Germy

100 day commitment is fulfilled today. I was successful in terms of eating macronutrient ratio to goal with caloric limit in mind, with the exception of 5 days total, and that includes an intern year graduation extravaganza and vacation with friends and family. Below are the numbers: It should be noted that no extra exercise from what I would do at baseline was conducted during this time. This is comforting, as I know as soon as I engage in consisted exercise, with a blend of cardiovascular and hypertrophic weight training the body re-composition process will only hasten.  In some ways I am disappointed that I "only" lost 28.6 pounds. On a day where I was coming off of a 3 day fast and had not had nearly enough water, I maxed out at nearly 35 pounds lost. That was a couple of weeks ago. That day I was uncomfortable with how dehydrated I was and am certain that I was down 5 or 6 pounds just from volume depletion. And last week had me in Oregon, celebrating and see

In 1976, when the NBA season started, the Portland Trail Blazers were not considered contenders at all. The team won the championship, and with a player like Bill Walton on the roster, the future was bright. Then Mr Walton had foot issues. Injuries sidelined him and he was never the same player again. In 1984 Sam Bowie was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers. Famously, he was drafted at position two, one selection prior to the GOAT, Michael Jordan. Sam Bowie soon had a fractured femur, and never developed into a franchise cornerstone.  The draft of 2007 the 'Zers selected Greg Oden, ahead of Kevin Durant. Greg Oden showed us enough flashes of brilliance to know what we missed out on. He had leg injuries too, of various kinds.  Three of the most impactful decisions the Portland franchise have made concerning drafting players resulted, ultimately, much too short of success secondary to lower leg injuries. It feels like the franchise has been snakebit, but ea