Birthday glow-up!

Took two weeks but tried dropping weight before and failed. Went too hard cutting calories, still training, 20k steps daily from work — felt terrible, starving, no progress, rough on my head. Harbor folks said do a small -300 deficit and stay patient while waiting on the shots. Been smooth since they arrived.

covid wrecked my routine. i'd lost 80 lbs on my own, was hitting the gym daily. once lockdown happened, it all fell apart—gained back 55 lbs. but i'm down 15 now in 38 days and it feels so good to be getting my life back. happy for you too!

One birthday to the next in a visible transformation arc is the format that lands hardest because the timeline is fixed - everyone has the same 12 months. The South Korea route is the one that requires a budget; the GLP-1 route just requires the year. Seeing both in the same frame makes the comparison obvious.