It has made a huge difference to my choices. I just double check how food makes me feel over the next day and what makes me feel great is a much different, shorter, and healthier list of foods than what I'm just curious to snack on for the flavor in the moment.
I will report in when I make it. Currently I feel my knees and hips after long runs and hard workouts so I think that will be the most obvious but we shall see.
My current plan is to start in next week on paying attention to macros to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and mindful of the others. Also working to up my easy movement throughout the day. Exercise bike under my desk, walk on treadmill while working etc etc.
No food after dinner is big for me to give enough time such that I don't get heartburn while I sleep. Bread and alcohol not big for me. It's more blow-up / cheat days coming too often I need to work on.
Merry Christmas to you Chris and to your long suffering wife 😂! Finding manageable/small resolutions is a good idea. I just need to figure out how to do that with running without stressing myself out. Weirdly I tend to run my fastest when I don’t think about it too much - which I find a little hard to balance with setting goals! I’ll have to try those pecans!
There is a lot to be said for not thinking about it too much. Stacking up wins is what makes me feel good. Goals that go stale make me feel terrible and turn me off of a subject so I need to refresh anything that I'm not hitting most of the days, say four out of five.
It was a big hit. I carved up 2/3s of it which vanished in minutes then cut the last 8 ribs a bit into the party which lasted not much longer. They are smaller than beef so convenient for standing and eating and the rib makes for a convenient handle. The meat was tender and lean with just a light salty rub but didn't need more flavoring than that. Will 100% do that again for subsequent parties.
Thank you! In terms of fitness, I use Substack for output but for input I mostly rely on podcasts and Twitter. I mostly read about investing and listen to fitness driving to/from CrossFit and trail runs when I'm thinking about those topics.
Chris, thanks for the updates and good ideas. I often do work and chores around the house with a 20lbs weight vest on. Even take some walks as well.
Goals I'm starting on - 1) setup the inbody scale that just came and use it. 2) Track food for at least a few weeks to get an honest assessment of what I'm eating 3) Review Vale Tudo to gather more ideas for implementation.
Awesome. I love that scale. The numbers bounce around so don't over interpret day to day fluctuations; I measure each day and think about the average week to week. Please let me know how it goes!
A few days in and while I'm not paying too much attention to day-to-day numbers I have realized my current metrics around 190lbs and 20% body-fat should be an area of focus for long term health of my knees etc for running, skiing etc. Tracking calories also good to be aware of marginal snacking and being reasonable at meals. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
It would be really interesting to see how you feel at 180 / 15%BF. That gets within the hormonally optimal range and could make activities feel better and more sustainable. It might be just one change you could make to get there -- maybe cutting out alcohol or bread or eating anything after dinner.
I love the concept of 24 hour vs 24 second hedonism...gonna use that one!
It has made a huge difference to my choices. I just double check how food makes me feel over the next day and what makes me feel great is a much different, shorter, and healthier list of foods than what I'm just curious to snack on for the flavor in the moment.
I will report in when I make it. Currently I feel my knees and hips after long runs and hard workouts so I think that will be the most obvious but we shall see.
My current plan is to start in next week on paying attention to macros to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and mindful of the others. Also working to up my easy movement throughout the day. Exercise bike under my desk, walk on treadmill while working etc etc.
No food after dinner is big for me to give enough time such that I don't get heartburn while I sleep. Bread and alcohol not big for me. It's more blow-up / cheat days coming too often I need to work on.
Thanks!
Merry Christmas to you Chris and to your long suffering wife 😂! Finding manageable/small resolutions is a good idea. I just need to figure out how to do that with running without stressing myself out. Weirdly I tend to run my fastest when I don’t think about it too much - which I find a little hard to balance with setting goals! I’ll have to try those pecans!
Merry Christmas, Liz!
There is a lot to be said for not thinking about it too much. Stacking up wins is what makes me feel good. Goals that go stale make me feel terrible and turn me off of a subject so I need to refresh anything that I'm not hitting most of the days, say four out of five.
That venison looks tasty!
It was a big hit. I carved up 2/3s of it which vanished in minutes then cut the last 8 ribs a bit into the party which lasted not much longer. They are smaller than beef so convenient for standing and eating and the rib makes for a convenient handle. The meat was tender and lean with just a light salty rub but didn't need more flavoring than that. Will 100% do that again for subsequent parties.
Stop it! You're making me drool 🤤
Really enjoying your content. Do you have recs for other fitness Substacks / blogs?
Thank you! In terms of fitness, I use Substack for output but for input I mostly rely on podcasts and Twitter. I mostly read about investing and listen to fitness driving to/from CrossFit and trail runs when I'm thinking about those topics.
A favorite Twitter account: https://twitter.com/Mangan150
A favorite podcast: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast
Hopefully others can chime in with good fitness Substack ideas!
Chris, thanks for the updates and good ideas. I often do work and chores around the house with a 20lbs weight vest on. Even take some walks as well.
Goals I'm starting on - 1) setup the inbody scale that just came and use it. 2) Track food for at least a few weeks to get an honest assessment of what I'm eating 3) Review Vale Tudo to gather more ideas for implementation.
Awesome. I love that scale. The numbers bounce around so don't over interpret day to day fluctuations; I measure each day and think about the average week to week. Please let me know how it goes!
A few days in and while I'm not paying too much attention to day-to-day numbers I have realized my current metrics around 190lbs and 20% body-fat should be an area of focus for long term health of my knees etc for running, skiing etc. Tracking calories also good to be aware of marginal snacking and being reasonable at meals. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
It would be really interesting to see how you feel at 180 / 15%BF. That gets within the hormonally optimal range and could make activities feel better and more sustainable. It might be just one change you could make to get there -- maybe cutting out alcohol or bread or eating anything after dinner.
If you don't do dead hangs - throw in a min dead hang at the end of each workout and it has helped immensely with lats/shoulder tightness & pain.
At least some maintenance between sessions
That sounds like a great idea; I'll try it tomorrow AM.