I was invited for “sundowners” yesterday evening by S/V LuLu and the subject of health came up. My hosts noted they had lost weight and generally felt less fit. When I returned to the boat, I weighed myself, the first time since I left Mexico. I am 178. I was 225 when I quit my job three years ago … 47 lbs difference. I am at the weight I was in high school, not through any concerted effort to diet, but simply through my lifestyle. Most of the weight came off in the first year or so after I stopped working. Instead of sitting behind a desk, I was working on and sailing my boat. When I began this current trip almost two months ago, I was perhaps 190 or so. My diet has not changed that much except in one respect, I do not drink any alcohol when I am sailing, although I do when I am at anchor, perhaps 25% of the time. Otherwise, my eating habits remain largely unchanged, I eat one large meal in the afternoon. So, I attribute the weight loss since leaving Mexico (perhaps 15 lbs or so) to the alcohol. Also, I am constantly exercising at sea, keeping my balance and flexing to react to the pitching and rolling of the boat. I feel healthy which is the most important thing.
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