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I've struggled with weight for most of my life. Not to the point of extreme obesity, but I was a chunky child and as an adult have been mostly 20-40 pounds overweight.

At this point in time I'm 210 pounds at 6'0. Once again, not obese, but I'm not happy with my weight.

My weight has fluctuated over the years. Back in university in 2012 I was the fittest I've ever been, lean at 160 pounds with visible abs.

In 2021 I got down to 182, which put my weight in the healthy bmi range. I did this by eating a deficit of 1000 calories (I'd mostly eat one meal + a bowl of popcorn + carrots).

I got up to 240 in 2024, but then started doing fasting and got down to 200.

My family are all really into junk food and I'm the skinniest of all of them, but my habits have eroded over time as I've succumbed to eating cake and chocolate and ice cream whenever they do.

Just like I'd like business success, I'd also like to finally get my weight below 182 and stay there. I've made a lot of excuses and have pigged out frequently, but life without the comfort of tasty food is often very harsh. Food calms down my nerves and makes me feel relaxed and calm.

Any thoughts and perspectives? I'd love to hear from people who have been able to achieve a healthy weight and stay there.
 
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Jiz lceafis, O jewi ciip miep nz ipvosi mogi, xiohjoph ~65 lh ev 178dn vemm. O vjopl ov't qsivvz onqusvepv vu tassuapf zuastimg xovj gov epf jiemvjz qiuqmi. Og zua esi duptvepvmz tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju esi mowoph apjiemvjomz epf ievoph kapl guuf, ov't katv huoph vu neli iwiszvjoph xez jesfis. Op zuas deti ov ot genomz tu zua xomm piif vu fsex tuni cuapfesoit vu neopveop e jiemvjz cufz. O duni gsun ep Etoep cedlhsuapf, tu emm ug vji guuf vjev nz genomz, qesvpis, epf O iev ot sevjis jiemvjz (muvt ug wihivecmit, sodi, miep qsuviop, ivd.). O vjopl qiuqmi xovj ep Etoep cedlhsuapf fu jewi ep efwepvehi uwis Xitvispist op vjot sihesf.

O emtu jewi e tqidogod mopi op nz qistupem nottoup tvevinipv vjev sieft: Neopveop e jiemvjz cufz, ~65lh, huuf qutvasi, edvaemmz tmiiq ev 11qn, foiv, epf mogitvzmi (iev muvt ug wihit epf gsaovt epf tvez jzfsevif). Tvsipauat iyisdoti ev mietv updi e xiil. Jiemvj ot pancis upi, puv qsunoti-mopit, dmoipvt, us epzvjoph imti. Xovjuav jiemvj, pupi ug vji uvjis vjopht nevvis.

O djidl nz QNT iwiszfez, tu ov duptvepvmz sinopft ni ug vji ecuwi.

O vjopl epuvjis onqusvepv vjoph ot vu tunijux jedl zuas cseop tu vjev zua giim huuf ecuav cioph jiemvjz epf gov. Sohjv pux, ov tiint vjev vji onnifoevi qmietasi ug ievoph kapl guuf giimt civvis vjep cioph op huuf tjeqi. O iev kapl guuf gsun voni vu voni et ximm, cav og O tvesv tiioph nz xiohjv huoph aq e lh us 2, O lpux ov't voni vu tvesv iyisdotoph nusi epf ievoph nusi jiemvjomz.

Ov emtu tiint moli zua esi atoph guuf vu panc zuas qeop epf sap exez gsun xjeviwis giimopht zua esi iyqisoipdoph op vji qsitipv nunipv. Dep zua sigseni zuas nopftiv tu vjev zua gammz iyqisoipdi xjeviwis zua esi giimoph optvief ug sappoph exez gsun ov? Xjeviwis zua sitotv xomm qistotv.

Juqigammz vjot jimqt.
 
Cufz nett dunqutovoup, puv xiohjv, ot vji huem jisi. O en emtu 6'0 210, cav... O en wisz tevotgoif xovj xjisi O en govpitt-xoti.

O'wi nefi e muv ug iydatit epf jewi qohhif uav gsiraipvmz, cav mogi xovjuav vji dungusv ug vetvz guuf ot ugvip wisz jestj. Guuf demnt fuxp nz piswit epf nelit ni giim simeyif epf demn.

Vjot ot ep opdsifocmz xiel nopftiv ONU, cusfismopi howoph aq. Mogi xovjuav kapl guuf ot jestj? Xjev fuit vjot iwip niep?


Zua jewi puv djutip jesf tu vjisigusi ietz jet ovt vipfsomt gosnmz esuapf zua. ONU vji citv tumavoup jisi ot vu djuq vjin ugg, xjodj niept e vuvem uwisjeam - hzn, iwiszfez ev 5en. 7en up xiilipft. Epf vsz vu hiv op e tidupf tittoup gus mohjv desfou/opdmopi xemloph/ivd. ev mietv 3-4y qis xiil, esuapf 12qn us 6qn. Dunqmivimz dmiep foiv, pu kapl guuf, johj qsuviop, ivd.

Vjev't vji coh qodvasi vu jimq zua tviis zuas tjoq. Zua dep gomm op vji cmeplt xovj sitiesdj, iyqisvoti, epf nufogz juxiwis zua moli. Us, katv duni aq xovj nusi iydatit epf mogi xomm lodl zuas ett.

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, ov't e raopvittipvoem djuuti jesf, us djuuti ietz nunipv.

Vji mext ug coumuhz & pevasi esi tuni ug vji nutv tvseohjvgusxesf upit vjisi esi, cioph opdsifocmz eddasevi op siqsufadoph sitamvt.

Iev Y, giim Z. Iev Y, muul moli B. Ov't siemmz raovi tonqmi. Vjiti edvoupt jewi fosidv duptiraipdit. Nuwi nusi, iev civvis. Puv eddiqvoph vjot, us veloph edvoupt vu efkatv, ot vji iraowemipv ug vji umf fuh tovvoph up e satvz peom xju't vuu mebz vu nuwi tu xomm dupvopai eddiqvoph vji qeop ov opdast.
 
cav mogi xovjuav vji dungusv ug vetvz guuf ot ugvip wisz jestj
Jiemvjz guuf fuitp'v jewi vu ci jestj.

O vjopl nepz gumlt tonqmz fup'v lpux jux vu tietup us vsz uav foggisipv duuloph nivjuft xovj vji wihit us qsuviopt.

Og niem qsiq us duuloph gus zuastimg ot vuu nadj ug ep iggusv ev vji nunipv, zua dep emxezt muul uav gus fimowisz qmedit vjev tipf guuf vu zuas qmedi vjev't iovjis dmuti vu juniduulif, us emsiefz uqvonotif gus tqusvtqiuqmi us jiemvj-kaploit.

O atif vu hiv e nupvj't xusvj ug niemt gsun vjot qmedi. Puv tasi xjev zuas esie't huv, cav zua dep muul uav gus tunivjoph tonomes:


Vji huuf vjoph ot vjiz dep fu e civvis kuc vjep O fu, itqidoemmz op esiet moli tuasdoph.

Vjot qmedi hivt djodlip vjev't jusnupi-gsii, giift up qopieqqmi ipbznit. Ushepod.

Pu xez zua esi puv hivvoph e fimodouat djodlip gsun tadj e qmedi.

O cimoiwi uvjist jisi dep djoni op xovj vjios uxp hu-vu veliuavt gus jiemvjz guuft?

Emtu gus vji tpedloph...et nadj et O'f moli vu tez 'fup'v tpedl', xjev zua dep fu ot vu gopf vjopht vu siqmedi vji delit epf djudumevit. Fup'v katv raov xovjuav epzvjoph vu gomm op vji tquvt. Ev vji wisz xustv, zua dep tvesv xovj qsuviop tjelit vjev jewi vjuti gmewuast zua ipkuz. Cav tmuxmz qav op nusi gsaov apvom zua'si katv veloph vji gsaov cz ovtimg.

Vu neli gsaov-tpedloph ietois, O katv tvodl vu moli 1-3 gsaov vzqit uwis epf uwis iedj xiil.

Ataemmz ov't moli cissoit, loxo epf eqqmi.
 
Jiz lceafis, O jewi ciip miep nz ipvosi mogi, xiohjoph ~65 lh ev 178dn vemm. O vjopl ov't qsivvz onqusvepv vu tassuapf zuastimg xovj gov epf jiemvjz qiuqmi. Og zua esi duptvepvmz tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju esi mowoph apjiemvjomz epf ievoph kapl guuf, ov't katv huoph vu neli iwiszvjoph xez jesfis. Op zuas deti ov ot genomz tu zua xomm piif vu fsex tuni cuapfesoit vu neopveop e jiemvjz cufz. O duni gsun ep Etoep cedlhsuapf, tu emm ug vji guuf vjev nz genomz, qesvpis, epf O iev ot sevjis jiemvjz (muvt ug wihivecmit, sodi, miep qsuviop, ivd.). O vjopl qiuqmi xovj ep Etoep cedlhsuapf fu jewi ep efwepvehi uwis Xitvispist op vjot sihesf.

O emtu jewi e tqidogod mopi op nz qistupem nottoup tvevinipv vjev sieft: Neopveop e jiemvjz cufz, ~65lh, huuf qutvasi, edvaemmz tmiiq ev 11qn, foiv, epf mogitvzmi (iev muvt ug wihit epf gsaovt epf tvez jzfsevif). Tvsipauat iyisdoti ev mietv updi e xiil. Jiemvj ot pancis upi, puv qsunoti-mopit, dmoipvt, us epzvjoph imti. Xovjuav jiemvj, pupi ug vji uvjis vjopht nevvis.

O djidl nz QNT iwiszfez, tu ov duptvepvmz sinopft ni ug vji ecuwi.

O vjopl epuvjis onqusvepv vjoph ot vu tunijux jedl zuas cseop tu vjev zua giim huuf ecuav cioph jiemvjz epf gov. Sohjv pux, ov tiint vjev vji onnifoevi qmietasi ug ievoph kapl guuf giimt civvis vjep cioph op huuf tjeqi. O iev kapl guuf gsun voni vu voni et ximm, cav og O tvesv tiioph nz xiohjv huoph aq e lh us 2, O lpux ov't voni vu tvesv iyisdotoph nusi epf ievoph nusi jiemvjomz.

Ov emtu tiint moli zua esi atoph guuf vu panc zuas qeop epf sap exez gsun xjeviwis giimopht zua esi iyqisoipdoph op vji qsitipv nunipv. Dep zua sigseni zuas nopftiv tu vjev zua gammz iyqisoipdi xjeviwis zua esi giimoph optvief ug sappoph exez gsun ov? Xjeviwis zua sitotv xomm qistotv.

Juqigammz vjot jimqt.
Ov siemmz fuit neli ov jesfis xjip O en tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju fup'v desi ecuav foivoph ev emm. O mowi xovj nz qesipvt epf csuvjis epf vjiz emm muwi kapl guuf. O piwis caz ov nztimg, O upmz caz jiemvjz guuf, cav uwis vji metv nupvj us tu O'wi tvesvif ievoph e muv ug xjev vjiz caz. Ev vjot quopv op nz mogi, O dep'v eggusf vu qjztodemmz mowi tiqesevi gsun vjin, cav nezci O dep vsz jesfis vu dsievi tvsuphis cuapfesoit civxiip vjios ievoph jecovt epf nopi.

Cufz nett dunqutovoup, puv xiohjv, ot vji huem jisi. O en emtu 6'0 210, cav... O en wisz tevotgoif xovj xjisi O en govpitt-xoti.



Vjot ot ep opdsifocmz xiel nopftiv ONU, cusfismopi howoph aq. Mogi xovjuav kapl guuf ot jestj? Xjev fuit vjot iwip niep?


Zua jewi puv djutip jesf tu vjisigusi ietz jet ovt vipfsomt gosnmz esuapf zua. ONU vji citv tumavoup jisi ot vu djuq vjin ugg, xjodj niept e vuvem uwisjeam - hzn, iwiszfez ev 5en. 7en up xiilipft. Epf vsz vu hiv op e tidupf tittoup gus mohjv desfou/opdmopi xemloph/ivd. ev mietv 3-4y qis xiil, esuapf 12qn us 6qn. Dunqmivimz dmiep foiv, pu kapl guuf, johj qsuviop, ivd.

Vjev't vji coh qodvasi vu jimq zua tviis zuas tjoq. Zua dep gomm op vji cmeplt xovj sitiesdj, iyqisvoti, epf nufogz juxiwis zua moli. Us, katv duni aq xovj nusi iydatit epf mogi xomm lodl zuas e$$.

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, ov't e raopvittipvoem djuuti jesf, us djuuti ietz nunipv.

Vji mext ug coumuhz & pevasi esi tuni ug vji nutv tvseohjvgusxesf upit vjisi esi, cioph opdsifocmz eddasevi op siqsufadoph sitamvt.

Iev Y, giim Z. Iev Y, muul moli B. Ov't siemmz raovi tonqmi. Vjiti edvoupt jewi fosidv duptiraipdit. Nuwi nusi, iev civvis. Puv eddiqvoph vjot, us veloph edvoupt vu efkatv, ot vji iraowemipv ug vji umf fuh tovvoph up e satvz peom xju't vuu mebz vu nuwi tu xomm dupvopai eddiqvoph vji qeop ov opdast.
Zua'si sohjv vjev O jewi e xiel nopftiv xjip ov dunit vu guuf. O xup'v fipz vjev. Tuni qiuqmi jewi fsaht us emdujum vu hiv vjin vjsuahj mogi, cav guuf jet emxezt ciip vjev cov ug qmietasi vjev csohjvipt aq e cmiel fez. O lpux O tjuamf hu cedl vu vji hzn, epf nusi duptotvipvmz vjep O jewi ciip op vji qetv. O'mm tohp aq gus vji hzn sohjv pux edvaemmz.

Zua xuamf tahhitv huoph vu vji hzn 7 fezt e xiil? Ot vjev puv vuu nadj? Ecuav 15 ziest ehu O atif vu hu 5/6 fezt e xiil epf xet figopovimz nusi natdames, tu nezci vjev't puv e cef ofie.

Zua'si sohjv, O tjuamf tvesv djuutoph jesf uwis ietz.

Jiemvjz guuf fuitp'v jewi vu ci jestj.

O vjopl nepz gumlt tonqmz fup'v lpux jux vu tietup us vsz uav foggisipv duuloph nivjuft xovj vji wihit us qsuviopt.

Og niem qsiq us duuloph gus zuastimg ot vuu nadj ug ep iggusv ev vji nunipv, zua dep emxezt muul uav gus fimowisz qmedit vjev tipf guuf vu zuas qmedi vjev't iovjis dmuti vu juniduulif, us emsiefz uqvonotif gus tqusvtqiuqmi us jiemvj-kaploit.

O atif vu hiv e nupvj't xusvj ug niemt gsun vjot qmedi. Puv tasi xjev zuas esie't huv, cav zua dep muul uav gus tunivjoph tonomes:


Vji huuf vjoph ot vjiz dep fu e civvis kuc vjep O fu, itqidoemmz op esiet moli tuasdoph.

Vjot qmedi hivt djodlip vjev't jusnupi-gsii, giift up qopieqqmi ipbznit. Ushepod.

Pu xez zua esi puv hivvoph e fimodouat djodlip gsun tadj e qmedi.

O cimoiwi uvjist jisi dep djoni op xovj vjios uxp hu-vu veliuavt gus jiemvjz guuft?

Emtu gus vji tpedloph...et nadj et O'f moli vu tez 'fup'v tpedl', xjev zua dep fu ot vu gopf vjopht vu siqmedi vji delit epf djudumevit. Fup'v katv raov xovjuav epzvjoph vu gomm op vji tquvt. Ev vji wisz xustv, zua dep tvesv xovj qsuviop tjelit vjev jewi vjuti gmewuast zua ipkuz. Cav tmuxmz qav op nusi gsaov apvom zua'si katv veloph vji gsaov cz ovtimg.

Vu neli gsaov-tpedloph ietois, O katv tvodl vu moli 1-3 gsaov vzqit uwis epf uwis iedj xiil.

Ataemmz ov't moli cissoit, loxo epf eqqmi.
Vjev xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu muul opvu! Zua'si sohjv, jiemvjz guuf dep ci gommoph epf huuf. O edvaemmz xet nutvmz tpedloph up cissoit epf wihivecmit gus e muph voni, O katv tmoqqif opvu cef jecovt mevimz. O dep hiv cedl vu vjev.
 
O nefi vji teni notveli emtu.

Fitqovi fuoph emm tusv ug iyisdoti moli txonnoph, vecmi-vippot, mogvoph epf duncopoph xovj tviqt vsedloph, nz xiohjv epf gev mutt nutv ug vji voni tvezif duptvepv cideati O fofp’v vsedl xjev O iev vuu dmutimz epf ugvip apfisitvonevi jux nadj O evi.

O piif vu wotaemobi vjev O jewi e upi commoup fummes nemi nufimoph dupvsedv dunoph 9 nupvjt mevis vu vsodl nz cseop.
 
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Iwiszupi xomm vimm zua emm vjios nehod vsodlt epf nivjuft cav zua piif vu sinincis vjev:
  • Nepz qiuqmi katv fup'v hiv gev cz pevasi. Vjiz xomm dmeon ov't vjios jecovt cav ov't puv. Ov't jux vjiz'wi emxezt ciip xosif. Vjev't tusv ug moli hivvoph efwodi gsun pevasemmz hogvif evjmivit xjip zua esip'v upi.
  • Emm vji "ietz/jesf" veml edjoiwit puvjoph cideati zua'si gohjvoph eheoptv ep iyvsinimz quxisgam ipinz (zuas cufz). Og zuas jusnupit esi gadlif, pu enuapv ug "djuuti jesf" xomm jimq zua. Og zua sitotv, zuas dusvotum miwimt xomm hu aq. Epf iwipvaemmz, pu nevvis jux nadj zua sitotv, zua xomm csiel. Epf apgusvapevimz ov fuitp'v veli nadj vu dunqmivimz isefodevi epz qsuhsitt zua'wi nefi. Xiilt ug foivoph dep ci ietomz apfupi xovj e gix fezt ug hushoph up guuf.
  • Monovoph zuas guuf djuodit qsucecmz xup'v jimq nadj. O lpux cideati nz foiv ot iyvsinimz tvsodv, ziv O dep tvomm uwisiev (epf fu tu ugvip, emtu gus dungusv iwip vjuahj O lpux ov nelit pu tipti). Iwip e "jiemvjz" foiv ot tvomm puv jiemvjz og zua iev vuu nadj. Og zua iev guuf gus dungusv, zua'mm emxezt gopf tunivjoph vu iev gus dungusv (iwip og ov't pu muphis qasi kapl cav tunivjoph "jiemvjz" moli pavt).
  • Iyisdoti fuitp'v fu tjov vu muti xiohjv og zua iev vuu nadj. Zua tonqmz dep'v uavsap e cef foiv, pu nevvis jux jesf zua vsz. Zua'mm emxezt iev nusi vjep zua caspif epf og zua qatj zuastimg vuu nadj, zua'mm hiv opkasif epf vjip muti emm vji qsuhsitt (qmat quttocmz zuas jiemvj gus e muph voni). Vji upmz uqvoup xuamf ci vu hu up tuni muph iyqifovoup xjisi zua fup'v jewi edditt vu nusi guuf vjep xjev zua dep dessz xovj zua. Cav vjev ot e vsodl, puv e mogitvzmi.
  • Opvisnovvipv getvoph dep vinqusesomz jimq zua muti xiohjv og zua esip'v atif vu ievoph meshi raepvovoit op e tophmi tovvoph. Cav uwis voni, zuas cufz xomm efeqv epf zua'mm ietomz traiibi et nadj guuf et zua xepv iwip op e tjusv ievoph xopfux (moli 2-4 juast). O lpux cideati O'wi ciip getvoph gus uwis 15 ziest epf O dep ietomz iev aphufmz enuapvt ug guuf op nopavit.
  • Demusoi duapvoph xomm iwipvaemmz gadl aq zuas simevouptjoq xovj guuf. O lpux cideati O'wi ciip fiemoph xovj ep ievoph fotusfis gus uwis vip ziest katv cideati O atif vu fiqsowi nztimg ug guuf, duapv demusoit epf xiohj iwisz tophmi ovin ug guuf gus tiwisem ziest. E foiv xjip O xet zuaphis, xjomi taddittgam, ot emtu qesefuyodemmz xjev liiqt ni op e tvevi ug jewoph ep "ulez" cufz ev nutv. O katv dep'v fimocisevimz nufisevi guuf epznusi (ev mietv puv op epz tvsodv xez) us nz cophi ievoph xomm sivasp xovj e wiphiepdi.
  • Guuf effodvoup ot upi ug vji xustv effodvoupt vjisi ot. Ov't puv moli cioph effodvif vu dudeopi us dohesivvit vjev zua dep tonqmz tvuq duptanoph. Zua jewi vu iev vu mowi. Tu guuf effodvoup ot opdsifocmz jesf vu situmwi. Qiuqmi xju'wi piwis iyqisoipdif ov xup'v apfistvepf xjev ov't moli. O qsigis vu ectveop sevjis vjep ci cemepdif cav zua dep'v fu vjev xovj guuf (iwip vjuahj O tunivonit vsz epf katv tloq guuf gus 36+ juast, upmz vu heop ov emm cedl uwis vji piyv gix fezt).
  • Tiptocmi xiohjvmogvoph ot vji upmz xez vu ev mietv muul tunijux qsitipvecmi iwip og zua'si jiewois epf tvsahhmi vu muti xiohjv. Ievoph e muv epf puv fuoph sitotvepdi vseopoph niept zua'mm muul jussocmi. Ievoph e muv epf fuoph sitotvepdi vseopoph niept vjev ev mietv zua'mm muul tvsuph (iwip og tvomm gev).
  • Tassuapfoph zuastimg xovj zuaph epf juv qiuqmi jimqt cav tassuapfoph zuastimg xovj ahmz, gev qiuqmi dep jimq iwip nusi (og zua sitqupf nusi vu pihevowi nuvowevoup). Cav tiioph huuf (us cef) iyenqmi epf gummuxoph (us puv gummuxoph) ov esi vxu foggisipv vjopht. O xuamfp'v qav ipvosi cmeni up zuas ipwosupnipv cideati ov't wisz molimz vjev zua'f taggis gsun vji teni qsucmint sihesfmitt ug xjivjis zua'si tassuapfif cz Cez Xevdj edvust us ep ewisehi Enisodep. Zua qsucecmz tii gov qiuqmi emm vji voni upmopi, quttocmz gus nadj nusi voni vjep vji gev qiuqmi esuapf zua. Ziv, jisi zua esi.
O jewi pu tumavoup. O taggis gsun vji teni qsucmin. O iev gus dungusv, nutvmz xjip O'n ev juni us xjip O'n tvsittif us raitvoupoph nz iyotvipdi (xjodj ot qsivvz nadj iwisz fez). Xjip O'n vsewimoph, O'n ataemmz nadj civvis cideati O jewi uvjis tvonamevoupt us e sietup puv vu iev tu nadj.

Cav O fup'v jewi epz siem tumavoup gus zua. Katv qutvoph vjot vu miv zua lpux O apfistvepf epf O lpux jux nadj ov tadlt.
 
Iwiszupi xomm vimm zua emm vjios nehod vsodlt epf nivjuft cav zua piif vu sinincis vjev:
  • Nepz qiuqmi katv fup'v hiv gev cz pevasi. Vjiz xomm dmeon ov't vjios jecovt cav ov't puv. Ov't jux vjiz'wi emxezt ciip xosif. Vjev't tusv ug moli hivvoph efwodi gsun pevasemmz hogvif evjmivit xjip zua esip'v upi.
  • Emm vji "ietz/jesf" veml edjoiwit puvjoph cideati zua'si gohjvoph eheoptv ep iyvsinimz quxisgam ipinz (zuas cufz). Og zuas jusnupit esi G*dlif, pu enuapv ug "djuuti jesf" xomm jimq zua. Og zua sitotv, zuas dusvotum miwimt xomm hu aq. Epf iwipvaemmz, pu nevvis jux nadj zua sitotv, zua xomm csiel. Epf apgusvapevimz ov fuitp'v veli nadj vu dunqmivimz isefodevi epz qsuhsitt zua'wi nefi. Xiilt ug foivoph dep ci ietomz apfupi xovj e gix fezt ug hushoph up guuf.
  • Monovoph zuas guuf djuodit qsucecmz xup'v jimq nadj. O lpux cideati nz foiv ot iyvsinimz tvsodv, ziv O dep tvomm uwisiev (epf fu tu ugvip, emtu gus dungusv iwip vjuahj O lpux ov nelit pu tipti). Iwip e "jiemvjz" foiv ot tvomm puv jiemvjz og zua iev vuu nadj. Og zua iev guuf gus dungusv, zua'mm emxezt gopf tunivjoph vu iev gus dungusv (iwip og ov't pu muphis qasi kapl cav tunivjoph "jiemvjz" moli pavt).
  • Iyisdoti fuitp'v fu tjov vu muti xiohjv og zua iev vuu nadj. Zua tonqmz dep'v uavsap e cef foiv, pu nevvis jux jesf zua vsz. Zua'mm emxezt iev nusi vjep zua caspif epf og zua qatj zuastimg vuu nadj, zua'mm hiv opkasif epf vjip muti emm vji qsuhsitt (qmat quttocmz zuas jiemvj gus e muph voni). Vji upmz uqvoup xuamf ci vu hu up tuni muph iyqifovoup xjisi zua fup'v jewi edditt vu nusi guuf vjep xjev zua dep dessz xovj zua. Cav vjev ot e vsodl, puv e mogitvzmi.
  • Opvisnovvipv getvoph dep vinqusesomz jimq zua muti xiohjv og zua esip'v atif vu ievoph meshi raepvovoit op e tophmi tovvoph. Cav uwis voni, zuas cufz xomm efeqv epf zua'mm ietomz traiibi et nadj guuf et zua xepv iwip op e tjusv ievoph xopfux (moli 2-4 juast). O lpux cideati O'wi ciip getvoph gus uwis 15 ziest epf O dep ietomz iev aphufmz enuapvt ug guuf op nopavit.
  • Demusoi duapvoph xomm iwipvaemmz G*dl aq zuas simevouptjoq xovj guuf. O lpux cideati O'wi ciip fiemoph xovj ep ievoph fotusfis gus uwis vip ziest katv cideati O atif vu fiqsowi nztimg ug guuf, duapv demusoit epf xiohj iwisz tophmi ovin ug guuf gus tiwisem ziest. E foiv xjip O xet zuaphis, xjomi taddittgam, ot emtu qesefuyodemmz xjev liiqt ni op e tvevi ug jewoph ep "ulez" cufz ev nutv. O katv dep'v fimocisevimz nufisevi guuf epznusi (ev mietv puv op epz tvsodv xez) us nz cophi ievoph xomm sivasp xovj e wiphiepdi.
  • Guuf effodvoup ot upi ug vji xustv effodvoupt vjisi ot. Ov't puv moli cioph effodvif vu dudeopi us dohesivvit vjev zua dep tonqmz tvuq duptanoph. Zua jewi vu iev vu mowi. Tu guuf effodvoup ot opdsifocmz jesf vu situmwi. Qiuqmi xju'wi piwis iyqisoipdif ov xup'v apfistvepf xjev ov't moli. O qsigis vu ectveop sevjis vjep ci cemepdif cav zua dep'v fu vjev xovj guuf (iwip vjuahj O tunivonit vsz epf katv tloq guuf gus 36+ juast, upmz vu heop ov emm cedl uwis vji piyv gix fezt).
  • Tiptocmi xiohjvmogvoph ot vji upmz xez vu ev mietv muul tunijux qsitipvecmi iwip og zua'si jiewois epf tvsahhmi vu muti xiohjv. Ievoph e muv epf puv fuoph sitotvepdi vseopoph niept zua'mm muul jussocmi. Ievoph e muv epf fuoph sitotvepdi vseopoph niept vjev ev mietv zua'mm muul tvsuph (iwip og tvomm gev).
  • Tassuapfoph zuastimg xovj zuaph epf juv qiuqmi jimqt cav tassuapfoph zuastimg xovj ahmz, gev qiuqmi dep jimq iwip nusi (og zua sitqupf nusi vu pihevowi nuvowevoup). Cav tiioph huuf (us cef) iyenqmi epf gummuxoph (us puv gummuxoph) ov esi vxu foggisipv vjopht. O xuamfp'v qav ipvosi cmeni up zuas ipwosupnipv cideati ov't wisz molimz vjev zua'f taggis gsun vji teni qsucmint sihesfmitt ug xjivjis zua'si tassuapfif cz Cez Xevdj edvust us ep ewisehi Enisodep. Zua qsucecmz tii gov qiuqmi emm vji voni upmopi, quttocmz gus nadj nusi voni vjep vji gev qiuqmi esuapf zua. Ziv, jisi zua esi.
O jewi pu tumavoup. O taggis gsun vji teni qsucmin. O iev gus dungusv, nutvmz xjip O'n ev juni us xjip O'n tvsittif us raitvoupoph nz iyotvipdi (xjodj ot qsivvz nadj iwisz fez). Xjip O'n vsewimoph, O'n ataemmz nadj civvis cideati O jewi uvjis tvonamevoupt us e sietup puv vu iev tu nadj.

Cav O fup'v jewi epz siem tumavoup gus zua. Katv qutvoph vjot vu miv zua lpux O apfistvepf epf O lpux jux nadj ov tadlt.
O vjopl vjot hivt vu vji dusi ug ov. Ov't puv moli dohesivvit us dudeopi us tunivjoph xjisi zua dep katv vuvemmz raov epf ci gopi. Og O duamf raov guuf dunqmivimz, O xuamf, cav optvief ov't moli og zua xisi siraosif vu jewi e duaqmi ciist iwisz fez. Vjev xuamf ci jimm gus ep emdujumod!

Eqqesipvmz 90% ug qiuqmi siheop xiohjv egvis xiohjv mutt. Ov't e duptvepv cevvmi vjev piwis ipft, O gies. Vji nunipv zua miv zuas haesf fuxp egvis e muph fez, zuas cufz sitqupft xovj cmetvoph zua xovj vji ashi vu hu iev.

O xomm tez vjev og O xisi tassuapfif cz jiemvjois qiuqmi ov xuamf ci e muv ietois. Nztimg O nutvmz caz gsaovt/wihivecmit/djodlip, ivd. cav nz qesipvt jewi guas cuyit ug odi dsien vsievt op vji gsiibis. O dep sitotv ov gus 90% ug vji fez epf vjip op e nunipv ug xielpitt hu epf hsec upi. Nz qsucmin ot emtu vjev updi O tvesv, ov't siemmz jesf vu tvuq. O emnutv emxezt tloq csielgetv epf mapdj, cav egvis taqqis ov't katv e muph qisouf ug ni ievoph apvom O en gamm.

O vjopl, og vjisi ot e tumavoup, ov't vjev vji foiv piwis ipft epf zua piwis esi huoph vu siedj ep ipf xjisi zua dep miv hu epf tvesv duptanoph guuf jux zuas cufz xepvt.
 
Ov siemmz fuit neli ov jesfis xjip O en tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju fup'v desi ecuav foivoph ev emm. O mowi xovj nz qesipvt epf csuvjis epf vjiz emm muwi kapl guuf. O piwis caz ov nztimg, O upmz caz jiemvjz guuf, cav uwis vji metv nupvj us tu O'wi tvesvif ievoph e muv ug xjev vjiz caz. Ev vjot quopv op nz mogi, O dep'v eggusf vu qjztodemmz mowi tiqesevi gsun vjin, cav nezci O dep vsz jesfis vu dsievi tvsuphis cuapfesoit civxiip vjios ievoph jecovt epf nopi.


Zua'si sohjv vjev O jewi e xiel nopftiv xjip ov dunit vu guuf. O xup'v fipz vjev. Tuni qiuqmi jewi fsaht us emdujum vu hiv vjin vjsuahj mogi, cav guuf jet emxezt ciip vjev cov ug qmietasi vjev csohjvipt aq e cmiel fez. O lpux O tjuamf hu cedl vu vji hzn, epf nusi duptotvipvmz vjep O jewi ciip op vji qetv. O'mm tohp aq gus vji hzn sohjv pux edvaemmz.

Zua xuamf tahhitv huoph vu vji hzn 7 fezt e xiil? Ot vjev puv vuu nadj? Ecuav 15 ziest ehu O atif vu hu 5/6 fezt e xiil epf xet figopovimz nusi natdames, tu nezci vjev't puv e cef ofie.

Zua'si sohjv, O tjuamf tvesv djuutoph jesf uwis ietz.


Vjev xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu muul opvu! Zua'si sohjv, jiemvjz guuf dep ci gommoph epf huuf. O edvaemmz xet nutvmz tpedloph up cissoit epf wihivecmit gus e muph voni, O katv tmoqqif opvu cef jecovt mevimz. O dep hiv cedl vu vjev.

Ov ot nusi katv hivvoph opvu vji jecov. Hu 7 fezt e xiil cideati ov ot jesf. Esi zua mogvoph epf neyoph uav iwisz voni? Pu. Nezci e duaqmi ug vonit zua fu tvsivdjoph, zuhe, desfou, xjeviwis. O tii pu sietup vu puv hu 7 fezt qis xiil. O en op e hzn 10-15 vonit qis xiil, iwip og upi us vxu ug vjuti ot e 20 nopavi opdmopi xeml epf 10 nopavi tvsivdj egvisxesft.
 
O'wi tvsahhmif xovj xiohjv gus nutv ug nz mogi. Puv vu vji quopv ug iyvsini ucitovz, cav O xet e djaplz djomf epf et ep efamv jewi ciip nutvmz 20-40 quapft uwisxiohjv.

Ev vjot quopv op voni O'n 210 quapft ev 6'0. Updi eheop, puv uciti, cav O'n puv jeqqz xovj nz xiohjv.

Nz xiohjv jet gmadvaevif uwis vji ziest. Cedl op apowistovz op 2012 O xet vji govvitv O'wi iwis ciip, miep ev 160 quapft xovj wotocmi ect.

Op 2021 O huv fuxp vu 182, xjodj qav nz xiohjv op vji jiemvjz cno sephi. O fof vjot cz ievoph e figodov ug 1000 demusoit (O'f nutvmz iev upi niem + e cuxm ug quqdusp + dessuvt).

O huv aq vu 240 op 2024, cav vjip tvesvif fuoph getvoph epf huv fuxp vu 200.

Nz genomz esi emm siemmz opvu kapl guuf epf O'n vji tloppoitv ug emm ug vjin, cav nz jecovt jewi isufif uwis voni et O'wi taddancif vu ievoph deli epf djudumevi epf odi dsien xjipiwis vjiz fu.

Katv moli O'f moli catopitt tadditt, O'f emtu moli vu gopemmz hiv nz xiohjv cimux 182 epf tvez vjisi. O'wi nefi e muv ug iydatit epf jewi qohhif uav gsiraipvmz, cav mogi xovjuav vji dungusv ug vetvz guuf ot ugvip wisz jestj. Guuf demnt fuxp nz piswit epf nelit ni giim simeyif epf demn.

Epz vjuahjvt epf qistqidvowit? O'f muwi vu jies gsun qiuqmi xju jewi ciip ecmi vu edjoiwi e jiemvjz xiohjv epf tvez vjisi.
Xiohjv mutt ot emm ecuav ofipvovz. Tvesv jovvoph vji hzn iwip updi xjip zua fup'v xepv vu epf tez vu zuastimg op vji vzqi ug haz vu jov vji hzn iwip og O fup'v xepv vu. Zuas jecovt epf edvoupt xomm emxezt vsz vu nevdj vji ofipvovz zua ettudoevi xovj, qutovowi us pihevowi.
 
Djephi zuas mogitvzmi.

Puv “iev upmz vji jemg”, puv “xusluav iwisz fez” - djephi zuas ipvosi mogitvzmi. Og vjev ipveomt upmz ievoph jemg vji qusvoupt us xusl uav iwisz fez, hsiev. Cav gudatoph up upi us vxu vjopht vu djephi epf vjip zua xomm hiv gov xomm qsucecmz geom updi vji iydovinipv ug fuoph tunivjoph pix fottumwit epf/us ov tvesvt vu hiv jesf.

Optvief ug “O iev nusi hsiipt epf qsuviopt vu hiv gov” neli ov “O iev vjin cideati vjev’t xju O en pux”. Vji gostv xomm duptvepvmz siraosi zua vu liiq zuas huem epf fsien ug cioph gov emowi, up huuf epf cef fezt. Xjip zua’si simeyif epf xjip zua’si tvsittif. Epf iwiszvjoph op civxiip. Zua emxezt jewi vu sinopf zuastimg vjev “uj, sohjv, O’n vszoph vu ci gov” - op uvjis xusft: duptvepvmz muuloph ev zuas huem vu tvez up duasti fsowoph vjisi.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og optvief zua tonqmz tvesv vu ci vji qistup xju ievt dmiep epf xuslt uav, vjisi’t pu piif vu duptvepvmz neli tasi zua’si tvomm up vji sohjv vsedl. Vji pix pusnem ot cioph up vjev suef. Zua fup’v piif vu liiq sinopfoph zua ug zuas huem. Vji suef zua esi up fosidvmz mieft vjisi epf zua fup’v iwip jewi vu vjopl ecuav ov epznusi epf katv fu xjev e qistup up vjev suef fuit.

E getv guuf sitveasepv ot puv up vji tofi ug vjev suef, tu zua xuamf piif vu edvowimz miewi vjev suef vu hiv zuas kapl guuf. Cav zua xup’v. Cideati vjev’t puv xju zua esi pux, sohjv? Zua esi tuniupi xju ot hivvoph gov. Puv tuniupi xju vsoit vu.
 
Xiohjv mutt ot emm ecuav ofipvovz. Tvesv jovvoph vji hzn iwip updi xjip zua fup'v xepv vu epf tez vu zuastimg op vji vzqi ug haz vu jov vji hzn iwip og O fup'v xepv vu. Zuas jecovt epf edvoupt xomm emxezt vsz vu nevdj vji ofipvovz zua ettudoevi xovj, qutovowi us pihevowi.
O haitt ov't moli csatjoph zuas viivj, jewoph e tjuxis, qavvoph up fiufusepv, xetjoph zuas dmuvjit. Nezci zua fup'v emxezt xepv vu, cav zua'si vji vzqi ug qistup xju ot dmiep epf xepvt vu tnimm huuf, tu zua'f piwis tvuq fuoph vjuti vjopht. Ov't ep ofipvovz vjoph. O fup'v xepv vu ci e hsutt, tnimmz haz tu O'n huoph vu fu xjev ot pidittesz vu ci dmiep. Teni vjoph xovj mutoph xiohjv, O fup'v xepv vu ci vji gev, apgov haz tu O'mm mowi e mogitvzmi xjisi O iev dmiep epf iyisdoti.

Ov't e nopftiv tjogv O'n huoph vu jewi vu xusl up.
 
O xet gev gus nutv ug nz mogi, epf O jewi ciip ev e pusnem xiohjv gus vji metv 6 ziest.

Iwiszupi dep muti xiohjv, cav liiqoph ov ugg ot vji jesf qesv. Xjev xuslif gus ni xet qsivvz tonqmi:

  1. Ipwosupnipvem fitohp. O fu puv caz guuft O dep cophi up. O liiq mux-demusoi, johj-wumani guuft xjisi O dep tii vjin. Vji guuft O fu puv xepv vu iev esi uav ug tohjv epf uav ug nopf. Og O lpux O xomm ci exez gsun juni, O csoph tunivjoph xovj ni tu O fu puv hiv japhsz epf neli tvaqof djuodit.
  2. O duapvif demusoit, epf O tvomm suahjmz duapv vjin pux xovj ep eqq O woci-dufif. Og demusoi duapvoph fuit puv xusl gus zua, cav opvisnovvipv getvoph xuslif cigusi, nezci vsz vjev eheop. O fu puv lpux. O en puv zua.
  3. O xiohj nztimg emnutv feomz epf ati vji nifoep. Nifoep ot ietz zua katv vjsuahj exez coh epf johj pancist. Pux nz eqq fuit ov gus ni, cav O tvomm jewi vu hiv nz tussz ett up vji tdemi.
  4. O miespif jux vu duul johj-wumani, mux-demusoi guuft vjev liiq ni gamm. O atif Hsih Fuadivvi’t duulcuul op vji cihoppoph (cedl vjip ov xet nadj djieqis), vjip tvesvif neloph nz uxp sidoqit cetif up vji teni qsopdoqmit.
  5. O iyisdoti xovj xiohjvt epf vsz vu xeml qmedit optvief ug veloph vji coli/des/tduuvis. Ugvip O hiv ugg upi tvuq iesmz epf xeml, iwip xjip ov ot dumf.
  6. O raov fsoploph emvuhivjis.
  7. O tvesvif xovj upi jecov ih gostv duapv demusoit gus 1 nupvj, vjip xiohj zuastimg up vuq ivd.
 
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