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Exactly one year difference. Last year on this date, I basically followed the standard American diet (SAD)... you know, eat whatever you want, no care about macronutrients or quantity. Sure, I lifted weights, biked here and there, & even ran a bit, but I had no focus. My training was misdirected, my diet had no purpose other than entertainment, and I, most importantly, was lying to myself about how much weight I gained. For those who don’t know me too well, I played football in high school, and was on the weightlifting team. After high school, I gained A LOT of unhealthy weight from eating like a high school athlete without the work being put in. I discovered paleo & brought myself from around 260 lbs to 185 lbs. Slowly, as I became more independent with my responsibilities (leaving home, career etc.), my weight creeped up, but always fluctuated in a comfortable zone to me. I wasn’t ever going to become 260+ lbs again, but honestly, 220-230ish lbs really isn’t that much healthier. I fell in love with cycling in Gainesville, maintaining an okay weight, but my active lifestyle let my diet slip, hard. Where I stand today, I focus on what I eat... about 80/20 paleo, intuitively (eat when my body needs food), & try to stay under 2,000 cals a day (goal of 1,500 most days). I still have “cheat meals”, but only when I crave something, and is a scheduled cheat. My workouts now have purpose, and I plan them in advance. Slow, steady progress with a change in lifestyle is far more beneficial than a drastic, hardly maintainable change.
Don’t rest on your laurels, life is a marathon.
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