Pretty amazing to see my body store weight like crazy these past 45 days. As mentioned, 180 was too small and even 190 was iffy, and now I'm 205. I gained 25#s back in short order and oddly enough, on purpose. But it's scary to see my body be so greedy with fat stores! I've been keeping a log of "cons" about eating a traditional western diet while I worked on just gaining weight in the worst way possible since I couldn't gain it legitimately early on. Only a few more days left in this experiment and I can't wait to get back to the old diet. Next year I will only take December off and will do my best to stay on point in November. I never recovered from our Missouri trip this year and hunting season is such a tough time to stay on point; throw in the holidays and it's easy to get off track. Thankfully I know exactly what diet/meal plan works for me and have the desire to stick with it. It was cool to take a little vacation from the grind, but I am ready to go back to work. My brain needs it more than my body...
My goal for 2017 is to eat what I call a modified-paleo diet 90% of the time through the week with a cheat day on Sunday and Monday as one of two 18 hours fasts. I want to execute that for 11 months of the year in conjunction with maintaining my active lifestyle which will include 3-4 days of exercise. Weight will no longer be a concern and whatever I weigh on this plan is what I weigh. To be the best I can be at all the things I like to do and am responsible for, I need to take care of my meat wagon!
I imagine a few of you on here are in similar shoes and I know there are guys out there who want to improve their health. Don't be afraid to speak up if you have a question or need advice. Several guys on here are pretty knowledgeable on diet and exercise, so there's lots to be learned if you are looking to optimize yourself.
Good luck with your health and fitness goals in 2017 TOOville!
