The Crunchy Dad Story
Holistic Wellness for Dads
When I was 40 years old, I had lived the average American lifestyle: some healthy food, some processed food, some eating out (pizza!) and occasional exercise. I had become a dad during the covid pandemic, so I was homebound like the rest of the world and stopped exercising. Soon I joined a startup and received a $25 stipend for food delivery every day and this turned into a revolving door of greasy Thai food, pizza, hamburgers and beef chow fun. I gained 20 lbs and became the heaviest weight of my life: 245 lbs. I felt sluggish, uncomfortable, irritable, depressed with a recurring pain in my left arm. Then I caught a virus and it changed my life.
My heart was beating out of my chest, as I kept guessing if I was having a heart attack. My smartwatch at the time said my heart rate was up in the 155-180 range and then would drop to 60-80. This scared me straight. I realized that my body was not able to properly fight off this virus. So at that moment I decided to change everything. I was on a mission to become a healthier person for myself and my kids.
I downloaded a calorie tracker app which helped me learn about portion control and balancing foods to start losing weight. Then I researched other health trends and started using my body as a laboratory, to see what is effective and what does not work. From bio-hacks (breathing, salt water, grounding, sunshine) to diets (keto, south beach, whole food) to gut health (sour foods, probiotics) to removing toxins (homemade deodorant, dish soap, laundry detergent, toothpaste, air filters) to improving my mental health (sound therapy, therapist) this all helped me lose 30 lbs in 1 year and maintain a healthy lifestyle without any bounce-back weight. (FYI I did not include exercise techniques in this book, my health journey included taking walks and having a manual treadmill desk for work, but exercise has never significantly contributed to my weight loss compared to everything else).
I continue to use my body as a laboratory for new techniques, foods and supplements to see what is effective for me and I would like to share my routine with you (and maybe some of it will work for you!).
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