spiderchlome

day 39

Had some majorly weird and unexplained difficulties with blood pressure and heart rate being super low so I’m taking a pause to consult with my doctor. I feel like I have all my bases covered but there seems to be something I’m missing that is unaccounted for, but since I don’t know what it is, I’m not willing to risk just pushing through…[Read more]

Days 37 +38

Still moving along, did bars for a day to help get the sense of bite size, might do longer stints with that, we’ll see! Excited to see what I’m capable of at this point. Hit 163 yesterday and it held today so I’m somewhat already ahead of expected loss for the week. I’d be pretty stoked if I lost another lb by Monday. A little bit of…[Read more]

Day 36

Did my 13 mile route, came home took an hour break, then trained parkour for another two hours. Fat is a very powerful fuel!

Yay Gayle! You got it!

Day 35

Scootin’ along still, pretty amazed at what my body is capable of physically while still just doing bars. I feel pretty lucky to be taking care of this while I’m younger.

Days 31-34

Thanks Gayle, yeah I’ve pretty much fully recovered thankfully. I have lost my sense of smell though! oh well, I think it’s helping me along anyhow. Food is even less enticing currently.

Down another 3 and half lbs this week to 166.5 so almost 22 lbs in the last 30 days. Possibly trying bars this week to really dial in the…[Read more]

Day 28-30

Tested positive for covid a few days ago so i’m at home taking it easy and recovering as best as I possibly can. I still haven’t been convinced to eat any more that my two 5 bite meals so I’m still on track. The weight is coming off a little quicker, possibly due to a fever which has since passed. phew, I think I’m actually better off…[Read more]

Day 27

I hit 170! So 18 lbs down since I started up again. Going to the trampoline gym after work, it might conflict with the meeting tonight though, we’ll see, I might be able to pop out and chat for few minutes.

Day 26

Got through today really well, just coffee and and tea until I weigh in tomorrow. It all feels oddly normal. Thought a lot about maintenance strategies today and came up with a few good questions for Dr. Lewis so hopefully that will be helpful to people.

Day 25

Still pushing along, my wife is following along with it too. She’s concerned with inflammation from an injury and we hope it’s helping. Got my meals planned out for the weekend and looking forward to it.

Nice Gayle! See you monday!

Day 24

Moving along, keeping up my patterns. :D

Thanks Gayle that’s super nice to hear. I feel encouraged by your ability to use this tool of simply eating less to maintain your health long term, it’s a great example!

Day 23

Another day of work and walking without much difficulty, I feel like it’s not something I need to think about much. Food is just something to let go of until it’s time to eat.

Days 21 and 22

Planned to eat extra for dinner on the fourth, back on track with 5 bites yesterday, no energy issues. I’m excited because it has been pretty easy to hop back on and the indulgence wasn’t all that great. So I imagine that I just had a similar experience to how it may be when I start to maintain my weight where I can hop back on any…[Read more]

Day 20

Despite some social pressures, still on track! down to 173. Happy 4th everybody!

Heck yeah! nice work!

You too Gayle, happy 4th!

Day 19

Still moving along. Confidence in what I’m doing has grown immensely so that’s super nice, it makes things a lot easier, I’m less prone to be swayed by others into eating more. It’s really no problem at this point. I don’t doubt I can lose the weight at all but I fear the regain once I’ve finished so I am still…[Read more]

Day 18,

Still dropping but much slower than my first weeks which is completely to be expected. I think it’s super important to compare the weight loss to the alternative of doing an insane amount of exercise while trying to get the exact calculation of food to lose only 1-2 lbs a week. That’s a more helpful comparison than thinking of previous…[Read more]

Good luck! and thanks for checking in! only 3 more days!

days 16 + 17

Yes, still here! still trucking through. Got through this week with a lot of exercise and still only the 5 bites. Just keeping up with my hydration and staying strong through the weekend.