LogGrad98
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I decided if I didn't commit to something I wouldn't have the motivation to do much. So I signed up for the RP Hypertophy app and the RP Diet app for a year, like a $350 commitment all-in. I have a gym membership and have been using it regularly, following the app for progressive overload in 5 week mesocycles. I got off-track during the holidays, but I had worked my bench back up to 220 lbs. for the overload set. My all-time best was 280, and that is my goal now. Back to it on Monday again, and back on modifying the diet as well. As my chronic pain interferes with my exercise from time to time, I had to quit for 2 weeks when I had a severe flare-up just before thanksgiving for example, my doctor recommended ozempic to aid in my diet aspect and I have been taking that for a few weeks now. Enough that it is killing what I can eat in one sitting, but still not fully affecting appetite as I snack horrendously. Working on snacking on better things, not just chips and other ****. But this year I have to do something as I am hoping that improving strength and flexibility will help with my pain overall, and my pain dr seems to think it will help in the long-run.
For pain, I am going to be starting a regimen of ketamine in January. Hopefully that helps reduce my baseline pain below a constant 6-7 pain level. Chronic pain is exhausting, physically and mentally. And I am tired of having only narcotics as the primary option for pain control. My cycle has been let the pain build up during the week, where it peaks usually around Thursday or Friday, then 2-3 days of 3-4 10mg percocet to get it back under control, which kills my ****ing weekend, then back at it on Monday letting it build up again. It has been a bad cycle but nothing else works. I really hope I don't live past 75 or 80. I can't imagine 20+ more years of this without relief. As I said, it is just exhausting.
Anyway, enough of a rant. This is my plan this year. Wish me luck!
For pain, I am going to be starting a regimen of ketamine in January. Hopefully that helps reduce my baseline pain below a constant 6-7 pain level. Chronic pain is exhausting, physically and mentally. And I am tired of having only narcotics as the primary option for pain control. My cycle has been let the pain build up during the week, where it peaks usually around Thursday or Friday, then 2-3 days of 3-4 10mg percocet to get it back under control, which kills my ****ing weekend, then back at it on Monday letting it build up again. It has been a bad cycle but nothing else works. I really hope I don't live past 75 or 80. I can't imagine 20+ more years of this without relief. As I said, it is just exhausting.
Anyway, enough of a rant. This is my plan this year. Wish me luck!