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.