46 year old American male software engineer of Ashkenazic descent. 5'8.5" tall, starting weight 334.1 pounds. 55+ pounds lost since November, 2022 by avoiding starch and sugar. Blogging about the lived experience of becoming not-obese with respect to diet and exercise, not bro-science or products. As you go back in time in this blog you will see an evolution of thought and practice. Each article is a snapshot in time, not a definitive argument.
I'm having a hard time managing cortisol and limited executive function for workouts, fasting, and work.
Some things that aren't helping:
+ Too much caffeine. Swap diet coke and third/fourth coffee for water.
+ Over reliance on 'formal workouts' not doing enough 'just get out and walk' workouts.
+ Imbalance at work - if I'm spending 14 hours a day coding, it's no wonder that I don't have any executive function left for anything else.
