I have been focused on health and fitness for over 10 years now and I thought it was a good time for reflection on where I was and where I am headed.
In the beginning, I started out with the conventional wisdom stuff. Low-fat diets, jogging and moderate weight training. I got bored quickly and didn't see much progress. My big step came with P90X. I started the program and finished a full 90 day regime including the diet, for the most part. I really saw progress and was eager for more. Next up was Tim Ferriss' book "4 Hour Body". Two things immediately jumped out at me. One was the diet, which he calls the "Slow Carb" diet. The other was the high intensity workout stuff. I started the diet and felt better immediately. Tim's diet contains a cheat day every week which I think is great for those starting in the paleo/primal world. I then came across Mark Sisson and his blog
Mark's Daily Apple. This was a life changer. The primal lifestyle really resonated with me and I converted quickly. Now I know how diet and exercise affect me and after a few years, I am healthiest I have ever been. Grok on!
Current:
- Diet - 90% primal; my main cheats are wine and snacks my son keeps around
- Exercise - I toggle between P90X (usually only doing half a workout but with higher intensity), sprints and weights
Future:
- Vision - my eyes have been getting slow but steadily worse. I recently got bifocals and felt very old. So I am going to start some exercises that I got from my father-in-law to help reverse that effects.
- Flexibility - I am not very limber and would like to get more flexible
- Tai Chi - something to focus the mind and body
- Body Composition - I am still looking to drop some body fat to get more tone; I will am going to look at optimizing different diet and exercises
