@EthanBenard You’ve been sick and dialed in? That makes sense. It’s not water; you’ve been fasting and most of the weight will come back when you start eating again.
Weekly Weigh-In is tomorrow 👀😁
I still feel like crap; I’m really really frustrated that this sickness stuck around as long as it did; but after today I think I’m near the end of it.
Anyway, here are some of the things on my mind the night before the weigh-in, I’m really upset about missing the trip I had planned for this weekend, but I know it’s the right thing to do for my health.
I hope you all had a blessed week, let me know how y’all are doing 🙏 #weightlossjourney
“Suppressing appetite with a weekly injection is not addressing why someone's metabolic system is overwhelmed. It is not fixing sleep. It is not fixing stress. It is not building muscle. It is not restoring insulin sensitivity through movement. It is not changing the food environment. It is managing a downstream symptom while the upstream causes remain untouched.” 1/2
@JeremyBranham Uhhhh ya???? That’s like saying did the Patriots and Chiefs need Mahomes or Brady. At the end of the day, the QB play is what make offenses work
I love the Texans building around the running game, especially with this defense, but now the question becomes, do you pay $55m to a QB on a defensive minded, run oriented team?
@OkeezieSportsPT@WHOWASONCRACK@LanceZierlein@dmark118 He was hurt for a large portion of those 8 games, and you’re drastically downplaying the Pitt and NE games, he had some of the worst passes thrown I’ve ever seen in the NFL. He is objectively becoming a worse QB every year.
@johnbu1981@WHOWASONCRACK@LanceZierlein@dmark118 CJ had the best rookie season ever and the 1st half of his 2nd season was just as good. The offensive line collapsed. He played well in the LAC and the KC playoff games. This year the Texans won 8 straight games with CJ playing QB. He dropped some snaps vs Pitt and was vs NE
I see so many posts and get so many questions about the Texans trading up but remember this. Will Anderson, CJ Stroud, Kamari Lassiter are all getting big extensions to go with a big deal for Stingley and a potential increase for Nico. I didn't even mention Bullock who should get another deal as well. They need their picks to help balance out the salary cap vs. the rising costs for 2nd contracts.
@handsomocity@EthanBenard Meanwhile Sal is playing basketball, swimming, and doing dead hangs while Ethan posts feel sorry for me videos every 36 hours.
@EthanBenard Keep going. And one way to look at this isn't so much as weight lost but as mobility gained. You can do a helluva alot more now than you could back then. Keep at it, Ethan. Best of luck.
220lbs lost so far, and I’m still this fat.
Think of this as a "Before vs During", not a "Before vs After."
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Zooming out and looking all the way back on where I started from.... Helps SO MUCH.
I have spent a LOT of time and effort trying improve my mind and my overall mental health recently.
(Journaling, Therapy, Counseling, you name it.) Honestly, it is kind of frustrating to look back on how many times I've allowed my frustrations with small setbacks actually set me back FURTHR than they should have.
This past few weeks for example, by not reacting in a crazy way to that bad weekend that I had, I actually conquered the urge to fast or jump to the extremes to get the scale back down. But in doing that, I showcased a much higher weigh-in, and then allowed the criticism from sharing that bring me down in a whole different way.
I was very blessed to be able to speak with some friends at the expo last week, and they helped me realize that I need to focus more on how far l've come, and WHY I'm trying to reach the goals I've set for myself; instead of focusing on the small frustrations of the present, and allowing that to throw me off track the way I did.
My friend said it in the most helpful way I've heard it; when we look back on this past month, it's just going to look like a blip. Since I'm able to get control of these frustrations and keep moving forward, a month from now, l'll be even lower than the new low that I set for myself in February.
SO MUCH of this journey has been mental hurdles more than anything for me lately, and I'm incredibly grateful to have the people in my life that can really help pull me through times like this.
@EthanBenard You’re a 26 year old baby. Are you sitting in the car that was given to you that you can’t drive? The lack of self awareness in mind boggling. Congrats on waking up before noon though.
“He’s not taking it seriously” - tell that to the (much bigger) version of myself that I was a year ago.
Listen; I’m just trying to be real. I’m not trying to make excuses, even if I have. This past month was hard for me, especially sharing it the way that I did. But regardless of that I’m not gonna let that low point or anyone on the internet take away from the progress that I’ve made over the YEARS of struggling and learning that I’ve gone through.
I will never give up on this journey, I still plan to hit 399 by the end of April; I have a plan, I have a schedule, and I’m going to do my best to follow it.
I apologize if this feels like giving attention directly to the negativity, but I felt like these thoughts / this response and the *hope* that I feel right now regarding my journey really need to be shared. I’m PROUD of what I’ve accomplished, even knowing I still have a long ways to go.
I see the positive, I promise, and I’m sorry that I can’t always take the time to respond to more messages. #weightlossjourney