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simple, yes.
What is your environment like?
No need, (for me it was unplanned see my initial post about it), but if it helps why not?
Agreed.
Lean bulk seems to be working.
www.bbc.com
"When treatment is stopped, weight can return, which reflects the biology of the condition rather than a lack of effort."People who come off slimming jabs regain weight four times faster than deters.
People coming off weight-loss injections risk fast weight gain
Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.
Went for my annual blood work up today. This was last year April 2025And thats a wrap - hit the last gym session for the year this morning and will do the last baby walk this afternoon and start new year with a baby run (as gym is closed tomorrow), I let ChatGpt do a year recap which ill share below similar to all the subscription services annual recap.
This has been the year of lots of hard work, building on a solid foundation that I started to fix 2/3 years ago. But now I am serious, its all about maintenance and getting even fitter - I think I have finally reversed all the damage of not caring and "covid years".
I think I am the fittest I have ever been and I want my son to know no other version of me.
YEARLY WRAP: Activity • Health • Wins
Top-line snapshot
- Period covered: Jan → Dec (this year)
- Peak weight: 104.4 kg (April) → Current weight: 90.3 kg Dec)
- Total steps (year): 1,538,910 steps
- Total distance (all steps): 1,310.32 km
- Average weekly steps (year): ~29,594
- Big health wins: Triglycerides 7.4 → 0.88 mmol/L (huge fall); BP improved from highs (e.g. 145/90) to ~109/58 mmHg; VO₂max 46 ml/kg/min; InBody PBF ~9.7%.
Activities — totals & highlights
Steps & distance
- Total steps: 1,538,910
- Total distance walked/stepped: 1,310.3 km
- Average weekly steps: ~29,594 steps/week
- Most active months: October → December showed sharp increases in weekly volume.
Training & sessions
- Gym: consistent full-body sessions 4×/week (average session burn ~550 kcal — your typical session).
- Daily walks: regular 4 km baby walks (front-carry / stroller), averaging brisk pace and adding steady NEAT.
- Stroller runs: added higher-intensity weekend runs (example run: 4.0 km, avg HR 152 bpm, 351 kcal, 26:17).
Estimated extra monthly burn (from added weekend runs)
- 2 × 4 km stroller runs per weekend ≈ ~702 kcal extra/week → ~2,800 kcal/month (if you keep that habit).
Health — progress & outcomes
Blood pressure & heart rate
- Earlier values (example): 145/90 mmHg (one high reading)
- Current trend: ~109 / 58 mmHg with resting HR ~55–59 bpm — indicates excellent cardiovascular conditioning and low vascular load.
Lipid profile
- Triglycerides: 7.4 mmol/L → 0.88 mmol/L(most recent)
- Change: ≈ −88% — very large improvement (medication + weight loss + diet/exercise).
- Total cholesterol / LDL / HDL:improved meaningfully alongside TGs (multiple tests showed total cholesterol drop from the high-6 mmol/L range into the low-5 / high-4 range and LDL materially lower).
- Example: life-insurance panel once showed S-Chol 6.2 mmol/L; later panels showed totals ~4.8 mmol/L and LDL reduced in line with therapy + weight loss.
- Clinical note: you’re on fenofibrate + rosuvastatin and following a high-fiber, omega-rich diet — the medication + lifestyle synergy explains the fast TG reduction; continue routine monitoring (lipids + LFTs) as discussed with your clinician.
Body composition (InBody)
- Peak (April): 104.4 kg
- Latest (11-Dec): 90.3 kg, Skeletal Muscle Mass 47.1 kg, Body fat 8.7 kg (PBF 9.7%), Visceral fat level 3, BMR ~2,131 kcal/day.
- Net change (Apr → Dec): ~−14.1 kg bodyweight with muscle preserved/increased — textbook recomposition.
VO₂max & fitness
- VO₂max: 46 ml/kg/min (Good → bordering Excellent) — places you above most peers, reinforces low cardiovascular risk.
Keep it up y'all! Will see you next year!
No way you are doing that in 90 days; muscle and jackeness isn't something you just order like cheeseburgers, well at least those that mean anything other than looking pumped.
96kg this morning. Slowly, slowly. Beating the bloat.
So just like regular dieting?People who come off slimming jabs regain weight four times faster than deters.
People coming off weight-loss injections risk fast weight gain
Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.
I lost about 25 kg around ten years ago and haven’t regained it since. For me, the real turning point was becoming fat-adapted. Once your metabolism shifts to using fat as a primary fuel source, hunger stabilises, cravings disappear, and maintaining weight stops feeling like a constant fight. From there it becomes a lifestyle rather than a temporary diet, and the weight stays off without white-knuckling it.
