It;s now a little more than 3 months since I halted my starvation project. I’ve regained 30 lbs, some from bulging thigh muscles from all the cycling I’m doing and some from other not-so-firm bulges, the result of my body panicking and storing fat in case I decide to be an idiot and starve myself again. A bike store near me called Bike Doctor equipped me to speed my recovery and help me rebuild muscle and cardio capacity through low-impact [...]
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” ~ John F. Kennedy 186.1 lbs. With a little more than 2 weeks left of the starvation phase of this project, the long road to bringing my BMR (basal metabolic rate, for new readers) back up to normal stretches before me like a… long road. I’ve been down this road once before; going from fat teen to muscular army boy, with a stopover at getting my butt in the gym.In [...]
“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.” ~Peter De Vries 218.8 lbs. Losing weight is a simple numbers game, At its core it comes down to one formula: Calories consumed – Calories expended = X If X is greater than zero, your body will store the extra energy as fat, and over time you’ll gain weight. If X is less than zero, your body will consume some of your fat stores to make up the difference [...]
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop And an illustrated book about birds See a lot up there but don’t be scared Who needs action when you (got) words ~ Nirvana 221.3 lbs It appears I spoke too soon about being off the plateau. I continue to hover around 220 lbs. Inactivity may be partly to blame. Since taking on this project I’ve gone semi-recluse; sitting on front of the computer writing this blog, tweeting, watching Battlestar [...]
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