2020++ - smiling and waving and looking so fine

mark55man

Thanks SSDD & Dan

I have no idea what the future truly holds, but I know if I hold steady and don't do anything stupid I should be able to sustain the progress. My 2020 targets are probably the most ambitious

I believe in a law of constant pain - you either do a lot of pain in a short amount of time or a small amount of pain over the long term. I am going for Plan A (A for aaargghhhh) - what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

EchoB

Good luck with your goals, think I should adopt some myself.

findingthisdifficult

Good Luck Mark, love a shiny new diary and some great goals to aim for too.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Loving the 5 year format and a really solid set of goals there. I'm a bit rubbish at looking at the long term; at 41, being mortgage free and retiring seems so far away as to be beyond control, but of course, that's not the case at all.
Looking forward to seeing how you get on with 2020, I'm sure you'll attain anything you set your mind to :-)

charlotte1988

Best of luck with the new diary, Loving the 5 year goals

jwil

Love the goals, good luck with them

db2016

as usual when i post on diaries, i cant help or comment on it all but where a point perks me i post.

re the weight goals, i know it may be a struggle given a house of 5 etc, and also your ethical goals.

but in 2018 i was around the same start weight as you, and by the end i was your end weight.
i have put some back on but only a couple kgs.

i used keto, the whole, no carb thing (not atkins), it switches from burning sugars (glucose from carbs) to using fat (especially stored) as a fuel, and given it cuts out the glucose cycle a lot of t2 diabetes reports / studies show that it can reverse it! it does sound counter-intuitive given you eat a high fat diet, but because this is the fuel as i mention, it doesnt stay in your system.
and the whole fat is bad isnt correct - to put it in a MSE martin sentance - when he says not all debt is bad only bad debt is - fats arent bad, only bad fats are.

anyway just a thought, i have tried to give enough detail without selling it - theres plenty of yt videos etc. and for me, a year of doing it (well actually more like 9-10 months) and it was the kick to shift the bulk and then now im down to the management of the new me, aka eating better. i did it all diet alone due to a disability keeping me inactive.



good luck with the other goals. and ive subb'ed from the old one.

mark55man

Thank you db - well done on your loss - I will be cutting carbs - but I do have cholesterol issues, although not terrible so I am bit worried about too much fat - was thinking more plant based -salads, coleslaw eg for lunch and sticking with oats/plant milk for breakfast.

doingitanyway

Happy New Year.
I am going more plant based this year too. I have lottos weight to lose and think it might help save me and the planet at the same time

in_need_of_direction

My blood sugar levels tend to improve when I switch to porridge sweetened with grated apple and cinnamon for breakfast. I do make it with cows milk. It’s a relatively small thing but moves things in a plant based direction