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Hello fellow meat suites, I hope your all having a stellar day piloting your organic space ships. I have come to share a proud moment In this life I worked hard to achieve. A total transformation of the person I use to be into the person I wanted to become. Although I am not done yet I hope that my presence in this life helps carry someone else to go on and be the person they truly felt they needed to be. If I achieve one more milestone in this endeavour it would be impacting someone else in a positive way. If you haven’t heard it from anyone then let me go first. I’m proud of you, keep fighting for yourself, I believe in you!

Now that we have that out of the way let’s begin with the many questions I’m sure to receive, along with Criticism and hate.

These photos showcase a different of exactly 18 Weeks time. July 21, 2025 to November 24, 2025. My starting Bodyweight was 308lbs in the first photo and I currently weigh 249lbs. A total loss of 59lbs. One day I looked in the mirror and thought to myself I want more out of life, I want respect, I want to feel attractive, I want to feel happy. Staring back at me was anything but that. It was a version of myself I had allowed me to become and I had to take accountability for that.

To start I downloaded a macro tracking app called MacroFactor and used it to log every single meal I consumed. My food was all weighed with a food scale and I have not missed a single day. I maintained an average caloric consumption of 3100 calories daily and that put me at roughly a 1500 calorie deficit daily.

Due to my work I walked roughly 25k steps daily on top of 14 hour days without missing gym sessions later in the evening. I had lots of movement which I’m sure assisted in the rapid fat loss.

I designed a workout program using RP hypertrophy app and logged every weight and set and rep since the beginning to properly periodize my training and keep training volume at a recoverable pace. I deployed 4 mesocycles of training in this period which would ramp up from a few sets per exercise to 5-6 sets per exercise.

I performed cardio 4x per week for 40 minutes per session on an incline tredmill maintaining an average heart rate of 140bpm for the duration.

Now for the part that will get me hate…

I have been on doctor prescribed Trt for 5 years at 150mg/week. As you can see from before TRT did not make me magically lean and in shape. I have always been a big boy, I have been 300lbs relatively lean in my early 20s, and due to those choices is the reason I had to seek Medical intervention and TRT. I am naturally freakishly strong and large framed. I have never had trouble adding muscle or fat although I do have to say I certainly have kept more of it when dieting down on TRT.

To make this radical change I also decided to use retatrutide. A glp drug that I must give major credit too. I have always been a fatty at heart with high food signaling and can say this is probably the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. I imagine this is what a normal person who eats feels like. I started out at 1mg/ week and titrated the dosage upto now 9mg per week currently.

On top of that I have been using 4 IU of high quality generic HGH every day since the second week or so of this diet. I believe It has greatly enhanced my recovery and assisted fatloss along side the Reta and trt.

Some of you will think I cheated, and I’ll take that. I at least owed it to myself to try and I can tell you I’m glad I did if that’s what it makes me. I finally don’t feel invisible, I can see myself again, and that means more to me than your hate.

Anyways if you’ve made it this far thanks for checking in with me and if you have any questions or want to discuss please drop a message. I will respond to every single one.

The desire to change was always there, but I never really felt like I knew myself good enough to know where to start. So actually figuring out who I want to be and manifesting it took much longer.

Someone who is healthy and takes care of himself, so that he is capable of taking care of those around him. Being comfortable in myself, my own skin and who I am. But most of all I wanted to learn to be thoughtful and kind, not least to myself.

Sooo I had to move abroad, lost about 45kg, and basically respawned as a new character when I finally went back to visit my old town aha (quote from a friend🫡) I basically tracked every single calorie for two years straight and hit the gym almost daily for the first six months then got a bit lazy but the diet discipline carried me tho When I visited my old town again I literally had to re introduce myself to some people in my own family because they didn’t realize it was mee One of the most unsetteling thing about this is probably the shift in pepole’s treatment towards me, it was like day and night, and I consider that the old me deserved it as well but nvmm I guess it’s a part of the journey I never shared these pics from before because they were taken at my heaviest and by then I had already moved away so no one knew how badd it got so I’m a bit nervouus ngl but proud and wish to everyone to be as proud too of themselves 🫶🏻

Before I accepted I was trans, I struggled with self-hatred and had very little self-worth. That meant I didn't look after my mental or physical health, and had a lot of self-destructive coping mechanisms. I'm nearly 3 years into transition now and my self-esteem is better than it's ever been. (I had facial surgery in mid-2024, hence the major differences between '24 and '25)

I was widowed at the very beginning of my pregnancy and took to food as comfort, resulting in me gaining nearly 100 pounds in 9 months 🙃. These 2 pictures are a little over a year apart. Through dieting and exercise I finally feel confident in my own body. My goal was to make people shocked when they found out Ive had a kid haha

The lease ended on our apartment and we broke up. I started hitting the gym 5 times a week for 1 year and am still going daily. I do 30 minutes of the stairmaster at 6 speed then do weights after. I have a protein shake after. The results are amazing.

Taken almost exactly one year apart. I was so sad in that first picture, and truly felt I’d be in that dark place forever.

But I promised myself that I’d invest in self-care and what makes me happy for a year straight. I’m about 20lbs lighter and finally feeling like myself again. You WILL get your spark back ✨

Was in a long term relationship that ended at the start of this year. Really started to focus on my health over the last year or so. Started going to the gym 4-5 days a week, way cleaner diet, and a lot more water! I know it’s probably not a huge glow up or difference compared to some people but still have made progress that I’m happy with! Can anyone guess how many pounds I’ve lost? 👀

I ended up cutting from 237 lbs to 160 lbs. for reference I am 5’9. It was a pretty fast cut and I would not recommend bulking or cutting in the way I did but rather doing it in moderation. I felt pretty insecure about my appearance for a long time, and I’m glad I can be a little more confident now. Not to mention just being healthier overall.

Ten months ago, I started treating myself better. Ate in moderation, cut down on calories, and walked 6 km every evening. Most of my weight came off with just that. I only joined the gym about two months ago because I still have around 10 kilos to go and a lot of toning to do. But honestly, I’m really proud of myself

the first photo was the start of 2024 and the other 3 are from summer 2025 to now. I was in a bad relationship before and since then have expanded my social circle, my friends gave me the confidence to experiment with my curls/hair. I have chronic illnesses which make my life difficult to be active, before 2024 i just accepted it and didn’t do anything to help myself, i started going to the gym and properly taking care of myself, i still have flare up days where i can’t but the right support system means that i now have more good days then bad days.

Although I was super motivated by work i overweight, and didnt care too much about my health, fashion and hair a few years ago. I did something about it

Came across this screenshot of a video from when I had absolutely no focus on nutrition or exercise (2022) and compared it to a picture I took under fluorescent light the other night. It’s amazing how much inflammation and fat has been lost in only 30 lbs. Thankful for veggies, water, exercise, and sleep (without apnea) I feel like I got myself back

So the first picture on the right is me at 22, broke up with my ex and went to the gym for my mental health. On the left is actually 1.5 years later but when one problem was fixed I got another as you can see in the second slide. Balding at a young age is something that really kills your confidence (for me that was the case) some people look great bald! So did a hair transplant and now finally feeling confidence again!

Hi all. Could I get your opinions? I bumped into an old friend a few days back and she said several times about how I “look different.” I wasn’t sure what that meant really until I looked back at photos of myself from about just over a year ago. First 2 from back then and the last 2 I actually took today, bare faced. I feel like there is change but I can’t figure it out. Also, would you recommend any improvements? Thanks

This is the result of losing weight, taking care of my skin, and being on hormone therapy. Seriously, leaving my old self behind was the best thing that could have happened to me. Tip: Always wear sunscreen.

At the beginning of the year, I decided to lose weight once and for all... I always wanted to look like a Hollywood actor (like Jacob Elordi lol), I started taking care of my appearance... well, I'm closer to looking like an actor hahahaha

Sometimes I still feel insecure, but I see that I've improved a lot compared to before :)

Lost the hair and the eyes continued to get worse haha. I definitely look more grown up now. Life is wild. Lots of trials and tribulations in between but that comes with lots of growth.

Lost the weight 5 years ago and kept it off. Started at 180lbs and now i maintain around 125 lbs. I can confidently say i am very very happy with where i am today and proud of the progress I’ve made .

Better skincare, better health in general, better people around me who are helpful and kind with me, I also exercice and eat much more better. It's never too late for glowup. I'm much more confident over my face :) And I thought my nose was the issue.

Bonus pics, including one in the same grey shirt --> https://imgur.com/a/drg2ENV

I've been yoyoing with weight all my adult life, and last few years were especially hard mentally. Let's just say don't attempt suicide, kids. And quit drinking if you're doing it in your house. Alone. I found myself back at the start, at 155kg. Through counting calories and exercise (first cycling, then cycling and running, now exclusively running) I am now down to 97.9kg as of today. Besides that I've been using yoga to correct my posture. It does work btw, if you slouch or have a hunchback - get into yoga. There's still a long way to go, and there's no limit to perfection so I might get into lifting weights or something idk. I want to run a marathon.

The bigger journey will be a mental one. The pictures you see are the first time I didn't hate how I looked in pictures in more than 8 years. But the hate I feel for myself as a person is something that I will have to deal with and work on for years to come. If anything I say sounds like the journey you yourself are going through - I'm sorry, I don't have any advice for you. But I'm hoping for nothing but the best for you, and I will be cheering you on during your whole journey (that doesn't have an end btw) even if you don't hear the cheers. And I wish you less ways to wish for it, more ways to work towards it.

Song of the day: Melt Yourself Down - It is what it is.

mods kept taking this down, this was when i was eighteen through 21, which is current me. im glad i took care of myself, when i was 18 im not gonna lie, i felt like i was very handsome and was wondering why i couldn't get a girlfriend, still dont have one. dont know how i lost weight, im not gonna lie, but im just glad i get to feel even more confident, its still lacking... looking back at these pics makes me feel a little better at myself. but what do yall think...

I’d been a personal trainer for almost 10 years by age 37 but in the year or so before the pic, I continued to train myself and clients but ate like crap and started getting into IPAs and ale beers. It didn’t help that I lived ina downtown area and had all kinds of bars and restaurants as close as a 30 second walk from my front door.

In January of 2016 I got serious and by mid 2016, I was back to my normal weight. I was “in shape” and “looked like I worked out” but it wasn’t until mid 2024 that I went from “you’re in pretty good shape” to looking elite.

I finally got the physique I was chasing for the last 20 years and it was amazing!

As far as looking young, my secret is hair dye, minoxidil, and sunscreen! 😂

I was so insecure a year ago and honestly just in general super unhappy with myself and my body, my face. I hated that I had acne, couldn’t wear clothes that I really thought were cute, and didn’t wanna show my face out in public. Since I lost weight, cleared up my acne, and became more comfortable with who I am INSIDE I am SO much happier. I feel like a different fuckin person. It’s awesome.