The Healthy Thread
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Got back to good habits on January 1st and have gone from 175 to 164.5 in 2 1/2 months. Regular exercise with weights and Peloton, and a really good full body superset fat burning working have been great.
I also did a DEXA body composition scan and RMR test back in December, which helped me properly recalibrate macros and better understand maintenance calories and deficit calories for fat burning. Interestingly, that showed that my maintenance calories should be around 2,100 calories per day. I usually was eating around 1,700.
For January I stuck to 2,100 and actually lost around 5 lbs that way just avoiding sugar and eating what I needed to fuel my workouts. Then went to 1,700 until hitting my goal this week, now back at 2,100 and around 175g of protein a day. Also introduced carbs back in - rice, oatmeal, and wheat bread mostly, which I was avoiding when doing slow carb.
The nutritionist I met with really stressed that I probably haven't been eating right to fuel daily energy and workouts, and I've felt a lot better with that stuff back in AS LONG AS it doesn't make me crave sugar.
Lastly, gave up coffee and all caffeine this week, for like the fifth time in my life. Longest I've gone was 3 years... I never learn my lesson. Main problem for me with caffeine is skin issues. Caffeine exacerbates stress which exacerbates cortisol which is a massive problem for my skin and avoiding acne, which completely sucks to have as a 43 year old man. I'm also just a nicer person without caffeine in me, more calm, more even-keeled. Now I'm just doing rooibos tea and mint tea all day, and starting each day with a homemade smoothie that has kale, pineapple, mango, bananas, flaxseed, chia seeds, avocado, coconut water, and protein powder. About 440 calories and it's all good for me.
- Nice work seeking health proactively @mg33! I'm about their myself @ 37 (soon to be 38).
Health IS wealth.ideaist - For sure and thank you! I'm 43. Someone mentioned recently that how you treat yourself in your 40s sets the stage for the next several decades.mg33
- Trying to make sure I'm fulfilling that sense of optimism. And, at 43, people often think I'm in my mid 30's, so gotta keep that up, ya know?mg33
- Yerba Mate for the win.shapesalad
- Nice work seeking health proactively @mg33! I'm about their myself @ 37 (soon to be 38).