When I see the weight loss thread I am tempted to post and I recall @
Tom_Jones ' first post in the 2020 thread, and I acknowledge his point. I agree with it! I respect the man an awful lot, and he thouroughly trounced my ass the last couple of times we trained together. I shouldn't be allowed to breathe @
JodyH's air. I am out of shape and carrying around about 50 extra pounds. 6'1.5 and 230#. 47 years old.
That said, get your physicians involved! The last several years I have been trying to drop weight. With. No. Success. At. All. Finally during the Year of Our Corona I got a new Primary Care doc who LISTENED to me and my concerns. That, under new insurance, took 5.5 months. Learned my testosterone was low and he set me up with an endocrinologist, who listend to me and gave me several additional tests. That took 2.5 months. Set me up with a sleep study, another month. Waiting for the official results on that, but Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the likely diagnosis.
My primary care's theory is my sleep habits caused me to not recuperate or recover like I should, and it had an impact on my hormones. Which reduced my recovery and recuperation, and reduced the quality of my sleep. Which affected recovery and hormones. My testosterone had bottomed out at 78 ng/dl, where normal is 350-850 ng/dl. I had to lie in bed for 8-10 hours to get 4-6 hours of sleep. I was always tired. My doc believed that the vicious circle reduced my ability and desire to work out hard, while making me need it more. I believed I was working out like an animal, and seeing no improvements, when in reality I was likely doing the best I was capable of, but nowhere near enough. When my kids got older and changed schools I was no longer walking them to and from school. And I like to eat and drink. Which can effect sleep quality and hormone levels.
Tomorrow I start my 3rd week of testosterone injections. I should really start seeing/feeling reults in the next week or two. I am feeling a bit more energy on a day to day basis, and I am easing back into fitness to avoid injury and build a solid base. Walking more. Drinking more water. Dry January. Eating big salads (raw) or stir fries (cooked) to get at least a pound of vegetables into me a day during my main meal. Lean protien. Fiber supplements. Olive oil shooters. Intermittent fasting. Waiting for the sleep study results, but likely going to get a CPAP. Several co-workers, friends, and my wife have CPAPs, and, with the right masks and whatnot report quality sleep doubling, and waking up less tired, not using the snooze bar, and having energy for the day.
I do not want to live this way, but I am tired of being tired. I am tired of being gassed after a foot pursuit or fight with someone. And the light at the end of the tunnel is that my hormone panel indicates my low-t may be reversable, and losing 50 pounds may reduce or relieve sleep apnea to the point where treatment is not necessary.
I will still be sleeping a really messed up schedule, but the sleep should actually support my efforts, instead of countering them.
I am in this year.
pat