Episode 19: Listener Q&A #1 - Jan 19, 2023

Hey mates, it's David. It's January 19, a Thursday. All this week I've had to remind myself what day it was.

Today was another decent day for food. I made sure to eat, I drank some water, but not enough. Not as much as I should be, but I am drinking more than previous days. So baby steps. I had some questions come in to the email and wanted to take time to answer them.

What made me decide on a daily podcast vs a weekly podcast, since there's a lot of pressure on being accountable every day.

Well.. I don't know. I thought it'd be easy to hit that record button, talk about my day, and move on from it. However, it's not that easy. Sometimes I don't feel like I accomplished as much as I should have. Other times, I feel like I'm stuck in a loop repeating myself. But I wanted to make sure that I kept myself on track with a schedule. With getting my words and feelings out there, and to just do it for me. This forces me to hit that record button. To make the graphic... to put it out there into the world.

What's my go to method for moving my body? And will I incorporate strength training or resistance bands?

Right now, it's walking. Walking outside when the weather is good, which it has been recently here in Orlando. Once it starts hitting those mid 80s again, I may have to clear off the treadmill and walk in here. AS far as strength training or resistance bands, I think my body weight is enough for most exercises. We do have some basic sets of hand weights/dumbbells, so I may do some exercises to build upper body strength.

Have I ever tried Weight Watchers?

I tried years ago, when it was still called Weight Watchers. I did it through work, but ultimately failed out of it. It didn't work for me.

What kind of diet methods have I tried, and are there any I'd try?

I generally do a low carb diet, as much as I can. Since I had the gastric sleeve surgery, the big thing is protein followed by vegetables. When I have a lot of carbs, I can get sleepy super easy or.... I have to visit the bathroom more often. So I try to stay away from carbs. I've thought about Keto or Paleo. As well as even Pescatarian or vegetarian. A lot of those take time to really switch, and it's hard to shift an entire family of 5 over to something. So, right now, it's trying to find what works in the scope of the family.

I've got more questions, and will answer them in a future episode. If you've got questions, comments, tips, or recipes, please feel free to comment on my instagram at https://www.instagram.com/weightmatepodcast/ or you can email me at weightmatepodcast at gmail dot com

Thanks for listening and being my mate.