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Zepbound Diaries: 36 Shots in Edition
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Height: 71.25"
Starting Weight: 278.0lbs
Goal Weight: 200lbs
Starting BMI: 38.8
Officially no longer obese! Not a ton to add to my previous edition other than the nausea, while it has subsided somewhat, is still ever-present. Occasionally I'll be chilling at my desk at home and be overtaken by a sudden need to vomit, which is unpleasant but fuck it. I'm officially 204.8lbs as of last Friday (my weigh-in days are Fridays) and I'm hoping to be around 203 in two days. We'll see. I passed out of Obese Class I into merely Overweight without even really noticing it. While acknowledging that BMI is not a truly useful measurement for the individual, it's still a pleasant milestone.
I look slimmer for certain, and feel significantly better, but I no longer feel like 200lbs is going to cut it for me. I still have a fairly noticeable paunch, and while I'm much more confident and in need of a new wardrobe, or at least some aggressive tailoring, (I put on a suit jacket the other day from when I was around 300lbs and felt like I was wearing a tent) I think 180 is a much more reasonable goal weight. Maybe 190 depending on how things shake out. I will note that 180 is still techncially "overweight" for my height, but being below 200lbs is essentially a foreign concept to me. When I originally started on Zepbound all the way back in November (has it really only been 8 months?) I said I wasn't sure what I wanted my ultimate goal weight to be. I certainly didn't think I'd have to be making any adjustments this soon, but talk about good problems to have.
I still have not noticed any appreciable sagging or loose skin, leading me to cross my fingers and knock on wood that such will continue until I hit a more reasonable weight. I would like to start building some more muscle and working on body comp, and have selected the Starting Strength program based on the /fit/ sticky recommendation. Yes really, 4chan. Why 4chan? Because the wiki is actually pretty useful and well written. I'm not at the point (I think) where tracking macros and worrying about protein intake is something to consider, but open to suggestions on that.
So to recap:
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Height: 71.25"
Starting Weight: 278.0lbs
Current Weight: 204.8lbs
Goal Weight:
200lbs180lbs(?)Starting BMI: 38.8
Current BMI: 28.6
Congrats! That's a tremendous accomplishment. I don't have much to add but will note that I've heard Starting Strength's recommended set/rep count (5x5) is off and fewer sets is better. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chime in.
I think it's best to just do the Starting Strength program. It's fine for beginners (and even intermediate lifters), and introducing changes encourages more changes. In fact, after ~12 years of lifting, I would say that getting really good at a few compound lifts is the best way to gain strength and muscle. Most other programs that exist are really a waste of time and are meant primarily to give fitfluencers something to sell you. The only change I would tell my younger self is to do regular kettlebell work to get that all-over toned fat-burning look that everyone really wants.
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