What I Am Doing?

To give you less to do and more understanding of what I have done and what I am doing now, I want to share my personal health journey and insights to inspire your growth.

I have been thinking about this post for a couple of days now. I wanted to write not just the facts and the how-to, but also, when you read this, to understand where I am coming from and my reasoning.

I am not going back to my Crohn's colitis days but to my new health incident of having a stroke, a moment that changed my perspective and strengthened my resolve.

There is an old saying, "With age comes wisdom." Now I am getting up in age; death feels closer, reminding us to cherish each moment.

Then something happens: you get sick, or, like me, I had a stroke. It's a sobering day. That day is like watching a new doctor show that just came out: an older man goes in for a stroke, everyone working on him. Cut to the next scene, ready to go home, wheeling him down to the exit of the hospital to be driven home and to live happily ever after.

Then it happens to you, and things calm down. Yes, you eat differently, you exercise more, you sleep more, and you take more pills. You really start thinking about life. My doctors said to me You need to do this, you need to take that, don't overexert yourself, take these pills even if you can't remember your name.

During my 4-mile walk with a weighted vest on my fasting day, I felt a surge of pride. It reminded me how I've moved past limiting beliefs about working out, diet, fear of death and sickness, and about fear of writing a post like this.

5 Months ago, I had a stroke, then a month after that I thought I had another one, but they couldn't find any proof of it. Since then, I have started fasting for 24 hours, 2 days a week. I changed my diet completely. I started walking for an hour, 2 days a week, with a weighted vest. Started rowing 2 days a week, one session for time and a HIIT workout. I also do strength training using Dynamic tension 2 days a week.

I asked myself, am I alive today? I will say I am feeling better; my numbers are better, according to my doctor. I am glad for one thing: I am going to keep moving forward until death hits. I refuse to wait around for it. Some will say, "Why are you thinking this way?" My reply is simple: death comes to all, but right now, life is what I am doing.