Well, I’m just really, really happy that you joined this site.
Two years ago, at age 50, at a point where I was miserable from having gained 15 pounds in the last year without any ability to take it off in the ways I had previously in my life, I listened to a Gary Taubes podcast which set me on a research path that resulted in a keto way of eating. Two years later both myself and my husband are as slim as we were in our early twenties.
Shortly before I began eating keto, I had begun CrossFit with my husband. A month in, my husband received a serious back injury stimulated by the exercise. He is still not fully recovered. I continued CrossFit for a year after that, but was never happy to be there without my husband. Further, he realized that he would never feel safe at CrossFit again. I also, began to be aware how very many injuries the older people at that gym sustained. Deciding that it was just not worth it for me I eventually quit. However, I have just not been able to get excited by exercise since then.
About a week ago I began reading your plugs for Body by Science and became intrigued. I downloaded the book and began to read. Within two chapters, I realized that this was something which I had to try.
However, my poor husband, who has not been able to work out effectively in just about 2 years, was even more excited about it and superseded me. He did a bodyweight version of the Big Three. The next day he was crazy sore in every exercised muscle and as happy as a clam. The next day was my turn, and judging by the way I felt the next day, after only having done 10 minutes of exercise with ultra-safe loading, I knew that this was a game-changer.
We have now found a gym that has the sorts of machines that will allow us to progress effectively with this mode of exercise.
I cannot tell you how thrilled we both are, so thank you.
Also, congratulations. Your progress in just over two months is nothing short of exceptional. I’m looking forward to hearing about your continued quest as well as more of your well considered thoughts.