That is planning out to be my focus over the next 6 mos. My trigs aren't at an alarming rate, but I can probably do more to help reduce them. I agree I need more exercise. Not sure about total calories, but I will probably be bouncing that around a bit.

I'm dealing with some knee pain now that is making the exercise more of an issue, got my first steroid shot in my knee yesterday, and early results haven't been promising; need to see how it works out over the next couple weeks. I was told in my 20s I had some degenerative issues with the cartilage under my kneecap, and my doc now thinks this is just a progression of that issue, even though it did seem to come on suddenly a few months back and never get much better since. I expect to go a couple rounds with ortho, maybe PT. the steroid was just an easy opening option.

If Saladino or Shawn Baker are around, happy to have that conversation. I think I am battling a shitload of genetics fucked squarely on a lifetime of shitty self-care. This isn't going to fix itself overnight, and what I'm not going to do is run back to pharma for a solution. I believe there is a way through this, continual improvement, a little better every day, and a little more repairs made to past wounds.