[supafamous]

2.5 weeks since the last update:

- Weighed in at 177 (from 183 on Jan 6). From what I can tell this is the lowest I've weighed since at least 2019. I finally made some real progress around portion sizes - my meals had gotten healthier but I was still eating too much but in the last couple weeks I made real efforts to just eat less. I still had a few big meals due to birthdays and celebrations but I'm glad to make progress and it gives me hope that I can get to 170 by end of March. I REALLY miss fried chicken and Costco hot dogs though.

- Other than this past week where I've been sick I've been getting regular exercise 6 out of 7 days. Weights, cycling, core workouts. If it hadn't snowed I would have started running. I may aim to do a 10k by end of April (Sun Run time). The minor aches of old age are largely gone as my flexibility has improved a tonne. Strength is a work in progress - day to day stuff is much easier now (like picking up my kid) but I'm still weak in general. Recovery at age 49 is definitely WAY tougher than at age 29.

- Apple Health tracks a lot of data so it's easier to see progress even when I don't feel it. My resting heart rate is down from high-70s to low-70s since I started working out while my peak heart rate during workouts is higher and I can sustain it a lot longer.