My recent health/fitness hiccup

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said:

I didn't get much exercise except walking, and not too much of that.

Maybe a dumb question, but is there a benefit to not exercising so much? Would that help with keeping the weight on?

[jon-nyc]

I would have thought so. In fact I wasn’t worried about lesser calorie intake so much since o was burning less. But here I am.

[Mik]

I just started back to HIIT on the Airdyne the past week or so. Supposed to build VO2 max faster. I’m getting upwards of 110-120 bpm. Plateaued at 67 lbs on weight loss even thought my waist keeps shrinking. Maybe the weight training.

I didn’t have to work this hard in my 30s. Grr.

[jon-nyc]

Update. Its been almost exactly two months since I stopped that drug. My weight hit 168.2 today, my nadir was 148.1 on February 28th.

So I’ve gained 20lbs in 2 months. Good weight too, not sloppy weight. When I hit 175 or so I’ll probably cut back the carbs a bit but keep myself at 3000 calories or so. Maybe not though since by then I’ll be riding a lot and burning calories.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc That is good news!!!!! Keep eating!!!

[blondie]

Yes! Good news. Keep on gaining!

[Mik]

So much the antithesis of my life. Good news.

[89th]

Thanks for the update!

@lufins-dad how are you doing on your health journey?

I'm down to 214, from a peak of 232 last July. All I'm doing is trying to eat better each day and avoid snacking at night. When I do that, the scale rewards me in the morning. I hope to be down to 200 in 3 months. Should be "easy" if I can just fight off the drink/snack munchies at night.

[LuFins Dad]

@89th said:

Thanks for the update!

@lufins-dad how are you doing on your health journey?

I'm down to 214, from a peak of 232 last July. All I'm doing is trying to eat better each day and avoid snacking at night. When I do that, the scale rewards me in the morning. I hope to be down to 200 in 3 months. Should be "easy" if I can just fight off the drink/snack munchies at night.

Down to 208 from 245. I am essentially at the weight that I want to be at, but I need to drop another 10 or so, then build it back up the right way…

Combo ran/walked a 5K last week while Finley had his running club. Hoping to run a 5K next month.

[taiwan_girl]

Good job to all!!!!

[89th]

Great to hear @lufins-dad as well. Just like Jon's post, I appreciate the health updates.