I havent written in a while, trying to come to terms with retirement. I had spent quite a while at the gym recently but I need to gently refocus on my goals for training. Should I take advantage of my hormone therapy and do some solid bodybuilding? or should I go back on my Calorie restriction regime and gently strength and fitness train as necessary?

A combination of new medication plus some heavy training and protein supplements I had ballooned 28 lbs, mostly flab.

I feel the way to go is back on my CR plan, I did this for a couple of years and was never so healthy. C R is a method of life extension it works well in some primates and fruit flies it is well worth a look at www.walford.com  as a starter.

Feel better after writing this... time for new goals.

Philip

I have been unwell recently,years of alcohol abuse have taken their toll. I need hormone replacements and now need another medication to counter the excess oestrogen that is part of the breakdown process of my supplemental testosterone.

Time to definitley restart the Calorie restriction process. . I had been trying to lose weight but the hormone imbalance meant it wouldnt shift. Now that it is in the process of rebalancing I hope to shed about 1lb per week for the next six months.

First step is to cut out all junk and only eat cereal bars when camping. I also need to make sure I get enough protein during the day as I find that lack of protein makes me crave junk food. Thankfully there are a lot of protein powders on the market Iwill use a whey based one during the day as it is easily assimilated and a casein based one (with maybe some soya protein) as slow release during evening and night time.

Need to find my old recipe book, cant be too far away.......
I also need to re jig my exercise regime. i am reasonably fit at the moment but have a degree of constant tiredness.

There is an excellent fitness program on www.wellnessword.com  It is not too difficult to follow and is based on commonsense principles. I however need to adjust the High Intensity cardio portion as I have been finding it too difficult.

So there you go..just a few thoughts and a slow start to my CR diet and fitness regime. This fitness aspect of this will now go a lot smoother since I have decided to do the CR diet instead of bodybuilding.

My next step is to make a few goals, and then use the Sedona method to release on them so as they simply become part of daily living
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