I'm reading Supple Leopard. Thanks again, Mirin. Only in the beginning. I enjoyed his hypothesis about a new epoch in fitness, and self improvement generally. I have a lot of half baked theories about our culture, most of which are pessimistic, but I think he's right about that. It's so, so much easier to learn stuff like mental and physical fitness now, and to find out what works. I wonder if we'll see a wave of people who have been on a far better path than previous generations, starting in their teens or even earlier.
Anyway, at Mirinquads suggestion, I'm going to post some of my activity. I'm kind of in the middle. I started light breathing exorcises about 2 years ago, following the advice of Tommy Angelo. Speaking of free books, if anybody wants his, just ask. He gave them to me for free, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Now I try to do some pretty deep meditation. Still not great at it. Over 30 minutes is a good session. Meditation has been the most important element of all this for me, because it provides focus, concentration and objectivity, which leads to clarity and purpose in decision making. e.g. it's actually pretty easy for me to pass up dessert or to not do so much stupid stuff in general.
I also got a smoothie blender at around the same time. Initially, as 40 was closing in, I wanted to just have one really healthy meal a day to help prevent serious illnesses. Some time this year, I decided to kill my gut. I don't have a scale, but I'd guess I was around 230ish at worst. I'm six two. So, I started calorie cycling. Easiest thing for me is a 24 hour fast 1-3 times a week. My best guess is I'm 200 to 205 now. Only look about 2 months preggers.
Diet is now pretty strict, with some slacking off. I eat my biggest meal in the Diamond Lounge at a casino most days. They have tons of veggies, so I eat those and some hummus, and then usually a plate of whatever meat. Like chicken fajitas with no tortillas, or meatballs or something. Most days have a smoothie. Eat a lot of cheese and deli meat, which probably ain't perfect, but tastes good. Also a handful of nuts most days. If I go to a nice restaurant, or somewhere with great chili fries, I'll eat whatever I feel like and not worry about it.
Since rapid weightloss can lead to muscle loss, I've been doing some basic dumb bell stuff I saw on youtube. I've gradually ramped that up. Added squats, push ups and lunges (which hurt my toes, so I need to figure out what I'm doing wrong there). A little broader in the shoulders, a little more toned. As I said, I'm not trying to be Vitor. I'll be quite happy with Chuck. What I've been learning about lately are shorter, high intensity work outs, which suit my schedule and my disposition. I've been doing Super Slow. Only done it a little bit, and it certainly leaves me in tatters the next day, which must be good. Watched some videos on burst training, for more cardio and fat burning. Going to get some smaller dumb bells so I can do more stuff like that.
As I make way way through Supple Leopard, I'll adjust what I'm doing. I prefer to work out at home to a gym, because I like time and money and don't like being around other people too much. So that's going to be a factor.
Next goal: gut eradication. Then I'll worry a bit more about building some muscles.