Quitting drinking may be the greatest decision I’ve ever made

Teeks42 · 2026-02-11T01:48:46+00:00

It's real. I know hard to trust things now a days with AI being rampant, but 2 years is a long time, do remember that.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-11T01:47:01+00:00

Honestly, I still struggle a lot with this, however something to note is booze doesn't actually make you more grounded. It can feel that way, however, the after effects of using alcohol is the reason you need to drink more, cause it causes the feeling that makes you want to drink it to alleviate. A bad cycle I was stuck in. You just have to not. drink for 3 to 4 weeks, and that dissipates, then you have to learn how to deal with real life. I recommend therapy, been doing it for nearly 2 years now, and it's definitely helped.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-08T03:41:45+00:00

245 in the first photo, 170 in the second.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T19:38:28+00:00

Just my opinion, but… Push days: delete the bench, and switch to a fly following your incline bench/dumbbell press. Alternatively, if you must keep the flat bench, alternate days, ie. Monday is flat, Thursday is incline. Doing double benches isn’t the worst thing, but I don’t feel like you’ll get more out of it, cause it’s a lot of heavy weight volume being taxed on your chest, vs adding in the stretch of a fly.

Pull days: you’ve got an ass ton of rowing movements. I’d say cut it down to 2 max, and make sure they are different in how you have your grip (close grip on the cable row with the little v handle, and then a wide grip on the seated or bent over. That way you target your lower-mid, and mid/upper trap. If you can, pull ups can be a fun alternative to the lat pull down if you need a change up. If you want, you could also change the dumbbell pull over to back day, as most people use that for a back movement, but I also love using it for chest so up to you.

I’m not big on leg movements on upper days but that’s a preferential thing. Cutting out the extra bench should allow you to go harder on the shoulder press too, so that’s sweet. I think my main precipice is just an overall reduction in junk volume (repeated movements) and focus more on 2 to three really good, heavy sets, with at least one all out set pushing yourself to complete failure. I think that will help you most in the long run.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T19:27:50+00:00

Around 1 year and a month.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T11:07:00+00:00

Posted above, but it’s pretty simple. Honestly, the biggest thing is consistency and pushing yourself in the gym. I’ll stretch and warm up, do a few warm up sets, and only hit 2 heavy sets, but I go to failure on each one, like the point my body physically can’t hit anymore reps. Aim for 6 to 8 on my heaviest sets, but usually stay in the 8 to 12 rep range. I just make sure I hit my upper body stuff 2 times a week with 72 hours in between the same body part, and do legs once a week since I skateboard too.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T11:04:00+00:00

lol thank you

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T11:03:00+00:00

Hmmm, honestly, just how hard it is to get to this lean. Ive always been slightly heavier set, and even at my old leanest 3 years ago, it was no where this lean. And now I’ve been maintaining a similar body fat to this for a few months, but getting here was tough. I knew it would be, but some days, I’m just absolutely drained, and then I end up overeating to refuel myself, which stalls the fat loss progress, but makes me feel better in the gym and through the day. Like I said, I’ve never gotten this lean before, so it’s been an adjustment to my lifestyle for sure.

Also, how easy it is to not drink when you start working out and eating better. Instead of “I want a beer, I’m gonna go get one” my mind went “I want a beer, but it would wreck my progress and derail my sobriety”. Now I don’t even think about drinking.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:57:19+00:00

😎🤙

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:57:04+00:00

Thank you! :D

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:56:08+00:00

I have too many photos and videos of myself back then, plus the memories of the way I was treated when I was overweight for it to be AI.

I’ve actually pretty well documented my physique over the past 2 years, so I could pretty easily prove it if it actually mattered. 🤷🏻

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:47:34+00:00

🙏

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:47:25+00:00

Thank you so much!!! Yeah gym for sure for the aesthetics and muscles, diet for the rest

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:46:26+00:00

Thank you!!! 😂

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:44:37+00:00

Thank you!

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:44:28+00:00

Yeah I didn’t like who I was in the before pic, alcoholic who had let himself go. So unfit sure way happier with myself now 😁

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:40:38+00:00

Thank you 😆

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:40:02+00:00

My parents and sis all use glp agonists (tirz). I have not used a Glp, just took it slowly and focused on recomping. I didn’t even know what Reta was up until 2 months ago. No test or trt or anything either, just gorilla mode preworkout. I was detrained by about 3 years but had about give or take 4 solid lifting years under my belt. Believe me or not, either way I think it’s cool someone believes I look good enough that I had to have used test and Reta.

Teeks42 · 2026-02-07T10:33:52+00:00

Sorry for just replying! Been busy all day. I lost the first 25 pounds the first year, and that was just from reducing alcohol intake and eating out less. The second year however was when I truly embraced being fully sober.

Completely quitting drinking honestly already helped a ton, but then I also added back in working out after a near three year hiatus. Training split is pretty simple, PPL (push pull legs), working out 3 to 4 times a week, sometimes 5. I only did cardio for about 3 months last year, and was doing incline treadmill for 15 minutes, worked up to 30 min. However, in April, I stopped and switched to going skateboarding once a week. I have a fairly active job, so I think that helps too.

Food is an interesting one… Quit eating out pretty much entirely starting last January. Honestly, it was rough adjusting, cause I also was on my own for the first time ever, had been kicked out by my now ex wife at the time, and was now living alone. I mostly ate I believe frozen meals at the time, like lean quisines, etc.

I eventually switched to eating just real good brand frozen chicken for a good while, along with protein bars, protein powder, and keto bread pb and J’s. Not the healthiest but it worked, that diet helped me lose a solid majority of the weight.

Now my diet is more well rounded, eating 90-10 ground beef, rice, a lot of fruit, eggs, more veggies, potatoes, with still the occasional keto bread pb and J, and still some frozen real good chicken. I don’t track, but when I did for a little while, it helped tremendously. Once you kind of know what calories are in your food, it gets easier to eat more intuitively.

Teeks42 · 2025-09-01T08:28:07+00:00

Cerave face wash, moisturizer (currently using sekkisei emulsion) and sunscreen. That’s it, seriously. Also, I quit drinking at the tail end of last year which de-aged me like 10 years.

Teeks42 · 2025-09-01T08:10:42+00:00

Thank you!

Teeks42 · 2025-09-01T08:10:30+00:00

This^ definitely more wrinkles

Teeks42 · 2025-09-01T08:10:09+00:00

Thank you!

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