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  "path": "/2026/05/15/fitter-and-flatter-in-five/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T10:30:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Sometime in 2021 I started jotting down my weight in Trilium. I wasn’t quite diligent about it but I did make that effort to log it down whenever I measured it. Looking back at it today, it’s interesting to see the consistent downward trend over the last five years. What’s more interesting is the sinusoidal peaks and troughs. I don’t think there’s much merit in digging into the nuances of each shift but this is just another data-point to understand how my body has been responding over the last few years. No significant diet changes - maybe just eating consciously and reducing sugar? Maybe those high-altitude hikes helped a bit? Or Maybe not wearing my hiking boots during some weigh-ins? I think somewhere in 2022, I did self-correct and started weighing only my in-my-pajama weight. So there is some truth in those numbers.\n\nWeight was definitely one thing that I did want to control because I could actually feel it in my knees. I feel it now too but that’s probably because the right one needs some recovery. All that said, I do **want** to feel way fitter than I do now. And I think that resolve has only gotten stronger over the last six months. When I’m in my 50s, I want to have a body that responds to my call. I want to be able to graciously ski down a hill and break my body enjoying those downhills. I got to get my waistline down. It’s been with me for atleast fifteen years now and it’s gotta go. I’m giving myself five years. This will need some serious intervention and I need to actively work on it. Diligent, focused work. And I’m holding myself accountable to it like nobody’s business. I owe this to M & S and more importantly myself.\n\nOver the last six months, I’ve gotten back to Ashtanga - The only form of yoga I truly appreciate. M’s helping me with some core workout over the last couple months and I am psyched that I have stuck to it consistently - Something that I’ve struggled with for several years now. I think I’m round the corner and I’m actually enjoying these morning routines where I put in the time and effort into actually working this body. I read somewhere of someone wanting to be able to do a human flagpole as a health-goal. I kinda like that. Would be freaking awesome to do that when I’m 50. 🔗",
  "title": "Fitter and flatter in five"
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