Lifestyle Changes

 Well, the month of October has been an interesting one.  Hell, the last six months have.  My ticker is acting up.  Doc says it is solid. Heathy.  But, we've got a misfire issue. After ending up in the ER several times, ambulance a few times .....  I've finally come to a conclusion that something has to give.  Hell, maybe it doesn't really since the core problem is being fixed with a heart ablation, but ....   I've got to find a solution(s) to this situation and one of them is overall lifestyle.  This is a three pronged approach in my mind.

First is diet.  Not a weight loss diet perse', but the overall eating vs weight situation.  I'm carrying over 300 lbs, and at 62 years of age... I really need to get my weight south of 275.  I can't eat large meals the way I used to, so this simplifies things a little.  Smaller meals; no brainer.  Back in the day, I had 5-6 smaller meals and it's tunes up one's metabolism overall.  Also, I need to fine tune some lil things like which cuts of meat, etc.  I've fallen in love with Lucius ribeye's but really need to focus more on tenderloin filets with less marbling and smaller cuts of meats.  Simple

Working Out:  Enough said.  Haven't been doing the work as I mean to.  I have the bandwidth.  I have the equipment.  It's time to park the excuses.  Workout daily/weekly.  Ensure I work out to some degree on trips, especially vaca trips .... like I did back in the day in my 40s.

Alcohol:  Okay .. this is the big one. I hate to even discuss it because it's a touchy subject to some.  It's become one to me.  I joke that I'm a party boy... I can really kick it up sometimes, more so that most. Over the last few years, I've gotten accustomed to certain things that probably aren't the smartest when trying to work out.  We've gotten to where we like a few mimosas in the morning on weekends.  When traveling.  When at events.  Problem is.. this is often.  And it usually means I'm not working out afterwards.  Since mid 2020 I've backed off my consumption of Bourbon and Scotch. I REALLY like this shit nowadays, building up quite a stash of some varieties.  Same with some good tequila.  But, I don't see this as a positive with my 'ticker' issues so I've backed off a lil'.  In fact since my last ticker issue(s) this month, I've REALLY backed off.  I don't think it's the core issue, but no way in hell is it a positive.  So, reducing my intake radically.

The upside is my weight has been dropping. Without any gym time, I'm close to getting back under the 300 mark.  Smaller meals, less calories from alcohol; no brainer.  Easy weight loss.  Trick of course is long term continuation and ...... getting some cardio and weight lifting in the mix.  I've got a surgery tomorrow (ablation) so after that recovery period, gym time.  In the meantime I can do some walking to  kick up the metabolism.

I promised my daughter I'd make some overall changes. Promised my wife.  Promised myself.  I need my weight lower for my ticker issues. Simple as that. Quality of Life.  Only way to do that is with ALL three above mentioned areas in play.

Tring to get under 300 by the time of my November Mexico trip; not sure I can pull that off.  But by the time of my December Mexico trip, easy peasy.  But .... 295?  290?  We shall see.