thisoldtown1978
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So I've been on here a while, and I've been living a life inspired by Peat's work for many years. I avoid PUFA like plague, don't starve myself of carbs, try my damndest to hit my micros etc. and I generally dip in and out of the forum so as not to drive myself crazy!
To recap to date, I've had tremendous success in fixing many mental health and energy level issues I had prior to this. I generally look much, much healthier than I did, I'm much brighter, more sociable, more confident, more aggressive in the right circumstances, harder working etc.
However, as many of you can probably relate, I haven't always focused solely on my fat gain / loss to assess my health. I've always been relatively active. I walk a lot, I work out 3 times a week, and recently I've turned my attention back to my physique and being really honest with myself...
And as you can probably imagine from looking at these pictures, I'm not entirely happy with what I'm seeing. I've had this fat distribution as long as I can remember. When my weight has fluctuated many years in the past, between skinny and within a stone's throw of chubby, I've always had this fat distribution. On the belly, and especially the lower back, hip area. My arms and legs remain slim.
I suppose I've always expected this to just sort itself out as I focused on improving my overall health, but recently I've felt a bit stumped. I've been eating 200-300 below maintenance calories, working out 3 times a week for about 12 months, and I can't seem to make a dent in this physique pattern. I just seem to be stuck.
Eating high protein, lowish fat, and mid-level carbs, I'm just surprised, seeing the success that others seem to have with a similar protocol.
I know what the typical interpretations of this might look like through a Peat-lens, but I thought it was worth posting these pictures in case it's more useful for people to assess, or perhaps they have experience with similar body types.
Thank you.