Round 2, Day 71 – 🛤️ Breaking the Cycle, Building the New Me

Today feels different. Not because the scale dropped. Not because my blood pressure stayed in check. But because I did.

I felt sooo much like eating last night. But I stayed the course. And the new me is so glad I did!

So, this morning, I woke up and realized I’d passed another threshold. The old me—the one built from habits that didn’t serve me—kept trying to pull me back. But now? He’s gone quiet. And I’m still standing. Stronger. Lighter. Sharper. Happier.

💡 Here’s the truth: Any meaningful goal will take you outside your comfort zones—yes, plural. Because we don’t just have one comfort zone. We’re a maze of them. Physical. Emotional. Mental. Social. They’re like old skins we outgrow but keep wearing out of habit.

When you decide to change, those old versions of you will fight back. Your cravings will plead. Your excuses will shout. Your past will whisper, “Just this once.”

But push through long enough, and something amazing happens.

You stop resisting the new version of yourself.

You start becoming them.

And once that shift happens—when your thoughts, actions, and identity line up—you’re no longer struggling uphill. You’re just walking your new path. Smooth. Flat. Easy!

⚖️ Daily Progress:

Here’s how I’m doing today.

🔥Weight Loss

📅 Date	⚖️ Weight – lbs	⚖️ Weight – kg	🥅 Goal Status
Weight Goal	176.4	80.0	Future Day
8 May 2025	207.2	94.0	Worst Day
10 May 2025	203.5	92.3	Day 1
10 June 2025	192.5	87.3	Month 1
10 July 2025	190.7	86.5	Month 2
11 July 2025	189.4	85.9	Week 9
18 July 2025	185.0	83.9	Week 10
19 July 2025	182.3	82.7	Today

✅ Today’s Change: -2.7 lb (1.2 kg)
📉 Total Loss (in 71 days): -24.9 lbs (-11.3 kg)
📊 Average Loss Per Day: -0.35 lbs (-0.16 kg)

This is my lowest weight in over 20 years. I’ve hit new lows five times in the last eight days. That’s not luck. That’s discipline hard-coded into habit. I’m now living as what I call a Level 4—where the grind becomes grace. ✨

❤️Blood Pressure (BP)

📅 Date	📉 Best of 3	📈 Worst of 3	📊 Average
BP Goal			120/80
Worst days	134/86	161/88	147.5/87
10 May 25 – Day 1	151/86	168/88	159.5/87
10 June 25 – Mth 1	133/83	150/94	141.5/88.5
10 Jul 25 – Mth 2	134/84	145/90	139.5/87
11 Jul 25 – Wk 9	130/50	151/97	140.5/72
18 Jul 25 – Wk 10	137/80	147/84	142/82
19 Jul 25 – Day 70	146/83	155/94	150.5/88.5

💪 Today’s Systolic Change (1st number): +8.5
💪 Today’s Diastolic Change (2nd number): +3.5

Still under 140/90. That’s a win for me personally and my body as well.
So, no meds today. 💊 And honestly? I think my body’s starting to hold the line on its own. 💪

I almost broke the diet tonight though. Really wanted to. But I didn’t.
Tomorrow makes more sense. If I do it then, I can take my meds too and give my numbers a little push into even safer territory.

Holding back today wasn’t easy. But playing the long game demands more of me than just caving any ol’ time I feel like it.

🍬Blood Glucose

📅 Date	🍬 Glucose (mmol/L)
Blood Glucose Goal	4.2
23 Apr 2025 – Worst day	7.4
10 May 2025 – Day 1	6.4
10 June 25 – Month 1	4.6
10 July 2025 – Month 2	5.4
11 July 2025 – Week 9	4.8
18 July 2025 – Week 10	4.1
19 July 2025 – Day 70	3.8

6 Today’s Change: -0.3 mmol/L
🏆 Days in Normal Range (3.9–5.6 mmol/L): 46 out of 71

This is powerful. Ten days of my COMAD (Carnivore + One Meal A Day) with two NoMAD (No Meals A Day) fasts in the mix—and here we are. My blood sugar isn’t just “normal”—it’s healing—just below the normal range! My insulin resistance is backing down. And I’m rebuilding the future I want from the inside out.

💭 Reflection: Beyond the Numbers

Weight loss was never the real goal.

It was just the metric I could track easily while I worked on something deeper: becoming someone I respect—someone I’m proud to be.

Most people hit a little resistance and turn around. But growth means learning to stand firm in your own storm. It means choosing your path even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts.

Because pain is temporary.

Regret lasts a lifetime.

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🌅 Tomorrow’s Road

The map is simple now: stay consistent. Stay kind. Stay awake.

Not to the world—but to myself.

Because this isn’t just a health transformation. This is a resurrection. A rebuilding. A reclaiming of the life I still have left—and making sure it’s one worth living out loud.

🛑 Don’t just wish for change—walk through the discomfort until it welcomes you, and you it.

😊 See You Tomorrow, My Friend

Still aiming. Still showing up. Still grateful to be me.

Warmly,
Paul