You can be great at many things and weak or terrible in other areas of your life.
It's unquestionable that my greatest weakness is food discipline and I've been battling it since I was given a bra at the age of 12. That's right, I've had man titties since I was 12. I guess they weren't man boobs, they were boy boobies, but either way, I wasn't supposed to have them, but I did.
Along the way, I've made countless promises to myself that I would get it under control but here I am 30 years later, and I have not succeeded.
Let's keep this simple. I know what to do. Doing it is another matter.
Last year I thought I would document a simple journey I knew would result in weight loss. I called it Slow Panda and it incorporated a simple 10 point system. Here's my verbatim words from January of 2022:
It's unquestionable that my greatest weakness is food discipline and I've been battling it since I was given a bra at the age of 12. That's right, I've had man titties since I was 12. I guess they weren't man boobs, they were boy boobies, but either way, I wasn't supposed to have them, but I did.
Along the way, I've made countless promises to myself that I would get it under control but here I am 30 years later, and I have not succeeded.
Let's keep this simple. I know what to do. Doing it is another matter.
Last year I thought I would document a simple journey I knew would result in weight loss. I called it Slow Panda and it incorporated a simple 10 point system. Here's my verbatim words from January of 2022:
Why are we here?
There are 1,000s of companies that sell youth. Youth in a bottle, youth in a powder, youth in some bullshit expensive product. But everywhere I look, I see old looking fat slobs slurping these products and I think to myself, damn, I'm in trouble.
So this is an experiment in aging slowly, preserving youth in the most natural way possible. Eating plants. Exercising. Doing physical shit. And that's it. There's nothing special that will be happening on this blog. Just some fat guy trying to stay young.
If you want to learn more, you can read the About Me section. But for now, here's the plan:
- Workout everyday for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Eat ~2,300 calories
- Stretch everyday for a minimum of 10 minutes
That's it. Nothing special. I know so boring. The reason I'm choosing to publish the experiment is for accountability. I'm creating an obligation to someone else, even if there is only one other person following my journey. I've found in the past I will quit myself but I rarely will quit someone else.
Additionally, I hate all these built in excuses I've told myself over the years. Oh, they've never been fat. Oh, they've never been older. Oh, they have more money, time, or something else magical that gives a fit person an advantage over a regular person. It's easy to think someone else has it easier than yourself because no one wants to admit to themselves that they are being lazy.
I know what's happening with me. I'm lazy.
But wait... there's more!
This is also a financial experiment. I am cheap. I am also an investor. I like my money to make money. So, I will be depositing all of my delta savings in Bitcoin. After a few years, we'll see how much money I've created for myself and also see how my progress compares to others who are also chasing youth.
My hypothesis, I will be more successful and richer than otherwise.
If I'm wrong, well shit! That was a waste of 10 years.
It's January 1, 2022 now. We'll see how we're doing a long the way.
But in the meantime, some stats.
I'm currently in bad shape. I love to eat. Love to eat. I mean, I'm eating whole pizzas when I'm hungry. Two or three dinners ain't shit to me. I don't think I have emotional instability so I can't really answer why I eat the way I do other than, I like it. Here's a picture of me right now and the obligatory scale picture too.
Damn that is some fat boy shit.
If you are following, don't be mistaken... this fat boy can move. Well not exceptionally, but I am consistently in the top 10 or so males at my Crossfit Gym.
Doing hard workouts is not a problem for me. I can grind away and get most things done that others cannot even with my big fat gut in the way.
Anyways, here's where I am. Not great.
Just last year I did the Deliberate Discomfort Challenge and dropped 20 lbs in a matter of 2 months. Why did I put all the weight back on?
I can't answer why, but I do know how. I started eating a lot more.
So yeah, this is a permanent life that I have to change for myself and for my kids.
My dream is to go surfing and skiing with them as much as possible as they get older. To make that happen, I have to prevent aging.
Well it's September 20, 2022 and I can tell you that I have not succeeded. I'm lighter than the picture but I'm not at my peak. I got my weight down to 246lbs before my mom got sick. She would eventually die, and after she died, I didn't really have the focus to resume.
Literally all last week I told myself I was going to resume, and I haven't done it yet. Dumplings man. Damn I love dumplings. Sugar too. I just love sugar.
With those failures in place, I'm going to keep it even simpler. The workouts, stretching, and sauna, I have those things down. I do that like clockwork and I have worked out at least 6 days a week since that moment.
It's down to the food.
Here we go:
~2,300 calories
Plants
No Artificial Sugar
It's going to be a 5 point system. Even easier. 3 pts if we eat the calories. +1 if it's all plant based. +1 if there is no artificial sugar.
Assume I'm hammering away at the workouts.
Last thing, the bitcoin. I have religiously stuck to that. Bitcoin is also down a lot. So I'm fat and poor. Not a great 2022.
