My 2026 Transformation Journey

[ebin326]

Hello! I just wanted to share my journey for anyone who's interested.

At the start of this year, I was in a terrible spot. I broke up from a 6 year relationship because my ex wanted to do ENM (she basically wanted to cheat ), and I spent half a year completely depressed. Working from home meant I was sitting down all day at my computer, and after work, I’d just play video games all night. I ended up becoming a fat chud that was also balding . Looking back at photos from that time, I’m honestly repulsed at myself because I just looked terrible. I hated who I was becoming, so at the start of the year, I promised myself I’d change.

I wasn’t really sure where to start, so I just started walking. I live in Dallas near the Katy Trail, so I began doing 5k to 10k steps a day which was a huge improvement from the literal 0 I was doing before. But after a couple of months, I wasn’t really seeing any crazy changes.

I originally wanted to try Hims for hair loss so I wouldn't go bald, but I saw they had weight loss medication too. I decided to hop on wegovy, and honestly, that was the single biggest contributor to my weight loss. Ozempic paired with a shit ton of walking was the cheat code for me. I eventually bought a walking pad for my apartment so I could stepmaxxing while working, and going from 10k to 20k+ steps a day made all the difference. Now I don't even like sitting down, I feel like I constantly need to be moving around.

Back in college, I used to work out regularly, but I stopped after moving to Dallas. By June, I realized I needed to go back so I wouldn't lose whatever lean muscle mass I had left. I bought a pullup and dip stand for home calisthenics and started hitting the gym regularly again.

My diet right now is somewhat weird. I’m protein shake maxing drinking four shakes a day (160 cal, 30g protein each) to hit my targets without overshooting calories, plus one real meal if I’m eating with friends. Pro tip: take stool softeners if you do this. Also, I switched from chocolate to vanilla protein because dark liquids stain your teeth.

I got really into skincare this year and ended up testing a shit ton of products. I realized I can’t relate to any skincare YouTubers, so I just had to trial and error products myself until I found what worked and stuck with it. It’s kinda expensive because there are so many products out there, but finding the right hydration routine and sunscreen maxing was key.

Here’s everything else I’m currently doing:

I’m on Accutane right now to clear up my acne (genetically I hate myself for getting so much acne my whole life, it pisses me off fr). My skin is super dry, so I go through a ton of hydrating products. Once my skin clears up, I want to start microneedling and doing TCA peels to fix the high school acne scars!

Signed up for We Whiten in Dallas to get rid of stains. Once they’re white, I’m gonna get them straightened out since they’re a bit crooked.

Switched all the faucet and shower water in my apartment to filtered heads. They actually work, highly recommend.


Where I’m At Now:

I just got a DEXA scan to see where I’m sitting, and I’m currently at 21.8% body fat (around 142 lbs lean mass). The goal is to cut down to 10% because I really want to see my abs. Super excited to see where I’ll be by December! I also provided some picutres bellow


Me at the start of this year

lock in pookie!

Me currently! its only up from here!

oh also if someone would like to give me a honest rating and reccomendations on what hairstyle i should try, please let me know, I had a mullet that i now chopped off!

 

[mirinmirinmirin]

Mirin the ascension.

Just a recommendation though --- change your diet. There's a reason you have to take all those supplements, you're missing out on like every micronutrient because you get 120g of protein pd from protein shakes

Try swapping your sources of at LEAST half (ideally all or 3/4) of the protein you are consuming per day from protein shakes to something like eggs, beef, chicken, salmon, or something such as that.

You will find you won't need to take stool softeners if you get your protein from whole foods.

But again, looking great, especially in comparison to before lmao

 

[ebin326]

Hey! Respectfully disagree here!

My supplement stack is actually based on the from Howon Noh's video, and I’ve tailored it specifically to my own genetic makeup based on my 3x4 DNA test (why I take the calcium and vitiamn C) and this was well before I even switched to a high-protein shake diet. (I did recently add L-citrulline, potassium and pine bark about a week ago for my own personal test on my body)

The protein shake I drink has vitamins and minerals. I actually just got recent bloodwork done, and my levels seem normal and in range across the board.

The stool softeners are because of the protein shakes (or high protein in general), I have confrimed that and thats just because my daily water intake and fiber are a not what it should be.

I am curious what specific micronutrients you think I'm missing out on?

 

[gatetoheaven]

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