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02 Dezember 2018

It's hard to notice it on a day-to-day basis, but when you put the images next to each other, you can definitely see that my gut is getting smaller. I think I'll get more of an effect once I start strength training which I hope to do this week. Hopefully later today I'll have the time to plan out this week's routine.

I want to take a moment to really go over the warm-up exercises especially but then I think I'll come up with something simple to start with based on dumbells and body weight that I can mostly just do by myself in a quiet corner of the gym. I still haven't used up my first two complementary strength training visits from the gym staff, so hopefully those don't expire, but I'd like to be a little more familiar with the book's recommendations before I do that.

I'm excited that a friend's thinking of joining me at the gym. I hope it will be affordable to her, as the peer pressure will be just what I need, and it might make it a lot more fun.

But, so far today, I do have to report a bit of a fail yet again, I'm in a cafe and I defaulted to a mocha. I'm actually kind of surprised because I'm learning just how much anxiety coffee is giving me, so it's not a good thing to have it. But so it goes. The cafe smells so much of bacon though that it breaks my heart....

Even though it's been a few days since I've been to the gym, I'm deciding not to go today because I started the new stronger meds, and the one I was allergic to really caused my muscles to hurt, so I want to go a few days taking it easy so that if my muscles hurt I know it's the meds not exercise and so I can stop immediately. Then, I plan to start the next phase which is strength training and reduced carbs.

Oh, one more thing, I found a great PDF for low-carb recipes, so I'll be uploading some of my favorites here as I try them.

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01 Dezember 2018

Failed my test today. I was at a training and the lunch was pizza and even though I could have just filled up on the fruit, I went for it. In my defense I didn't go for the greasy meatlovers which I would have normally done, so it wasn't a 100 percent failure, but I had far more than I should have. I also had a couple cups of hot cocoa too which wasn't part of the plan.

Oh well.

I need to accept that I'll make a few mistakes and not let it defeat my mood of general progress. Just because I fall off the wagon some times doesn't mean I've failed. And I'm now at least 6 months sober, that's a good thing, I'll try to focus on that!

In other news, I went to a mental health and addiction recovery advocacy training today and it was fantastic to see so many people who were passionate about action in that subject. There were three state representatives as well, and so I felt like we were able to have a solid conversation matching people with experience with people who need to hear those stories.

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01 Dezember 2018

I wish I could have recorded the look of pride on my doctor's face when he saw how much weight I'd lost and discussed my lifestyle changes to support getting better. I've only known him for a bit, but he looked at me like a proud father. He said that few people actually make the changes needed, especially so quickly and if I can sustain it, I'll be well on my way to improving so many areas of my life beyond just my immediate medical concerns. He told me originally that the loss of just 10 pounds can mean the difference between having a stroke or not, and as I've lost 15, largely without the help of medicine because I was allergic to the first one he tried, I should be really proud of my success and to keep it going. It'll be a long wait till March to see what's happening to my cholesterol, but I'm really optimistic and am going to do what I can to try to continue making these changes permanent lifestyle changes, even if some of them aren't fun.

I'm excited to start working through the strength training book Miguel bought me. I think that will make a big difference. I've realized so much of my life has been haphazard and I need to science the shit out of it. I'm going to really dig into the science of what to exercise, when, and why to make the best evidence-based routine I can find. I'm going to dig further into nutrition and really pay more attention to what to eat, when, and why to make the best evidence-based diet I can find. I think I'll also be able to find ways to make those enjoyable, particularly if I gamify it a bit as recommended in the book "Nerdist Way".

I also sent an email out to a therapist. I asked for recommendations in a particular Facebook group I'm in and think I've found someone who on paper at least meets the sort of things I'm looking for in both my short and long-term interests. It's nice because she's in my insurance so hopefully she'll be accepting new clients. A big deal breaker is someone who is uber-religious. That was so frustrating the first time I got up the nerve to see a shrink and he suggested a wacky diet plan based on astrology or some shit and that I should explore my relationship with Jesus. My fundamentalist upbringing is a lot of the reason why I need therapy, I'm not going to even consider going back there, and that asshole should have his certification revoked. It's definitely made me a bit shy about meeting new therapists, especially when the one I found after that I was okay with, but she ended up moving after a short stint and it felt like I'd have to start from scratch all over again with a new person getting to know me. Hopefully this new shrink will be a good match and we can work together for years.

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30 November 2018

If we go by the gym's scale instead of the doctor's, then I have moved from obese to overweight on the BMI chart! Still not where I want to be, but moving in the right direction. It's a shame it took a health problem to make me start making these changes in my life, but better late than never.

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30 November 2018

Doctor visit went well. My liver is handling the meds well enough that he wants to double my dosage. Won't get my triglyceride numbers updated till March, but he was really impressed with my weight loss and blood pressure. Unfortunately my doc is going to be transfered to urgent care so that sucks, but I picked him randomly so hopefully will get good odds again.

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