Getting back at it.

I went through this last year and as funny as it sounds the straw for me was not buying bigger clothes. I noticed big gains or err loses by dropping sugar. Also things that turn to sugar quickly, most breads and simple carbs. No milk, minimal cheese as possible. I’m active at work, but I added runs/jogs and some bike time and the weight dropped fast.

We started shopping the perimeter of the store, veggies, meats, not much processed food. Huge difference.

Good luck bud. You’ve been through this before, you can do it.

Yeah, you got it. Keep us posted on your experience. As you’ve said, it’s different when we get older. I’m not a fan of meds either, sometimes we can use them for a period of time to get over a hump and then ween them back. In some cases thats not possible, so try to find ways to minimize their negative effects.

Either way, stay the course!

Guys,

Thanks, we are on the same page. A couple of things I did before that worked well for me as far as eating habits

– Before a meal, I drink a medium sized glass of water. This will help with feeling full while actually eating less.

– Dont eat until you are full. One thing I have learned is that it takes about 10 minutes for your brain to register your stomach is full and communicate it to you. Instead of diving in straight for seconds, I am getting up from the table and waiting about 10 minutes. Only then am i going back for more if need be. Usually, it isnt necessary.

Feeling a bit of stiffness and soreness, but just enough to know I am actually working more than I am used to. It isnt an over night process and am keeping the motivation levels up.

Am hoping to get off these d@mned meds soon; I hate taking them and the side effects tend to facilitate weight gain. Finally getting myself into a steady routine again and it feels really good to be toning up. Going to start running again soon, that has always been the best way to burn calories for me.

not on anything too intense as far as meds, Doc gave me a short term steroid prescription; they tend to make me want to eat everything in sight :). just trying to kick a chronic annoyance type thing, not a major life or death issue. Doctors, in my experience, though, really tend to puch meds. I hate taking stuff and try to get off of them as soon as possible.

Doc and I disagree sometimes 🙂

One thing I wanted to mention I have been trying out and having some decent results with is an ab roller. It isnt something that will shred you to a 6 pack but definitely targets your abs and works your shoulders a bit too. Anyone with back pain that might have a problem with situps or crunches might want to look into them. I got one for about 20 Bucks at a sports equipment store. After a few sets of 20 or so with it, you will feel the targeted areas.

Jane-

Being tall is not a bad thing. It doesn’t take total societal collapse to find yourself in a bad spot, and being fit is another tool in your tool box to get you out of that. There is no one tool for every shtf scenario, but fitness will help in most of them. In most large scale shtf events, I believe a huge amount of energy will be expended at the beginning of it. If we don’t have what it takes to push through that and adjust, we won’t be in it very long.

I was doing some outreach work in the city not to long ago and it struck me. These people have been living shtf. They barter, they rummage, they help each other, they use whatever they can to improve their situation. Honestly, I think the homeless population will survive total shtf at a much higher percentage than suburbanites. They are already prepped, in a sense.