I guess this is a yearly thing now! Anyway, here’s what you came for: So if you’re keeping track, I’ve gone up about 3 pounds on average since last year, and this year we saw some interesting developments in terms of active months (e.g., summer, when I can be outside) and inactive (school year, when …
Still Not Fat Again
Over the past year, I’ve maintained my weight within 10 pounds of my goal and introduced diverse exercise routines, including running and strength training with planks. I improved my 5K personal record by learning proper running techniques through Nike Run Club. Flexibility exercises and future outdoor activities like hiking and camping are part of my evolving fitness journey.
Formerly Fat, Formerly Skinny, Now Just Jon 2.0
It’s been over a year since my last Weight Loss / Fitness update (Click here for the whole story), and I figured I’d put down an update on where I’m at, and where I’ve been. When we last left off, I’d completed the “weight loss” part of my journey, going from 415.6 pounds to my …
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I Was Fat… Was I Unhealthy?
What exactly is unhealthy? It probably definitely isn’t BMI (Body Mass Index). In this post I discuss a different number – FFMI (Fat Free Mass Index) and discuss if it should be the standard I judge my own journey on. Recently I’ve started thinking about different metrics that are used to assess your level of …
100 All You Can Eat Meals Later…
A small update in my Weight Loss Journey, Formerly Fat. I’m a sucker for a good deal, so when I looked at our Faculty/Staff Meal plan at Delta State and did the math, I realized I could solve a few problems with one solution. The first was figuring out what to eat for lunch most …
Am I Hungry?
Am I hungry? Shouldn’t that be an easy question? Well for the formerly fat among us, probably not. Read on to learn more about my quest to answer this question!
So How Do I Just… Stop?
So I think it’s time to transition to the scariest part of this journey… maintenance.
Rest Days that Don’t Break Your Apple Activity Streaks!
If you ask around the internet about rest days, you find a debate between the “be active every day” crowd and those who insist that your body needs recovery time. And honestly, the answer is somewhat in the middle. If you’re doing something that requires regeneration, such as strength training to build muscle, than yes, …
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I Understand Why Diet Books Sell So Well
Yesterday at our first in person orientation since 2019, I reminded a group of students that they paid tuition money to us to buy access to professors. Basically, come talk to us, listen to what we are telling you, because you’re paying for it. This means that what I know, as an experimental psychologist / …
Plateaus, Milestones, and the Secret Food List: 3 Years, 200 Pounds
This is the third in a series of posts about my fitness journey. If you haven’t read them, here are links to parts 1 and 2. The past few months have been ones of revelation, plateau, and reaching goals. I found out I was an athlete, my body decided it was happy in a spot, …
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