The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:
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Requests for advice and / or encouragement. On basically any topic and for any scale of problem.
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I'm one month in since I decided to lock in and go below 18% body fat before the summer. I've been on top of everything, haven't missed any workouts and have been hitting my macros every single day, which ended up being easier than expected. I've come up with an easy routine for food: high protein breakfast (25-33% of all protein intake for the day), huge high protein and high carb late lunch/early dinner (50-60% of protein, 70% of carbs, 70-80% of fat for the day), and whatever else I gotta hit in my macros for dinner/evening snack (usually greek yogurt or peanut butter). Having one huge meal is very convenient. Down 4 pounds so far, which isn't much but I've also gained a bit of muscle in the meantime as well - still able to increase weights/reps on major lifts week over week. Changes are very subtle, and I unfortunately didn't record measurements like waist size beforehand, so I can only go off of what the scale says and what I'm able to see in the mirror. I've definitely lost some fat on my stomach and waist, even seeing some soft outlines of the 4 pack when flexing. If I were to guess, I must be around 19-20% body fat (started at 22% bf) right now. If progress doesn't stall, I should be able to get down to ~16% by mid June. The absolute MVP for me so far is greek yogurt, aka greatest food macronutrients wise, and microdosed melatonin pills, which allowed me to consistently hit 7.5hrs+ of sleep of every night, something I haven't been able to do for almost a decade before this.
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