how the fuck are all you guys doing?

Intermittent fasting - it's a whole big subject - but the best book I've come across by far is by Jason Fung. He's a Canadian doctor - I think endocrinologist - who has a diabetes management clinic. He wrote a few books on the subject - with clickbaity titles - but they are excellent, well-researche books. They grew out of his experience trying to help patients when he realized the limits of insulin therapy. There had to be a dietary approach and he realized that this approach (IM) improved outcomes so markedly that it needed to be considered on its own. 

The main one is THE OBESITY CODE www.amazon.com/The-Obesity-Code-Dr-Jason-Fung-audiobook/dp/B01MRKEO0U/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Jason+fung&qid=1590242982&sr=8-5

His second is THE DIABETES CODE

Anyway, he goes into in-depth studies - with blood panels and whatnot - about how intermittent fasting (IM) works, why it works, etc. Basically there are two models I consider do-able. There is the shortened eating window - which is like 16 hours of not eating and then 8 hours of eating what you want. The critical part here is that this is not a diet. Even when you eat the same amount of calories in the 8hr window, your blood work improves, your weight slowly goes down.

The other way is to fast one day a week - for 24 hours. This is what I do. Basically eat dinner one night and then wait until dinner the next. I normally do this Friday into Saturday. You get used to it very quickly so it's barely a bother at all. And again, your weight goes down, your blood panels improve. And it's not just about weight loss and calories - it makes you endocrinologically 'younger' - and you'll feel it.

And the most important part is that it is long-term sustainable. I've been doing this for two years now. Even when you stray, like when letting loose a bit like I have during this quarantine, IM makes weight gain much slower.

There is a lot of IM stuff on the internet - most of it crossing over to low-carb eating - I would avoid all that (like Jimmy Moore). IM is powerful enough on its own that you don't need to combine it with any form of 'dieting'.

Intermittent fasting - it's a whole big subject - but the best book I've come across by far is by Jason Fung. He's a Canadian doctor - I think endocrinologist - who has a diabetes management clinic. He wrote a few books on the subject - with clickbaity titles - but they are excellent, well-researche books. They grew out of his experience trying to help patients when he realized the limits of insulin therapy. There had to be a dietary approach and he realized that this approach (IM) improved outcomes so markedly that it needed to be considered on its own. 

The main one is THE OBESITY CODE www.amazon.com/The-Obesity-Code-Dr-Jason-Fung-audiobook/dp/B01MRKEO0U/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Jason+fung&qid=1590242982&sr=8-5

His second is THE DIABETES CODE

Anyway, he goes into in-depth studies - with blood panels and whatnot - about how intermittent fasting (IM) works, why it works, etc. Basically there are two models I consider do-able. There is the shortened eating window - which is like 16 hours of not eating and then 8 hours of eating what you want. The critical part here is that this is not a diet. Even when you eat the same amount of calories in the 8hr window, your blood work improves, your weight slowly goes down.

The other way is to fast one day a week - for 24 hours. This is what I do. Basically eat dinner one night and then wait until dinner the next. I normally do this Friday into Saturday. You get used to it very quickly so it's barely a bother at all. And again, your weight goes down, your blood panels improve. And it's not just about weight loss and calories - it makes you endocrinologically 'younger' - and you'll feel it.

And the most important part is that it is long-term sustainable. I've been doing this for two years now. Even when you stray, like when letting loose a bit like I have during this quarantine, IM makes weight gain much slower.

There is a lot of IM stuff on the internet - most of it crossing over to low-carb eating - I would avoid all that (like Jimmy Moore). IM is powerful enough on its own that you don't need to combine it with any form of 'dieting'.

I know you’ll all give me shit but....Yoga with Adrienne on Amazon. Right after work. Sessions are only about 25 mins. Have a 30 day beginner program. Give it a week. I’m on Day 55. Actually look forward to it.

GFY.

From August 2019 to Covid-19 I did Intermittent Fasting, only eating from noon to 6/7/8 pm in conjunction with low carb, lost a ton of weight, more energy, every number improved tremendously. Bloodwork, blood pressure, all that. As I usually work from home, IF was easy for me. Once COVID hit, wifne working from home, buying crap groceries, eating out of boredom, I’ve fallen off the wagon, but trying to get jump started again after Memorial Day.

so the new house in CT had a very large basement, that was "finished" in 1967 with a bar, pool table, horrific paneling and stained wood trim, bleeagh linoleum tile floor... handy homeowner hack monkey installed all, an absolute shitshow disaster. no plumbing down there except for laundry room in the corner. wifne had me and the sons gut the whole thing down to studs and concrete the first weekend, without any real plan of how to build it back. about 4 months ago wifne had the plumber rough out the waste lines for a kitchen/bathroom, which involved cutting trenches in the basement slab. those trenches stood open for about three months until i decided to rent a cement mixer with shakin jr jr and fill them. then when this cove BULLSHIT started, i was like fuggit, let me figure out what to do down there. fast forward 10 weeks, and i'm putting the finishing touches on a fucking awesome space that could be called a man cave or a studio apartment, depending on who gets it first. no blueprints, no architect, just me figuring out what to put where throughout the whole job. it's a walkout basement with 4 big windows that let a ton of sunshine in, leading out to my backyard which is a huge nice lawn followed by an acre of woods. anyhow i'm sharing because this fucking project kept me sane during this covid BULLSHIT. did everything myself and with the sopnes except electical and plumbing. if i could figure out how to post pics i would.