Gabe Pluguez

What your body fat percentage says about your relationship with God (And what God thinks about fat people)

Biblical Mindset required for sustaining fitness and Nutrition long enough to see return on effort.

My daughter showing you some awesome low calorie snacks you can get at any gas station if you’re in a hurry and need something to eat. - Beef sticks - Pickles 🫡

You don't need to lose 30 lbs in 30 days. You just need to be consistent day after day . Extreme speed goals are sometime self sabotage in disguise. You don't believe you can sustain it so you want it all now.

Wife and I are in crazy flow rn. Both leanest we’ve ever been. Records broken on business side. Relationships with God deepening. Daughter about to turn a year old. God is so incredibly good.

Used to charge for this, but now it’s free. Comment “BFR” and I’ll shoot you the access page. - Biblical Mindset Shifts - Sustainable Nutrition SOP - HIGH ROI training 👊

"My biggest fear was that stress was literally going to kill me, and my job has not gotten easier, but it's night and day the way I approach that part of my life." 47 years old, father of 6, down 21 lbs through Biblical Mindset Shifts, Sustainable Nutrition Lifestyle, High ROI training, and Christ Centered Accountability."

Huge issue hurting your consistency: You underestimate upside of stewarding your body well. Same reason people can't invest for long term return - they simply underestimate the upside.

@GarandThumb1 How do we get the reverse HRT to make arms look bigger in videos from 20+ years ago?

1993 lost desert storm training footage recovered. M16 with M203 (colorised/denoised)

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“Abide in me” Pray. Read your Bible. Do your work. Take care of what he’s called you to take care of. It’s ok to just ABIDE in Christ. Not everything is a catastrophe.

It’s ok for the days to feel mundane. Not every day is a Bible story. Not every day is you vs Goliath. Some seasons are made for you to simply work your fields and abide in Christ. Normalize that feeling. These seasons make you the man capable of fighting the bigger battles.

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Easter 2024. I was 100k in debt. And just started dating my future wife. Never before had I faced that level of trial. And I thought it was hopeless. Until I went to church and heard the Easter sermon. The pastor noted how on the cross - Jesus’s last words were: τετέλεσται (tetelestai) Pronunciation: te-TEL-es-tai. Commonly translated as “it is finished.” But, what I didn't know was that at the time, tetelestai would have commonly been used to mark “paid in full on receipts”—symbolizing that a debt had been completely paid. So Jesus wasn’t just saying “the job is done.” He was saying “the debt has been paid in full.” And that made me consider something that changed my life forever: If I believed Jesus was powerful enough to pay the debt for my sin. Which is eternal death… then how could I NOT believe he was powerful enough to pay off $100,000 measly little dollars worth of debt? Like actually. It’s $100,000. It was the biggest hurdle I had faced at the time - but let’s be real, in the world of business, that can be nothing but a sneeze. Real talk. And I have that perspective now… But, here's the thing you need to consider with whatever trial you’re facing: No matter how insurmountable it feels, whether it’s financial, in your marriage, maybe it’s in your health, or your habits, or just your stress/ mindset/ and identity. Whatever IT IS… it is nothing to God. And you NEED that perspective. Because here’s what happens to most men when they face ANY TRIAL without that perspective: They turn to toil and self reliance. They start to think: “I need to dig myself out of this hole.” “I need to fix this.” “I just need to grind until this is taken care of” And what happens? Inevitably, while you’re working so hard to take care of the problem on your own, other things suffer. Other things God is CALLING YOU to steward. Maybe you sacrifice health for work, or relationships for work. Some men sacrifice relationships for health - doing overly intense/ hyper restrictive diets and workout plans that aren’t sustainable with their normal life. When men don’t have the right perspective, they turn to “grind mode” in order to fix the problem. But inevitably, other things suffer. And it ends up costing you more than what you were trying to fix in the first place. The men who built the business then got divorced? They wish they had their wives. The men who became fitness freaks but sacrificed their business? They wish they had built more wealth. The men who went all in on making their wives happy - to detriment of taking care of themselves? They wish they were better leaders. This is what happens when you go to “grind mode”, self reliance, or toil to fix ANY Problem in life. It ends up costing you more. It’s a slaves mindset. And it’s not how things work in the kingdom. In the kingdom - God gives us the power to build wealth (which applies to an abundance of financial resources, great health, and peaceful fulfilling relationships) But - Proverbs 10:22 says: The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,     without painful toil for it. Yes. Wealth. But WITHOUT painful toil. So You. “Grinding it out.” Working until your eyes bleed. Or. 2 workouts/ day. Or. “Happy wife happy life, Daddy comes last.”….. IS NOT how the Lord brings wealth. Sure - you can solve some problems for yourself that way. Maybe you make some more dollars. Maybe you burn some calories. Maybe your wife stops disrespecting you in public. But it costs you more in the long run. And that's the cross roads I was at. I had the option of turning to toil. And failing in line with the story MOST MEN tell. The story of “yep I used to be in shape but then life and business got busy…”” But by the grace of God I realized… That if Jesus was big enough to pay the price for my sin…. Apart from ANY of my works… Then he is big enough to pay the price for any trial in life - without my painful toil. So I didn’t start working 18 hours/ day. Yes - like any business owner, there were some 10 hour, 12 hour, 14+ hour days. But that was normal. That's just business. The point is I didn't stop working out. I didn't stop pouring into my relationships. And most importantly, I didn't sacrifice my time with God. Even if it meant the first "work task" of the day got logged as "Bible". Whatever God was calling me to steward got taken care of. And I'm not saying I was perfect - there were moments of self reliance. But the reality is, "doing the work" isn't the hard part for most men. Trusting God to work it out on your behalf, without you sacrificing everything else... That's the real battle. That's the battle that breaks you, but it allows God to build you, and work out everything else for your good. So - by the time October 2024 had rolled around, and it was finally time to get married - somewhat "miraculously " the $100,000 worth of debt had been paid in full. And my relationships didn't fall apart. My health didn't suffer. I didn't have to sacrifice time with God to work one hour longer every single day. I was able to get married, more then 7x the business from it's lowest point, and was in the best shape of my life. And more importantly, I had learned the lesson of how God takes care of things. It has nothing to do with our painful toil. His grace, and relationship with him gives us the power to build TRUE WEALTH. Not just financial riches, but and abundance of finances, incredible health, and peaceful fulfilling relationships, all at the same time. And I'm not AT ALL SAYING "follow Jesus and you won't suffer." Or "follow Jesus and your life will get easier"... + I'm also not saying there aren't SEASONS where God calls you into more intensity in business, health, and/ or relationships. BUT... I am saying "wealth" in any of those areas is not built by your painful toil. It's built by the blessing of God. And he will NEVER call to build your financial wealth to the detriment of your health or marriage. He WILL NEVER call you to build your physical health to the detriment of your financial wealth or marriage. And he will NEVER call you to build your marriage while abandoning your health or provision. Obedience in one area at the detriment of another is simply not how God works. Im praying this lands. Im praying this impacts you. Remember - God is big enough to work it all out for your good, without painful toil. Surrender to him. Trust him. Continue to steward the things that matter. From my best observation of God's character in scripture, he will energize you to take the highest leverage actions to steward ALL areas well, without needing to go to self reliance, "grind mode", or working 18 hours/ day. Glory to God. Excited to share more stories like this. Hope this blessed you. - Gabe.

Full Week of Eating Video youtube.com/watch?v=PRmlMA…

Here are some of the most inappropriate meals I've been able to eat while getting to 10% body fat all because I only track 2 nutrition metrics. 1. Calories 2. Protein Full video breaking down decision making process with more meal ideas linked below.

Emotional Eating DNE Hunger. Hunger DNE Emotional Eating. Emotional eating is solved by going to the Holy Spirit for comfort, bringing Christ in to heal the wounds that trigger you to over eat. Hunger is Solved by strategy. High volume foods, correct process of getting fat off and keeping off long enough for hunger signalling to re-sensitize. These are not the same thing.

@KC57016607 Sent!!

@Gabepluguez BFR. Thanks!!

I help Christian Business Owners get to 15% body fat through Biblical Mindset shifts, Sustainable Nutrition Lifestyle, and High ROI Training. Break down those concepts in a mini course I used to charge for, but now it's free. Comment "BFR" and I'll send it over.

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