So I wanted to check in and say it's been a weird journey, and a reminder to everyone that if you fail... recognize it, own it, and push through it.

I started as a lifelong semi-athletic guy who, at 6'2'', had normally been about 175.

I stepped on the scale earlier last year to see 199.5, and went, shit, that's not who I want to be. So I started doing something about it.

The pictures are... incredible. In 2 months, I shed 25 pounds, and looked wayyy better.

Then I got a different job, we moved, yada yada, stress, Holidays... and I am now at 190.

So, embarrassingly, I had to update my flair, but you know what? Fuck it. Sometimes progress come in fits and starts. Sometimes people mess up. I know I did.

But now I'm regaining my focus! I have been hitting the gym often, but haven't re-doubled my efforts on my diet... yet. But I am, starting NOW, with the admission that I gained back kind of a lot of weight.

So, here I am, at 190, with those handfuls of fat back on my body where I don't want it, but with new motivation and new muscle waiting to show itself off.

So, if you fuck up like I did, trust me: admit it FAST, own it FAST, and get back to work! You can do it!

That's it!