I stepped on the scale
yesterday and I am up to 169 pounds. Last fall, I honestly was at around
155-159. I had stopped running a lot because I was at a point where I was
injured (psoas muscles) and that I lost my love of running.
I have spent the last six months lifting and climbing and doing a little bit of running (maybe 10-12 miles a week.) on top of this I have been going through a divorce. So needless to say, I have been junk eating. I have cut back a lot of the bad stuff, I was eating a diet of PDQ sandwiches and rockstar energy drinks.
So here I am, weighing the heaviest I have been in about 10 years. I am also stronger than ever before I can easily bench/squat 135 and deadlift 200 pounds. I can do 100 pushups easily and do more pullups than I ever thought I could possibly do.
But, I have missed running and have started adding the miles in again. This gives me extreme pleasure and it feels great to be running and running fast. All this strength has lead me on a faster path than I thought. My pace is much faster than last fall and my lungs are finally turning around.
So, I am basically calling myself out. I need help. I don't really know what to do. I have tried Paleo before and I have had some success, I have never truly tried a Keto diet, but I want something that is life changing and I really can't see myself drinking heavy whipping cream. I was thinking of the 21 day fix, but worry about energy and recovery from workouts. I am at a point where I would like to try something different. Summer is around the corner and I am in a place where I believe change is possible.
So give me ideas, your opinions and what you think I should do.....
I have spent the last six months lifting and climbing and doing a little bit of running (maybe 10-12 miles a week.) on top of this I have been going through a divorce. So needless to say, I have been junk eating. I have cut back a lot of the bad stuff, I was eating a diet of PDQ sandwiches and rockstar energy drinks.
So here I am, weighing the heaviest I have been in about 10 years. I am also stronger than ever before I can easily bench/squat 135 and deadlift 200 pounds. I can do 100 pushups easily and do more pullups than I ever thought I could possibly do.
But, I have missed running and have started adding the miles in again. This gives me extreme pleasure and it feels great to be running and running fast. All this strength has lead me on a faster path than I thought. My pace is much faster than last fall and my lungs are finally turning around.
So, I am basically calling myself out. I need help. I don't really know what to do. I have tried Paleo before and I have had some success, I have never truly tried a Keto diet, but I want something that is life changing and I really can't see myself drinking heavy whipping cream. I was thinking of the 21 day fix, but worry about energy and recovery from workouts. I am at a point where I would like to try something different. Summer is around the corner and I am in a place where I believe change is possible.
So give me ideas, your opinions and what you think I should do.....
