I’m Josh. I’m overweight, and I woke up one day in the worst shape of my life, and nearing fifty years old. So I challenged myself. In two years can I be in the best shape of my life? Is setting such a tough goal a smart thing to do? Would you believe me if I said I understand the trap of setting deadlines to being healthy and I am moving forward anyway? Bring it on, fifty. Bring it on.

Photo and Life Update!

It’s been a while, I know. No excuses. And nothing major to keep me away. I simply didn’t post. So here is an update and it’s mostly all great!

The annoying news, I am now of the age where Gout is a thing. And it is not fun. For those who don’t know about gout, imagine a gazillion tiny shards of glass poking your heels or, in my case, the side of my big toe. So you can imagine how uncomfortable it is to walk. Even putting a sock on hurt. And a comforter at night on my bed? Nope.

So yeah, dealt with that. Which did keep me away from the gym for a bit.

Now, onto better news, I’m still losing weight! 52 pounds gone! I still have a belly. I still am terribly out of shape and not nearly as flexible as I would like. BUT I am more flexible and in better shape than I was when I started. Not working out actually got me over a many month plateau of my weight staying the same. Which makes me wonder if the plateau was due to the actual weight lifting or it is just a coincidence. I’m looking into that.

As for the gout, it is definitely making me look over my diet. Which is never a bad thing, I guess. Fine tuning to get healthier is fine by me.

So. The beginning pics and the today pics. Still got the belly but its smaller.

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