 30's anymore and I am terribly out of shape, so I don't want to risk an injury. Not only would that be bad for me physically - mentally it would be way worse.
After my keto phase I will go to a clean regimen, hitting these macros: 40% Protein / 40% carbs / 20% fat. While a keto high fat diet is definitely more fun, it is not sustainable for me. My body is not carb sensitive and I can do fine on the right carbs. Once I start getting processed crap into my diet, that's when I go pear-shaped.
Once I get to my sustainable regimen, I will most likely adjust my daily calorie intake based on my lifting and muscle-building goals.
So that's what I am doing. This blog will be my journal and I will write in it each day (as best as I can).
Challenge accepted, Steve Miller.
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