Naw. Your externals are a reflection of the inside in a big way. I saw a sad, angry, sullen fuck in that picture and that was 100% accurate. 3 months in and I'm already WAY happier with who I see in the mirror. I'm motivated this time and I think it's going to work out... somehow. Goal is to be full time by 35. Gives me ~15 months. Fingers crossed I end up sorta pretty in a couple years.

2011
https://i.imgur.com/aFlc7SR.jpg

Now
https://i.imgur.com/qfzye6F.jpg?2

That's great Cecily! Another reason to really focus now is it won't get easier as you get older. I know it's redundant saying this, but now is really the time to stay the course.

I am not shitting you, I always heard people talk about age this age that, and prior to 40 I really believed it was bullshit, that age was just a number... But when I hit 40 considerable changes occurred physically speaking haha.

Once I hit 40, recovering from injuries was noticeably harder, MORE injuries occured when I carelessly exercised, and losing extra weight became way harder as my metabolism REALLY slowed.

These are good reasons to stay focused and make it happen now and not procrastinate, besides the fact you will feel better AND look better sooner than later!

skincare = use products you can safely eat, especially around ur face

my go-to's as a dryskin fag are
-almond/coconut oil. coconut works better but leaves that oxidized coconut smell for a while, not super pleasant. almond oil makes gr8 lube if you're on that #norubber gang shit. neither one's a bad choice for hair oil either, bonus.
-whatever unscented lotion has the least ingredients. same one for face and body. you shouldn't need a different one if you use unscented, low ingredient. cerave unscented's the best ur gonna find at ur average non hippy drugstore prolly.
-whatever balmy lip moisturizer has the least ingredients. must be non waxy.
- vaseline (lips/psoriasis areas)

keep it simple and keep air off stuff that's gonna dry out (what vaseline's 4)

For obvious reasons a good way to cut down on body fat is packing on muscle. Besides the fact that it requires you to put in work to pack on that much muscle, muscle burns more calories than fat, even at rest.

I've been working a bunch of days. Going on a snowboarding trip at the end of this week so I'll be spotty. I'll try my best to keep up and contribute.

I ran across a solid deadlift program for people looking to increase their deadlift gains

https://www.t-nation.com/training/si...adlift-program

This is a serious powerlifting guide to incorporate deadlifts. Low rep heavy weight.

I never did this type of routine and even now prefer calisthenics over weights more than ever.

I do have weights at home but only barbell/Dumbbells for curls and shoulder exercises which I have been slacking on all winter and not doing. :D

What exercises do you do for core strength, anything without weights?

I completely agree. I was just posting for someone looking for these types of goals.

One of the simplest things you can do for core that doesn't take a lot of time is the p99 ab ripper x video. 16 minutes of your time minus pre stretch. You can find it free or just download it and play it from pc or laptop.

https://www.vidivodo.com/p90x-ab-ripper-x

I agree with their recommendation of only doing it 3 times a week max.

Haha i legit lol'ed at this post

Yeah thank God my sons are 6'1" and 6'0". Being sub 6 feet is pretty lame at times

https://i.imgur.com/50Y0pMK_d.jpg?ma...idelity=medium

Don’t mind the beer. That’s just for guests.

Yeah this is way better than jack in the box

I'm still triggered that high IQ adults eat fast food. You guys really needed to be raised Protestant. No mistakes or "taking a day off mentality" is acceptable