What's your current self improvement effort?

[LeafLover]

Seriously.  A plan with action items.  Why are u doing it and how?

i.e.

Being more affectionate to the wife?

Spending less (on whatever)?

Being more connected to parents, kids, friends?

For me...losing weight.  I'm tired of being the fatty in the family pictures.  I started in April.  Working out five days a week.  Five days of cardio mixed in with 4 days of weight lifting.   Recently started swimming 30 minutes for cardio.  Wow!  When i started swimming, the weight started coming off more and getting me off that plateau.  Eating more lean meat, red meat once every two weeks.  Alcohol consumptiion once every two weeks.  Using the app MyFitnessPal to track my macros.  Eating a lot more protein.  Drinking lots of water.  Getting more sleep.

Results:   Dropped my cholesterol from 270 to 130.  Lost 20 pounds so far and replaced it with muscle.   

I'm changing my lifestyle and my mindset,  Im not on a diet or exercise regimen to lose weight.  Changing my mindset will hopefully prefent me from being a fatty again 2-3 or 10 years down the road.  I'm doing this so i can walk my three daughters down the aisle and be there for my son's wedding.

 

Why this post?  Because gentlemen and ladies, we have one shot on this earth, so why not be the best version of ourselves going forward. 

[miurajus]

Congrats on the great progress!  I am personally working towards finding life's equilibrium for myself, personally.  I tend to go deep in a few aspects and burn out.  I don't have an action plan per say outside of trying to make conscious efforts each and every day to excel in all aspects, not just one.  Equal effort has yielded a great bounty to date.  My prize: Happiness.  Thanks for sharing!

[Puros Y Vino]

Getting back into shape.  It started in Jan 2015 shortly after getting a book on the Paleo diet for Christmas.  To date I've lost  56lbs mostly through the diet.  I went from 275 to 219.  I got as low as 209 back in May 2016 but I was starting to lose muscle mass so I started weight training to complement the diet.  I haven't felt this good in years.  I eat smarter but still have tasty, enjoyable meals and sleep better.  My metabolism got a good boost too.  My body covers me on the days where I have a cheat or two.

[Hurltim]

I lost 75 lbs from Nov 3rd '15 to August '16. I have put some weight back on during the break but I am getting back on the horse. The goal is to lose another 50 lbs by the end of April when we go to Italy.

 

[BEVOSREVENGE]

5 hours ago, LeafLover said:

Seriously.  A plan with action items.  Why are u doing it and how?

i.e.

Being more affectionate to the wife?

Spending less (on whatever)?

Being more connected to parents, kids, friends?

For me...losing weight.  I'm tired of being the fatty in the family pictures.  I started in April.  Working out five days a week.  Five days of cardio mixed in with 4 days of weight lifting.   Recently started swimming 30 minutes for cardio.  Wow!  When i started swimming, the weight started coming off more and getting me off that plateau.  Eating more lean meat, red meat once every two weeks.  Alcohol consumptiion once every two weeks.  Using the app MyFitnessPal to track my macros.  Eating a lot more protein.  Drinking lots of water.  Getting more sleep.

Results:   Dropped my cholesterol from 270 to 130.  Lost 20 pounds so far and replaced it with muscle.   

I'm changing my lifestyle and my mindset,  Im not on a diet or exercise regimen to lose weight.  Changing my mindset will hopefully prefent me from being a fatty again 2-3 or 10 years down the road.  I'm doing this so i can walk my three daughters down the aisle and be there for my son's wedding.

 

Why this post?  Because gentlemen and ladies, we have one shot on this earth, so why not be the best version of ourselves going forward. 

Excellent!  

Diet or what I would prefer to call a way of eating is 95% of the battle.  Most people don't realize that you cannot out run a bad diet.

Unfortunately, what we put in our mouth has the biggest impact on our health and weight despite the constant bombardment to the contrary.  It is especially hard these days when fast, cheap, sugar laden, high carb food is everywhere.

Keep up the good work!  

Heck, I eat everything that the doctors tell me is going to kill me and weigh almost what I weighed in college.  Funny thing is when I ate the generally accepted recommended US diet, that is what made me fat, have horrible blood work and gave me metabolic syndrome.  If I can kick that all that stuff to the curb, anyone else can too.

[PigFish]

Good work Arnold...

I have come to the conclusion that almost everyones metabolism and nutritional requirements are anything but textbook. 

... now where did I leave my donut? -the Pig

[BarryNY]

6 hours ago, miurajus said:

I tend to go deep in a few aspects and burn out.  

My brother from a different mother.  

This has plagued me my entire life....in business - with hobbies...get involved in something new...go all in & hyperfocus....master the scenario...move on to something new.

My wife says I'm up to my old tricks again now with the CC...........

I ran by a B&M yesterday to pick up a small empty spanish cedar box to store some BPC out of the cardboard...wife sees the box and says "Another box of cigars!!!"....

It was a pisser opening up the lid and showing her there was nothing inside....little does she know what's really going on with me - I get all the mail and the winedor is tucked away in a corner of the basement.......haha.......

[BarryNY]

2 hours ago, Hurltim said:

I lost 75 lbs from Nov 3rd '15 to August '16. I have put some weight back on during the break but I am getting back on the horse. The goal is to lose another 50 lbs by the end of April when we go to Italy.

 

So you'll be 150 pounds soaking wet when you leave to go there and 225 when you return....LOL......trust me the food is delish!

[PigFish]

8 minutes ago, BarryNY said:

My brother from a different mother.  

This has plagued me my entire life....in business - with hobbies...get involved in something new...go all in & hyperfocus....master the scenario...move on to something new.

My wife says I'm up to my old tricks again now with the CC...........

I ran by a B&M yesterday to pick up a small empty spanish cedar box to store some BPC out of the cardboard...wife sees the box and says "Another box of cigars!!!"....

It was a pisser opening up the lid and showing her there was nothing inside....little does she know what's really going on with me - I get all the mail and the winedor is tucked away in a corner of the basement.......haha.......

... any man who thinks he is fooling a female is vastly underestimating the sex! They are 'fooled' only as long as their strategic interests are satisfied. Pay a little now, or a lot more later, the choice is yours!

Good luck with your delusions my friend! -Piggy

[BarryNY]

8 minutes ago, PigFish said:

... any man who thinks he is fooling a female is vastly underestimating the sex! They are 'fooled' only as long as their strategic interests are satisfied. Pay a little now, or a lot more later, the choice is yours!

Good luck with your delusions my friend! -Piggy

After 43 years with the same girl....(met as college freshman) and married for 36 this November...I've leaned one thing:

Better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission!

[PigFish]

I never ask and never beg... but sometimes I have to pay big-time. -LOL

43 years... Wow, congratulations. She must be a fine lady (or one you can fool... -LOL).

-R

[BarryNY]

3 minutes ago, PigFish said:

I never ask and never beg... but sometimes I have to pay big-time. -LOL

43 years... Wow, congratulations. She must be a fine lady (or one you can fool... -LOL).

-R

Thank you.  She is an amazing, gorgeous, brilliant, successful business woman (CFO).

She's never been fooled by anything in her life.....I believe she tends to look the other way and pick her battles.....

[PigFish]

... so I finally got the truth!!! -LOL Cleaver lady, puts up with, ostensibly crafty man!!! Oh, how I get that!!!

I feel better now. Good for you my friend, sounds like a fine lady... -R

[jrusso14]

Congrats @LeafLover keep up the good work. I myself am attempting to better myself by re-learning the Spanish language. Many years of classes throughout school and it seems not much of it has stuck. I have also made it a point to learn a new coding language but fear I may be biting of more than i can chew. One thing at a time.

[Miller1985]

My language. 

 

It may seems like a small thing to most, but I cuss like a sailor, and contrary to when I started... I'm not proud of it. It's a struggle when every other word out of your mouth is F:$:, &2!;$!4&:, or $3?.$4!2$!! 

[Hurltim]

My language. 

 

It may seems like a small thing to most, but I cuss like a sailor, and contrary to when I started... I'm not proud of it. It's a struggle when every other word out of your mouth is F:$:, &2!;$!4&:, or $3?.$4!2$!! 

Lmfao! I swear like a truck driver. It comes with the job of inspecting construction. I am decidedly non-PC to the extreme.

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[feral]

I changed the way I eat.
I started a ketogenic diet in February at 225-230lbs with no real goal other than feeling better. I reached 175lbs in May and have held steady. The changes have been dramatic not just physically but with energy and mental clarity.

Also, I started a course in the Wim Hof method at the beginning of the year. Amazing, life changing, everyone should learn this stuff! Cold is my warm friend.

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[eswary]

Work-to-Personal life balance

My career requires a lot of a person. I work for a very intense company and as a department head I am required to always be available. My work was required to be flawless and exceed exceptions. As a young professional I had put too much pressure on myself and worked feverishly to accomplish perfection(as if that really exists). Long story short my work began to consumed me and I became miserable.
At some point I hit rock bottom and nearly left the business. It took a little soul searching and strong support from my wife to realize it's just a job. All jobs are just jobs. From that day forward I began to approach everything that way, becoming better organized, and relying more on my staff to do the job I pay them for. My new approach to my work quickly changed and so did my balance between work and my personal life. I still battle this anxiety and stress, but it's now at a much lower level and manageable.

We all have are crutches and challenges in life. Feels good to share them, may help someone else going thru the same thing.

Eric


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[Lotusguy]

Smoke more - so far it's working like a charm

[luv2fly]

7 hours ago, bundwallah said:

Getting back into shape.

Round is a shape, IMHO.  My wife does not share that opinion.  

[Olga]

Buy less shoes. 

[BMWBen]

2 hours ago, feral said:

I changed the way I eat.
I started a ketogenic diet in February at 225-230lbs with no real goal other than feeling better. I reached 175lbs in May and have held steady. The changes have been dramatic not just physically but with energy and mental clarity.

Also, I started a course in the Wim Hof method at the beginning of the year. Amazing, life changing, everyone should learn this stuff! Cold is my warm friend.

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Interesting, I've never heard of Wim Hof but saw he did a podcast with Joe Rogan so I'll have to listen to it later

 

I do love my cold showers

[JohnInCleveland]

5 hours ago, BarryNY said:

My brother from a different mother.  

This has plagued me my entire life....in business - with hobbies...get involved in something new...go all in & hyperfocus....master the scenario...move on to something new.

My wife says I'm up to my old tricks again now with the CC...........

I ran by a B&M yesterday to pick up a small empty spanish cedar box to store some BPC out of the cardboard...wife sees the box and says "Another box of cigars!!!"....

It was a pisser opening up the lid and showing her there was nothing inside....little does she know what's really going on with me - I get all the mail and the winedor is tucked away in a corner of the basement.......haha.......

If my wife knew how much money was in those humidors her head would explode.  

 

Thank God for separate accounts and no kids.  For another 4 months...

[feral]

Interesting, I've never heard of Wim Hof but saw he did a podcast with Joe Rogan so I'll have to listen to it later

 

I do love my cold showers

Yup that's where I learned of Wim. Vice.com did a short doc on him also.

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[dangolf18]

Trying to get my weight back to under 165 pounds. Unfortunately work doesn't help. Trying to schedule more time to workout and be outdoors.