u/Canadian1911

Hello,

I am a 31 year old male from Canada, who started running 10 months ago, at 250 pounds, and am now 213 pounds, 6'3, a BMI of 26.6.

April 28th, 2025, I found out I was 313 pounds, and was pre-diabetic as well, so I started calorie restriction and did keto, and reversed it in 3 months by my next appointment, my doc was very impressed. my latest blood test showed perfect blood sugar, and all else normal along with the lowest cholesterol I have had in a decade apparently, as did the previous two.

My question is about my current resting heart rate. In recent days according to my Garmin watch, it was 39 or 38, today it is 38, the 7 day average shows 40. At my last doctors appointment, it was 44, and he said that means I am fit, and he knows I am running now.

I looked it up on google and the AI summary says this:

"A resting heart rate (RHR) of 38 beats per minute (bpm) is very low, technically classified as bradycardia (< 60 bpm) and approaching severe bradycardia (< 40 bpm). While common and often harmless in elite endurance athletes, a rate of 38 can indicate a potential, serious electrical issue in the heart if you are not highly trained, requiring immediate medical evaluation."

As I said, I am a runner now, and I do follow a training plan, and my speed and distance is increasing. I am also losing weight. I am training now for a 10k in October, and my coach thinks I can be Marathon ready by next October.

I do think my current RHR should not be an issue, and is actually a good thing, given that context, but I'd just like to double check with people more qualified if they can confirm it is a good thing, and not something I should be concerned about?

Thanks.

This is just my opinion, but this is what I have learned from being on my weight loss journey for a year now, and losing 95 pounds in that time.

There is so much advice and debate out there, on what foods to eat, what foods to not eat, yada, yada, yada, cheat days, cheat meals, or no cheating, yada, yada, bla bla bla.

However the only thing actually needed is a constant calorie deficit.

Different things, different methods, work for different people to stay in a consistent deficit.

For me it's restricting for two weeks, then having a cheat day, and clearly it's worked and is continuing to work.

I do try to eat mostly whole foods, but I don't avoid processed like the plague either. and I allow myself a small desert every day, donut, mars bar, other pastry, etc.

Of course some people are not disciplined enough to keep a cheat day, to only a day, or a small desert to only a small desert, but that's when knowing yourself, and figuring out what works or does not work for you comes into play.

The number one thing I hate about the weight loss space, is the number of people overcomplicating things, and pushing "one size fits all" solutions, aside from of course CICO which is the only necessity.

31M - Looking for confirmation on my resting heart rate