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Welp... I guess I will add a journal entry.. Back in 2011 I was focused, worked hard to bring my wight down to nearly 250 from a starting point north of 350. I was a long road but I was doing it.
Then what can I say, shit happened and I fell off track BIG TIME. Stress, depression, blah blah ginger blah blah... all the excuses I could make for abandoning discipline and letting myself whale back up to north of 350... again.
Its gotta be said, body image issues affect EVERYONE, man and woman. I am a typical guy, ant talking about 'feelings' is not my strong suit to say the least.
But, gaining the weight back did a a number on my view of self. Although I never let it show in the surface it hammered my confidence, my sense of self worth, etc. etc.
So now its 2018, I'm closing in on 51, and I have managed to kick myself in the <bleep> and begin to make some life changes to get myself heading in a better direction again both mentally and physically.
Over the last 3.5 weeks I've got back to eating in a way that is better for me. I'm not keeping to any specific diet but am eating a very high protein/very low carb mix of foods and keeping to a 1800 cal per day limit consumption limit.
I weight for the first time in forever today and was at 350. Not what I hoped but not what I feared so I'm happy. My food intake mainly consists of Protein Shakes (Isopure Zero Carb), canned chicken, canned tuna, eggs, the occasional wendy's burger (patty only), and spinach/lettuce salads (when I have the time). I work 60-70+ hours a week so eating fast, on the run, is the norm.
I don't recommend what I'm doing to anyone but it works for me. In the last 3.5 weeks I have begun to feel much better, I have more energy, and most importantly my mind feels quicker and sharper, like a fog is lifting.
So why am I writing this? Simply to remind myself of where I was, and perhaps to remind others that it is never to late to pick yourself up and move forward again. No matter how far you feel you have fallen.
Diet Calendar Entries for 20 March 2018:
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1256 kcal
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Fat: 71.46g | Prot: 148.38g | Carb: 12.73g.
Breakfast: Kraft Mayo Real Mayonnaise, Great Value Canned Chunk Chicken Breast, Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Pineapple Orange Banana, Egg. Lunch: Egg, Great Value Canned Chunk Chicken Breast, Now Sports MCT Oil. Dinner: Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, Kraft Mayo Real Mayonnaise, Mitsukan Rice Vinegar, lettuce, Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Pineapple Orange Banana. more...
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5684 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 4 hours, Driving - 1 hour, Sleeping - 5 hours, Watching TV/Computer - 6 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours. more...
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