Category: Vital Statistics

NSVs

Oct 13: I can wear shirts I packed away years ago.

Sep 24: I flew in an airplane without the seatbelt extension

Sep 20: I’m starting to notice certain bones are more prominent.

Sep 19: I am no longer in Obesity Class 3 – “morbidly obese”.

Aug 25: Climbing up and down the ladder does not result in sore ankles.

July 16: Bending over is drastically easier.

July 14, 2026: Duodenal switch surgery

Lately

Reading:

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges

Listening:

Hidden Brain, Radiolab, This American Life, Search Engine, The Smiths

Viewing:

Ted Lasso, Dark Matter, Nova, Frontline, Slow Horses, Brothers, Last Seen

Events:

60th Birthday Party, 17 mile bike ride

Accomplished:

Deck cleaning, backyard seed prep, TV room pickup

Up next:

Sleep study, deck refinishing, clean roof & gutters, tool organization, bike maintenance, habitize strength training

Lately

Reading:

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

Listening:

This American Life, Radiolab, Hidden Brain, Churning Life, Corinne Bailey Rae

Viewing:

Dark Matter, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Slow Horses, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football

Events:

Thomas & Aine’s wedding (which was amazing)

Accomplished:

Toasted Thomas & Aine, lived to age 60

Up next:

Birthday party prep, clean the roof & gutters, attach the last deck post

Vital Statistics

Reading: none

Listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris, This American Life, Robot or Not

Viewing: The Gentlemen, The Tick, Tires, In the Eye of the Storm

Events: Bought a suit for Thomas & Aine’s wedding

Accomplished: Grocery shopping, fall grass planting & fertilization, clothes shopping

Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, birthday party catering, clear off the deck

Weight: 299.8 lbs

2026 weight loss: 75 lbs

Average daily steps: 8,402

Average sleep: 6:47 hours

Average daily calories: under 1,000

Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 5 days

Resting heart rate: 53 bpm

Cardio fitness: 25.0 VO2 max

Blood glucose range: 75-93 mg/dL

Latest blood pressure: 145/81

Vital Statistics

Reading: none

Listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris

Viewing: DogMan, Ted Lasso, Silo, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Conan O’Brien Must Gi

Events: BG drop-off

Accomplished: Grocery shopping, postcard to my mom, laundry

Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, fall grass planting, clothes shopping, birthday party preparations

Weight: 299.8 lbs

2026 weight loss: 75 lbs

Average daily steps: 7,450

Average sleep: 7:16 hours

Average daily calories: under 1,000

Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 5 12 days

Resting heart rate: 53 bpm

Cardio fitness: 24.8 VO2 max

Blood glucose range: 75-93 mg/dL

Latest blood pressure: 143/81