Congrats! That's awesome.
Maybe this is all been posted above but can you give more detail? How tall are you and how old?
Can you elaborate more on details with diet and workout? 1200 calories seems low.
And more details on what are the boxes for metabolic syndrome?
Congrats again.
Thanks.
I'm 59 & 6'0". When I was 17, I was 6'0" and weighed 140, From there I steadily ramped up to the 215 range. I probably looked like a 6'0" version of Bowser (my avatar).
Diet: is not where it needs to be, especially with regards to nutrition. Besides adopting a beer-free life, the number one thing I did to course correct was purge the household of junk. If I wanted eat something "bad", I had to get in my car and go get it (meal deliveries are not a thing for me) - and occasionally I did, but eventually it tapered off.
Basically, I stopped digging. At a certain point, the cravings disappeared and I now indulging is a choice. It's an amazing state to be in, and I hope it stays this way.
I should add that along the way I ate a boatload of "big *** salads", a diet choice I've tried to adopt and failed at many times before, but this time I worked on ingredient combos and came up with something I crave. This included making my own oil/vinegar based dressings. Also, for "square" meals, I just cut out the starch and increased veggie portion (I LOVE roasted vegetables, that probably helps).
Yeah, 1200 calories is low, but I probably land in the 1600 range daily, But it sure is wierd doing calorie math in my head to see if I should eat more.
Metabolic Syndrome: I might have misspoke, experts can weigh in. I regard it as being in a state where five health markers are all in an unsatisfactory state. Wait, paste is my friend.
Metabolic syndrome is a chronic condition that occurs when someone has at least three of the following five risk factors:
- Abdominal obesity: A large waistline, which is more of a risk factor for heart disease than fat in other parts of the body
- High blood pressure: A blood pressure of 130/80 or higher
- High blood sugar: A fasting blood sugar level of 100 mg/dL or higher
- High triglycerides: A level of 150 mg/dL or higher
- Low HDL cholesterol: A level of less than 40 mg/dL for men and less than 50 mg/dL for women
Edit: I see you asked me about workouts. Nothing really. Just walking, and hitting weights for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The walks were substantial - 5-6 miles in a Deep South summer.
Reflecting, I'm probably a little luckier than most with the results I'm seeing.