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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 …
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? 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 I think it’s time to transition to the scariest part of this journey… maintenance.
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, …
Continue reading “Rest Days that Don’t Break Your Apple Activity Streaks!”
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 / …
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, …
Continue reading “Plateaus, Milestones, and the Secret Food List: 3 Years, 200 Pounds”
A little while ago, I posted my Epic Long Post about Losing 170 pounds in 11 years. Before I get into my update, I want to thank everyone who reached out to me with well wishes and support, especially those who told me that my blog post really helped them with their own weight loss …
Continue reading “How to Survive the Holidays and Still Lose Weight”
This is the first post in a series. Here’s the next…(Part 2) and Part 3. On March 16, 2011, I weighed myself for the first time in over 10 years. What I saw shocked me into action, confused me regarding my past, and launched me ultimately on a journey to lose over 170 pounds (and …
Continue reading “Losing a Guy (a.k.a. 170 pounds) in Just Under 11 Years”
Note: I totally meant to write this last week, however other tasks came up that stopped me. So this is actually two entries at once. The bold part is what I’m writing today, and the part that begins “Nearly 4 weeks ago” was started last week (albeit finished today). Before we get to thoughts …
Continue reading “First Goal Hit & Thoughts on Owning a Scale”