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I now weigh 178 lbs. Just hopped off the scale. (72 inches tall)
I dont feel any smaller nor look any smaller, my muscles are better defined, not much but a little.
The flab is noticeably leaving my stomach area, the layer is noticeably thinner.

Took about a week. Just became super conscious about it what I was eating (and especially DRINKING).
No added sugars, no caff, none, I might have 1 cup of black tea today. I'm not sure I want to.
Very limited bread so far, was doing 1 piece of whole grain with breakfast, I stopped doing that now.

Breakfast is only sausage, no breads, no grits, I will add 2 eggs if I am hungrier.
Snacks are 1-2 Banana + 8oz whole milk blended in my ninja. I often add 1-2 frozen strawberries.
The bananas and milk make it very filling and satisfying, sometimes I add a scoop of peanut butter (which has added sugar btw).
My new coffee is peppermint herbal tea, 0 caff, its literally just peppermint in water. It's not at all bad once you get the taste for it. I crave it now, same as coffee.

I had one huge scare when I was 182lbs last week, I got all happy and ate 1 cup of brown rice and a can of hormel tamales. It's cheap and good, but wow. I gained 5lbs and shot up to 187. This is apparently normal, it fell right back off (though I avoided the scale for a day and ran twice as long). Today I am 178lbs and slightly less fat. My highest weight was when I was in mil and they feed you a lot so I was 220 when I got out, fairly muscly. Now I'm 178, 10 years older and once my diet is locked in(well on the way), I will go for some raw lean gains. I'm still lifting but not hitting too hard, just keeping my pace for now.

Lunch is salad or ham sandwich without the bread, one day I had a corn dog, but only one, no fries.
Dinner is either a salad or a single 1/4lb Steakhouse Onion patty cooked in air fryer 16min.

I enjoy feeling hungry now, I encourage it then I feed a bit of meat or fruit.
This shit works. I can totally understand how this happens now. I'm into it. I'm hooked.
There was a barrier in the mind, but I got over it, finally.

https://youtu.be/TPS6ImqK9cU?si=IfctPTV_eNKoXFbS

I have discovered the magic of the treadmill.
Was doing it occasionally, but started everyday over 1 mile (about 10 minutes).

Instead of just observing my weight, I'm going to try and change it, not much, just wanna see my 6 pack and burn down that last inch.
I've lost decent lbs on low-carb, high-meat in the past, but never felt a need to revisit.
I weighed 185 last week. 184 yesterday, took a big shit now I'm at 183.
Continuing mild lifting as well to keep from losing the gunshow.

This is my first structured attempt at losing even a single lb for probably the last 20 years.
I'm fit but I'm in the hole of burger debt and working my way to where I really wanna be (beach body).

Anyway, going to try and get fat burned down but not trying to get smaller.
Sitsups everday now, they dont even bother me anymore also home gym.

Yesterday had whole grain cereal at start(quick), after that only meat. Lunch was lunch meat without bread or condiments. Not too much, just enough to let me go back to work feeling ok. Dinner was 1 and a half pork burger patties (?steakhouse onion? idk its good tho). No caffiene all day and night, none, no soda, no sugar. Peppermint herbal tea. All these things except the meat are foreign to my latchkey mind, I dont care, it's working.

I'm usually 190lb. Today I am 183 and I have more energy than I ever had while swilling sugared coffee. I am calm.
I have not eaten today, but I am ravenous. I am going to not add the hash brown today, just sausages, maybe some grits for lunch.

btw, I'm over 40.

https://files.catbox.moe/1zott6.jpg
"Get some type of work out in. Maybe just body lifting stuff 30 minutes. Go jog pussy!"

https://inv.odyssey346.dev/watch?v=XIAUUsJCSMc

Download button works but is slow.

Just grab a pair of dumbbells and hold your lateral raise for a minute or two.

I like using 20lb sandbags, feels more like it could be a human head.

Basically. Well I’m still drinking the decaf coffee which is maybe 1/10 the caff or so.
I’ve felt some cravings which have eased up. It’s been maybe 2 or 3 weeks.

I’m sleeping much better. Right through the night. Can’t tell if it’s helped my mood yet. I’m hoping I will be a bit more even keeled and not so spikey and tense. I think I’ll have a better sense of that in a month or so.

I’ve just been a caffeine junky for so long and Ive decided not to accept it any more. Wish me luck!

Actually, I didn't realize using equipment like this was that old.

https://www.infopadd.com/subject/weird-and-scary-exercise-equipment-of-the-victorian-age--78270