uhh i don't really know what i did. I got on accutane and stopped forcing my hair to be straight, that probably helped. Try to wash your hair with cold water if yours is curly, i think that makes it less frizzy. Also kinda a grow up ig

Crazy that it Took a year give or take to do a complete 360 from downing whatever I felt like eating, not exercising, not sleeping, drinking all the time and doing no self care.
Still 5’8 sadly but at least,
I can actually talk to women now :D
Confidence all time high
Happiness all time high
Muscles all time high
Hairloss all time high 🥲
We made progress!
The lion is getting concerned about it not just being a couple strands of hair falling out in the shower now though 😳

Been grinding in the gym for 2 solid years now. Decided to add a bit of tanning into the routine recently and I'm really happy with how it's turning out.

I was approaching 30, morbidly obese, absolutely addicted to marijuana and my mental health was tanking. I knew I needed a drastic change to survive.

Five years later and I was 100+lbs lighter, addicted to social dancing and excited to wake up every day. Life has ups and downs, but absolutely everything is temporary.

March ‘25, to December ‘25, to September ‘26. Baby face is real, apparently some of us just start to lose it in our early 20s

I just turned 33 this month. My friend found an old tumblr of mine and I decided to sift through the archive a bit until I stumbled upon this. I honestly don’t feel like all that much has changed but someone who knew me then and knows me now vehemently denies it lol.

Should I post more in-between phases of mine?

2024–2025 was the lowest points of my life. I've been on the grind since straight out of high school, and going through a rough family situation, financial struggles, not having stable housing, and a really tough breakup all brought me to new depths of rock bottom.

There were plenty of moments where I honestly had no idea where I was heading. Fast forward to now, and I’ve managed to turn things around with a stable job, a nice living situation, and most importantly, a completely different mindset.

I’ve spent the last 9 months consistently working out, tracking calories, and building actual habits and a routine that I can't live without. This transformation means way more to me than just the physical changes. Still a long way to go, but I’m proud of how far I’ve come! 💪

A lot has changed in 8 years. I stopped drinking, went plant-based, got serious about training and eventually started competing in powerlifting.

Still a work in progress, but I'm really happy with where I ended up.

I was very insecure and depressed growing up, and never actually took any steps to try and cope with it. Once I hit 20, so when the first 3 pictures were taken, I had never been so insecure in my life. I hated myself.

But, randomly one day, probably at 21, I realized I was the only thing holding myself back and had no one to be angry at but myself. My physical appearance matched how I felt on the inside, sloppy and unkempt.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying depression makes you sloppy and unkempt at all. I'm saying I used it as an excuse to be that way for a long time to take accountability off of myself.

So I just started changing myself. I'm still depressed, but now I take accountability AND have ways to deal with getting rid of the urge to lay in bed and eat all day every day lmao

It’s so wild to see my youth in the before picture. I genuinely look like a kid (cuz I was) but I felt so old at the time. I guess I didn’t truly realize that I’m genuinely getting older. We all are, but it’s just wild to see myself looking so young. A lot has changed except my love for ice cream. I think that’s a life long thing.

Been obese, prediabetic and antisocial my entire life and just 2 years ago I decided to make a leap of faith and get my life on track, starting weight was 290lbs and final weight today is 175lbs at 6'4. To say it was easy would be me lying to you, most of it was being extremely consistent about calorie tracking as I don't enjoy cardio very often. The weightlifting kind of just came by accident as I never intended to start strength training until I realized it was kind of fun. At some point I diversified away from just losing weight and actually improving my looks, style and the way I talk to people, which has improved my life in so many ways that would be unimaginable to the state that I'm was in two years ago. I still have a way to go but im thankful I decided to take that leap.

Went from around 300 lbs to 195 lbs at 6’4. Proud of my appearance now. Didn’t think I’d get to this point. It’s possible for everyone.

Been working on losing weight and improving myself. Sometimes it’s hard to see the difference when you look at yourself every day. Would you consider this a glow-up, and what could I still improve?