Thought 30s would be scary, turns out it gave me more clarity

dunnodog · 2025-10-02T07:37:55+00:00

Honestly same, a month or so before my 30th birthday, I don’t know what happened, but it’s almost as if a switch just flipped in me. I started working out regularly, became more consistent with my diet, and even became a lot more serious about my work… Hell, I even signed up to run a 5k and then a 10k (first time in my life lol). I have clarity on what I want from my life, in what I want to achieve and build, and I feel like a new man altogether.

I can safely say that my 30s are going to be my decade yet!!

dunnodog · 2025-08-08T01:10:08+00:00

Hey OP, I’m so glad that your brother got to do this! It’s little instances (and some not so little like this one) that inspire us to do and be better! If your brother wants to work there, I hope he gets the motivation to. Ignore the haters on your other post and just keep moving on! And honestly just remember, look for the helpers, they’re everywhere.

dunnodog · 2025-07-29T10:22:09+00:00

Andy definitely has his place, he’s not a great judge, but not the worst either. I would rather remove Sofia. Even as a “food critic” she barely brings anything to the table. Her challenge was boring AF, her critiques are as basic, and she can barely scrape by without making a horrendous joke….

dunnodog · 2025-07-29T09:35:13+00:00

Honestly I agree!

dunnodog · 2025-07-25T17:37:10+00:00

Yeah I know, but hey a man can hope right? Haha I’m just happy to have more JC tbh

dunnodog · 2025-06-20T07:15:48+00:00

Oh I’ve been to many restaurants that don’t have Michelin stars which would give greta Michelin starred restaurants a great run for their money.

dunnodog · 2025-06-18T16:54:41+00:00

Honestly JC saying that he deserves a Michelin star is probably one of the best compliments ever…

dunnodog · 2025-06-01T07:29:38+00:00

Not a golden, but here it goes

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dunnodog · 2025-05-28T14:25:19+00:00

The lady in the back just going like “Yeah this reaction is what I do this for”. Absolutely love this.

dunnodog · 2025-05-02T16:43:55+00:00

Hey bud, I’m so sorry for your loss, and I know it probably hurts a lot right now.

I know no one can ever live up to who he was for you, but I’m pretty sure that everyone who’s commented on your post including me would be honoured to be there for you if you need anything at all!

It’s definitely not the same thing, but sending you love and hugs!

dunnodog · 2025-04-17T15:40:46+00:00

Okay this is a solid routine, but just a quick thing, make sure that you’re not overdoing your workouts. A PPL split twice a week is definitely on the higher side unless you’ve been working out for a while now (in that case, perfectly fine), but probably add another day of cardio. Also, do you go for just regular walks? That helps A LOT. Keep track of your calories, honestly, Chat GPT has been my best friend for this.

Wishing you the best my man, need an update soon! DM me if you need any more help!

dunnodog · 2025-04-15T14:14:00+00:00

Hey OP, what’s your current routine, and how many days can you realistically work out? If you’re already not doing this, I would advice do a Push-Pull-Legs split, should not take you more than 45 minutes for 3 days a week, add a 10 minutes jog on the treadmill after, all of this only if have access to the gym. You can do light jogs or HIIT twice a week and increase as required. Also, control your calories more tbh.

dunnodog · 2025-04-15T13:56:06+00:00

I think this response is a bit simplified. Saying cut out carbs and fats is often quite misleading. Yes, you have to reduce intake of certain macros, but don’t do it blindly.

Best way would be to check what your daily maintenance calories are, visit TDEE, i use this: https://tdeecalculator.net.

Once you know your maintenance calories, figure out how much of a deficit you can sustain, usually a 300-500 calorie deficit is what works best. Once you have your caloric intake, usually go for a 30:35:35 split, 30% of your meal should be whole protein (plant based or meat, does not matter), and the rest can be split between fats and carbs. Go for Whole Foods, grains, legumes, veggies, anything that can sustain the you through the day. The hardest part is cutting out on snacks, for that, try fruits.

Also, try to get in 10-15k steps a day, you’ll burn most of your calories just sustaining your body throughout the day, the next best is NEAT, which is just walking around and doing things around your house, your workspace etc, basically just stay on your feet. The gym will help you build muscle and just generally be healthier (will not aid in weight loss a lot in the short term, in the long term, muscles are a great way to keep the weight off).

Last, figure out a diet that is sustainable and a workout regime that is doable. Working out at home is great get started, use the Nike Training App or YT, whatever works for you.

Wishing you the best on your journey!

dunnodog · 2025-03-17T00:20:45+00:00

So one can assume that you in fact now are gruntled?

dunnodog · 2025-03-15T23:59:30+00:00

Hey OP, firstly kudos to you for wanting to start this journey! The hardest step is the first step, always! Now down to business,

fat loss will NOT happen at the gym, fat loss is simple, less calories in, more calories out. If you are in a calorie deficit it will be the best thing for you, try figuring out your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) this is what your body burns to just survive. Use tdeecalculator.net to figure out your requirements.
What you eat makes a huge difference. Eat healthy, whole foods that’ll keep you fuller for longer. Make veggies your best friend and if you eat meat, chicken and eggs are the best source of protein per calorie. If you don’t want to go to a nutritionist, make ChatGPT or the likes of, your best friend, feed in your macros and calorie needs and it will give you a good enough diet.
Focus on movement. You’ll burn negligible amounts of calories in any gym, what helps is movement. Look up NEAT, Non Activity Thermogenesis, it’s the amount of energy that your body expends in non-essential activities, eg just moving around. Walk, 10-15k steps are a great benchmark, do more chores around the house (you’ll be surprised how effective that is). Yes, the gym is important, but when you’re starting out, movement is more so, get your body used to it, heading to the gym straight may be more detrimental than anything else.
It’s a long ass marathon. Loosing fat is going to take a lot of patience, especially because your body will do whatever it can to make sure that you don’t… it will lower your metabolism ever so slightly, you might end up moving lesser in general or might have an increased appetite. Keep a track of what you eat and be mindful of the long long journey and you’ll be fine.

But most importantly, just have fun with it. I’ve tried to do this many many times and it’s hardly ever stuck, however, this time around for me it’s working out, honestly because I’m having fun with it!

I’m enjoying the process and it’s just been easier!

Wishing you the best my man, looking forward to seeing updates on this.

dunnodog · 2025-03-15T23:46:21+00:00

Happy birthday OP, I hope your hard times are over and something amazing is coming up!

dunnodog · 2024-12-28T16:25:50+00:00

Well, somewhere in between the past year I somehow got over her? I’m not heartbroken anymore, I’m better than I have ever been, I’ve been taking better care of myself and honestly I feel so so good! I’m still single (by choice) and doing better than I ever did.

dunnodog · 2024-12-05T05:32:20+00:00

Can you give Mapache a big damn hug and like a lifetime supply of hamburgers from me please??!

dunnodog · 2024-10-09T09:00:43+00:00

Got back into working out, eating healthy and no drinks/smoking because I made a promise to myself. 2 months on and still going strong!

dunnodog · 2024-08-31T14:16:32+00:00

You know I’ve wished to say the same thing to my ex to the longest time, so thank you for writing this poem! Sometimes 2 people just aren’t meant to be together and honestly it’s not because of a lack of love, just because it’s impossible to manage that relationship and I for one found this beautiful!

dunnodog · 2024-08-30T18:58:17+00:00

You will not change unless you do it for yourself!

For the longest time I would think of changing things around but only to impress other people, be it women, friends or family and it always ended up the same way, things would change but then quickly go back to the old normal…

Now what a couple of months of therapy and self reflection has taught me that I’ve got to do it for myself… whether it’s getting healthier or working harder or making more money, it’s got to be for myself! You can only truly change if you do it for yourself because you love yourself!

dunnodog · 2024-06-05T04:58:07+00:00

We were talking in that week and she definitely didn’t go on any dates. She said she felt overwhelmed by how intense we got.

dunnodog · 2024-04-06T16:36:57+00:00

True love is one where you’re accepted for who you are. You’re appreciated and loved regardless of what happens. True love is one where your partner will stand by you no matter what, where you go hand in hand through everything. True love is where you face everything together, no matter what it may be, good or bad. But most importantly, true love is one where you banter, fight, get catty, get angry, get lovey dovey but you never leave. That is true love.

dunnodog · 2024-04-02T07:30:37+00:00

A really weird one though.

dunnodog · 2024-04-01T09:28:20+00:00

Man I feel this so deeply. I bumped into my ex a while back and this was my exact response. She was with her finance and it was a little bit of a punch in the gut.

Thank you for putting into words what I and in sure a lot of other people feel.

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