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Will have to sell my 2001 Toyota Celica because it has too much rust 😩 was a fun car tho..

Hey, yess! I agree, i‘m taking my time, and i feel like it’s more like acquiring skills to treat your body better instead of forcing myself to hunger for a short period of time. It’s not sustainable, i tried it before and failed miserably. But i‘m confident now, slow but steady is the key

Week 9 - So far i‘ve lost 7.7kg / ~17lbs
35.6kg / ~78lbs to go.

I‘m at 135.6kg today. The plateau was broken, the re-feed day was really successful, it flushed a lot of water out of my system. I was at 134.8kg for a day, but some water came back. I‘m below 300lbs now also!

#weightloss

8 Gigs of RAM is not enough for a modern computer. Hell, even 16 gigs is a struggle sometimes. Modern apps just use so much memory, Discord alone takes a gig. The paging file will work overtime and that will slowly kill your SSD. The new MacBook Neo base model isn’t worth it tbh.. but man is it sexy

Also for those interested, Kit Fix-it is still in development. We‘re doing some prototype planning and asset creation. There’s a redesign for Kit coming and i hope you like it! The goal is a playable narrative + repair game demo sometime this year.

Week 8 - So far i‘ve lost 7.1kg / ~16lbs
36.2kg / ~79lbs to go.

I‘m at 136.2kg today - doesn’t feel like a lot but it’s likely cortisol and water storage. I‘ll try a re-feed day (high carb, low fat) to reset my metabolism. It should flush out the excess water. Will keep you updated.

#weightloss

Week 7 - So far i‘ve lost 6.8kg / 15lbs
36.5kg / ~80lbs to go.

I‘m at 136.5kg right now. I walked 10k+ steps every day last week (once 20k steps) + 2 gym sessions. My legs feel light and it’s so nice to walk. By the end of the year i really wanna get a bike..

Week 6 - So far i’ve lost 6.3kg / ~14lbs
37kg / ~81lbs to go

I’m now at 137kg. A lot of interesting changes have been happening. My blood pressure normalized, resting heart rate is now often at 65-75 and in general i feel like relaxing is much more effective.

#weightloss

What’s definitely different to before is that i finally realize how weight loss is a truly long and complex process for the body. It stores water to slow down change. It’s a signal to say “i’m not ready yet”. You need you give it time and patience. I truly believe that.

From what i’ve read, this is totally normal. It’s glycogen (“fuel” for your muscles) from eating carbs, which needs water to be stored. And water is needed for recovery after exercise. This flushes out in a few days.

Stick to the calorie counting, you will lose weight. The data shows the truth.

Here’s the evidence to prove it! I’ve been working out, and yet stagnated or even gained weight.

Look at the information from my scale, as the weight dropped, body fat still went down, it’s just stored water and muscle weight.

Be suspicious of rapid weight gain. Only calories count for fat loss.

I remember posting about this 3 years ago when the iPad Pro was the only option, and then someone asked me “why would anyone ever need that??” and XP Pen liked that reply like “yeah bruhhh we would never make that” well would you LOOK AT THAT, XP Pen made a 165hz tablet, and of course i bought it 😭

I may or may not have bought a new xp pen 24” 165hz display graphics tablet for a really good deal (25% off retail) 👀

Finally a decent upgrade for my setup, and a properly calibrated color space..

I hope to get to 120kg by the end of summer. It’s a tight schedule. I’d have to lose 17.6kg till August, that’s 2.5kg a month (0.5kg a week). At this pace i could make it, but it could also slow down and hit plateau for a long time, it’s not guaranteed to be easy going. But below 130kg is possible!

Week 5 - So far i’ve lost 5.7kg / ~12lbs

I’m now at 137.6kg. Although water weight might be high again, i can’t tell. The first month is over and i think it’s tremendous progress so far. I’m still going to the gym twice a week, still eating 1500-1800 calories. It’s a good time.

#weightloss

Week 4 - So far i’ve lost ~5.2kg / 11.5lbs
38.1kg / 84lbs to go.

I’m now at 138.1kg. I always felt like the “marathon” only truly began once i passed 140kg. But every bit matters. I’m not noticing a change in physique yet but damn am i excited for it! Belly fat, your days are numbered.

#weightloss

Week 3 - So far i’ve lost ~4kg / 8.8lbs
39kg / 86lbs to go.

From my starting weight of 143.3kg i’m now at 139.7kg, i believe at least 0.5kg is water weight. Water deposits kind of make it hard to capture actual progress.

I feel great, my sleep has been refreshing again for ages.

#weightloss

Sorry for this rant but it’s been happening so often recently that i felt the need to say something. Tl;dr You can and will improve if you keep at it. Art builds identity over time. AI kills that process, and that will in return only hurt you as an artist.

And i always think while AI does fill the public’s aesthetic criteria, if you do use it, it’s not your artwork, because you haven’t lived through this struggle. It’s plain and simple. If you haven’t noticed a lot of AI art just ends up looking the same anyways. Who are they trying to fool?

And i thought about this struggle, whether it’s not coming up with anything to draw, or not having the practical skills to draw something. It’s a process, you have to find your own way to improve on it, nobody tells you how, and that builds your identity, your style.

Here’s a statement for everyone that i have never and will never use AI to draw or assist with my artwork in any way. Thats’s a promise. I started drawing at a very young age, my first digital artworks were printer-scanned then colored on gimp at age 11. The struggle is the best part of art.

I expect this week to continue with no changes. 2 times a week i do workout in a gym, my goal is a calorie deficit either with less food or with exercising, no special limitation on macros, just emphasizing on proteins a little more. That’s the goal, i don’t want restriction but mindfulness on food.

Week 2 - So far i’ve lost 3kg / ~6.6lbs.
40kg / 89lbs to go.

I expect it to be mostly water weight, though i’m immediately enjoying all of the benefits. My resting heart rate went down from 90-100 to 70-80. I eat healthier, i have more energy throughout the day, stress levels are low.

#weightloss

Afraid of heights?

#furryart

Healthy food can be so simple:

A baked sweet potato
A little bit of quinoa
A dab of cream cheese
Two eggs, some cherry tomatoes

There you go, lunch

Artwork is delayed, important work came up this week 🙏

Week 1 - Starting a diet once again (attempt 5, yay), i will post updates on here not expecting engagement, but to keep myself accountable. My goal is losing roughly 45kg or 100lbs till the end of the year. Target is a 500+ kcal deficit + interval fasting. #weightloss

I feel like you really understand your own art style and the inspiration for it once you explore your own thoughts, and eventually become obsessed with the ideas that come up. And the easiest way to do this is boredom, it forces us to entertain ourselves with our own thoughts. No phones, music, etc.

Thank you so much! I’ll try to finish it today or tomorrow :)

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