The Great HT 2026 weigh in.

[Robert N]

This is a great thread and glad to jump in on it.

Age: 56 (57 in June).

Height: 5’8”

Current Weight: March 2026: 178
Previous high: Dec 2022: 208
Previous low: Jan 2024: 168
Target weight: 162

A few years ago I decided that a lifestyle change was needed. A1C was 7.1, family has a very long history of high blood sugar. I went hardcore Keto…lost 30# in a year. There were weeks when I could get under 40 grams of carbs/sugar…and I suspect under 20 at times for the entire week.

Went from a 46 short jacket to a 40 reg…snug 38 waist to a comfortable 34. A1C down to 5.3 (!). Cholesterol is at 155 (always a genetic strength).

Job folded…took a while to find another gig and put a few pounds back on. Now 4 months into a new job I’ve got my footing again and getting back on it.

My family has long lived genes, IF the sugar gets managed. That seems to be the lessons of my life. My dad is 84, pushing 265 or so and still doing 10 day deep sea fishing trips. Mom is 85…

No reason I can’t get into my 90’s…now whether I WANT to be 90+ is a totally different story!

What I do know is that getting into the low 160’s and getting balanced in the muscle category is a good thing. Retirement isn’t that far off and I want to get there intact and hunt ready.

 

[Dave N]

Bloodwork today. Got my cholesterol down from 258 to 100. Cool. HDL dropped to 39 with a low limit of 40. Guess I need to move more and eat more apples. (and less other things)

 

[Gellar]

I ate a lot of cookies last week. I got up to 217.6 by Monday, but today I was back down to 215.6.

 

[Robert N]

Bloodwork today. Got my cholesterol down from 258 to 100. Cool. HDL dropped to 39 with a low limit of 40. Guess I need to move more and eat more apples. (and less other things)

258 to 100?? You sure about that 100? I think the last time I was 100 was when I was born.

 

[Robert N]

I ate a lot of cookies last week. I got up to 217.6 by Monday, but today I was back down to 215.6.

Cookies are my Nemesis. For some, it’s alcohol…others it might be meth.

A bag of Nutter Butters and a half-gallon of whole milk…wake me up the next morning!

 

[Gellar]

Cookies are my Nemesis. For some, it’s alcohol…others it might be meth.

A bag of Nutter Butters and a half-gallon of whole milk…wake me up the next morning!

There may have been beer and pizza involved too.

 

[Dave N]

258 to 100?? You sure about that 100? I think the last time I was 100 was when I was born.

Yepper! 3 months of meds.

 

[CRJR45]

Yepper! 3 months of meds.

Find a better doctor, I have doubts ?

 

[Robert N]

Yepper! 3 months of meds.

A 150 net average (HDL/LDL) is considered “normal”. A 100 net is very surprising. It might be worth asking the Doc for some greater clarification on the numbers.

 

[Dave N]

That's what the blood work came back as. I can't screen shot the results due to privacy rules.

 

[Dave N]

I'm also not eating the same things that I used to. My weight loss drug outfit has an app that scores my food choices and exercise. Not eating as much, also.

 

[cgasner1]

Gonna throw some fasted cardio at this for the next month and see if it gets me to where I wanna be then the dieting is done for awhile.

 

[Gellar]

214.4 this morning. My legs are feeling it today. I did 2 rounds of the mountain tough 22s workout with a 40 lb pack yesterday.

 

[caddiscrazy]

Hanging pretty tight at the 200 mark. Going to add another day of running a week now that the weather has finally broke