Our Physical Fitness

[Scribe]

Oh and I made a sad realization.

"Adding weight to dips and pullups is meaningless, you lost 20 pounds, you are net even or less!"

 

[DammitVictor]

I don't think I'm attractive by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm perfectly comfortable being naked in public; I'm not the one who has to look at me. I do have a bit of body dysmorphia/dysphoria, because despite the fact I am both very large and overweight, looking in the mirror makes me feel puny and weak.

Hit a new maximum weight a couple of years ago, 320 pounds when I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Getting the diabetes under control has been a mixed bag–taking medication on a schedule is always hit-or-miss–but finally treating a whole bunch of medical conditions at once has dropped me 70 pounds, less than I weighed in high school. Made me think that when I can manage a gym membership again, I might get back to my fighting weight and start putting on some muscle again. Trying to be supportive of my wife's diet has also helped a great deal, even if I'm nowhere near as consistent as she is.

 

[Mannahnin]

I don't think I'm attractive by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm perfectly comfortable being naked in public; I'm not the one who has to look at me. I do have a bit of body dysmorphia/dysphoria, because despite the fact I am both very large and overweight, looking in the mirror makes me feel puny and weak.

Hit a new maximum weight a couple of years ago, 320 pounds when I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Getting the diabetes under control has been a mixed bag–taking medication on a schedule is always hit-or-miss–but finally treating a whole bunch of medical conditions at once has dropped me 70 pounds, less than I weighed in high school. Made me think that when I can manage a gym membership again, I might get back to my fighting weight and start putting on some muscle again. Trying to be supportive of my wife's diet has also helped a great deal, even if I'm nowhere near as consistent as she is.

Sounds like some really good steps. Dysmorphia brain weasels are jerks. I'm glad that you're treating yourself better, and I'm sure you can make more strides. Steady, incremental improvement is the name of the game, most of the time!