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Originally Posted by supafamous
Been nearly a month since my last update...
Good:
- I'm lifting twice as much as when I started and I'm able to go twice as long as before (and pretty hard) with my cardio workouts. Still a long ways from what most of what you guys are lifting though but day to day tasks aren't hard anymore. I use dumbbells but they're getting awkward enough that I'm debating either getting a rack at home or joining a gym.
- Ran for the first time. 20 min run at a 9 min/km pace. My legs hated me the next few days but I haven't run in 20+ years. Hoping I can do a 5k in under 40 mins by summer.
- Lost about 1.5" on my waist. Some of my pants are getting a bit too loose now. Friend says I look a lot healthier.
- Resting heart rate keeps trending down (see below) and for my age (49) it's considered above average/good. This is my highlight - it's the most obvious progress that's happening.
Bad:
- The weight is not coming off. Got down to 176 (only 1 lb since the last update) and have bounced up and down between that and 178 all month. Mon-Thur I'm pretty good with eating but the weekends are really hard with family events and activities for the kid so what I lose during the week goes up in smoke over the weekend.
- Recovery is really challenging. If I workout on back to back days I find I have to rest for 2 days before I can work out again. Age (and my starting point) really fucks with you. My mind is willing to work out every day but my body just can't do it. I need to mix in lighter work (like walks) to make sure I'm getting enough activity and to not over work myself.
All in all, I'm feeling so much better than I did in Dec. I have way more energy to play with my kid and my better overall health has meant that my hearing is a lot more stable and reliable as well.
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I find as you start out and gain strength, you are likely to gain rather than lose weight. Ever since I started working out again I'm up almost 10 lbs.
I do find if I am in a "fit" physique, I'm more of a 170-180lb average weight, vs during covid where I dropped down to 150lb. I just hit 170 two weeks ago but I have no gym time right now because the kids have no classes at the community center for Spring Break. I'm unlikely to be able to hit the gym until after I come back from Japan in May so I'm doing calisthenics at home to try and make up.