Oh look, another undeclared, unconstitutional act of war.
The US Constitution is a worthless piece of paper.
Americans are sick of war. You're welcome to go overseas and fight Iran if you think they should be attacked.
Just stop stealing our money to pay for it.
Then go over there and fight them, pussy. Stop stealing our money to pay for this bullshit.
I would rather make less money every year if it means paying less in taxes. That's how much I despise the military industrial complex.
I don't care if my actions have no impact on the state. I'm not contributing towards this shit.
The US has been intervening in the Middle East for decades, causing countless deaths and destruction.
There is no righteous reason for the US to attack Iran.
Fuck the state and fuck the dollar. Put your wealth into Bitcoin before it's too late.
Wanted to say thanks to everyone who came to Mandrik's Meatup III at Fogo in Vegas last week.
I also wanted to thank everyone who enjoyed my baklava. I haven't mentioned this anywhere else, or to anyone else, but the demand for my baklava is there. The product is obviously very good.
Is it time for me to start selling baklava again? I don't know.
I'm thinking about it, though. Maybe I do it during the winter holiday season. Open pre-orders for a limited time, bake all at once, and then ship orders at the same time.
I love baking. I hate handling all the website & shipping stuff. So that's where I am with all this. Sorry to ramble, but I wanted to get that off my brain.
You guys rock. It was a pleasure meeting so many of you in Vegas. I had a blast giving away a record 72lbs of baklava!🧡
I like just doing things. Then normie friends say "I wish I could do things," as they go back to their mediocre lives filled with zero challenges in life.
Main thing that separates us is fear. They fear change, but we welcome it.
Yo, we got a room for 200 at Fogo de Chao Monday at 6PM on the 26th in Vegas. It's going to be the ultimate pleb dinner.
We're gonna fill that fucker up.
I'm guessing you can still get in and get a spot at the table(s) if you show up in time *and* make a reservation, referencing Mandrik's Meatup. Need to do that through OpenTable.
No overpriced tickets, no guests of honor, no VIPs, no speeches or panels, no books to sign. None of that shit.
Just show up, hang out with plebs, and pay your bill.
Good luck! Hope you get one of those 200 spots. If you don't, just grab a chair from the dining room and make some room. 😂
Really excited to attend b++ in Austin next week. I'm especially pumped for my first time volunteering at a Bitcoin conference.
It's so much fun when you have things to do, plus you have an opportunity to meet a lot of great people.
I'll be bringing the baklava, of course. 😄
It's fixed no matter what.
I track every calorie in MyFitnessPal and I weigh everything I eat. I actually plan out my day the night before and stick to a meal schedule.
I used MyFitnessPal plus a food scale. Tracked everything. Still do!
The effort is worth it. I tracked every single calorie. That made a huge difference.
Aly stood in the shower with me for 90 minutes shaving my chest so we could see more ab definition. I hated every second of it, but in hindsight it's hilarious.
And thanks so much! 🙏
Had to shave so we could see what was going on under the rug.
My wife stood in the shower with me for nearly 90 minutes working on it. Hilarious experience. 😂
I hated doing it, but the irony is, seeing what I looked like without the chest hair is what really pushed my coach to wrap up the cut. Not even the DEXA scan convinced him as much!
🔥PROOF OF WORK🔥
June 25, 2024: 204.6 lbs, 25-28% BF
April 26, 2025: 161.2 lbs, 12.3% BF (April 3 DEXA scan)
800+ daily calorie deficit
4x workouts per week
6.1 million steps, 20k daily average
No gimmicks. No skipped gym days.
This is how I did it:👇
I started cutting June 25, 2024 with CoachFHM (Twitter handle) as my trainer, thanks to a referral from nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgrt8zt8l5vreng3m04r2xpyn8mms77qkqnqm72fe69p3lxd7ca20y8pse3m . The goal was to build muscle, but the fat had to go first.
Francis' plan was an aggressive 800+ daily calorie deficit for 6 months. I wanted to stick with the carnivore diet, and he wanted me to eat some yogurt and fruit pre-workout. I compromised and agreed to this macro plan:
2005 calories
60g carbs
205g protein
105g fat
A few months in, I ran into issues trying to stay carnivore while cutting. I went into greater detail here:
https://x.com/Mandrik/status/1864306324160315874
TL;DR - my body needed carbs. It was time for a change.
New daily macros:
1885 calories
185g protein
185g carbs
45g fat
Foods I introduced - sweet potatoes, rice (white & black), lots of fruits and vegetables, bread, and more dairy options.
Things were going well, but it was clear this was going to take longer than six months. I'd have run away if Francis told me 10 months, but I wanted to keep pushing after seeing so much progress.
I took Christmas week off, eating maintenance calories with a light workout schedule. It was a much needed break, but weight loss slowed down from there.
January was rough. I live in the northeast US. Cold, no sun, and eating less. Oh, and I was caffeine-free (still am), which makes cutting extra hard mode.
A perfect storm for losing my mind.
By the end of the month I was cracking, and Francis recognized what was going on. He said it was time for a break - eat maintenance level calories for all of February.
I literally wept with joy that first day. I can't believe the toll this cut was taking on me, and how incredible it felt eating a normal amount of calories.
That month changed me as a human being. I began to recognize I could do normal things, like go to a restaurant and even have a little taste of dessert. Enjoy life without overindulging.
Up until that point I had never experienced this. I never felt in control of my eating. I had to restrict myself from certain foods because I couldn't moderate them. That's why the carnivore diet was so good for me.
Not anymore.
I used this energy for one last push. The goal was always to get in that 10-12% body fat range. My weight dropped down into the high 160s, so I knew I was close. I scheduled a DEXA scan for early April. Results?
Total body fat: 12.3%
I could keep pushing. Try to work towards more ab definition as I worked closer to 10% BF. That sounds great, but I was mentally done. I was getting close to cracking again, spending the past few months waking up at 4AM every day. We agreed to end the cut on April 26 no matter what, so I hung in there.
Now here I am, having just crawled across the finish line. Could I have done better? Of course. I still see body fat around my midsection that would have been nice to lose.
I will always be one of those people who needs to be reminded by others of my accomplishments. I focus on what still needs done vs what I worked so hard to do.
So today I take a step back, and recognize that I've accomplished something that I never in my life thought possible. I spent the past 10 months undoing decades of bad eating decisions.
It's ok to feel great about that. I did it!🔥
So I'm going to celebrate this W. Spend a few weeks going to the gym, eating maintenance level calories. Recovering from this incredible and awful experience.
Then it's on to phase 2:
We build. 🏋️♂️
I need to thank a few people:
My wife Aly: We know how absolutely miserable I've been these past few months, and you've done nothing but support me. I literally couldn't have done this without you.
I love you, thank you, and I'm sorry. 😂🧡
My trainer Francis : Brother, your no bullshit approach to diet and training is exactly what I needed in my life. Thank you for your guidance, and for keeping me on track. I can't wait to turn my after picture into the next before picture! 💪
If you're looking for a trainer you should get in touch with Francis right now. Don't wait another day. He's CoachFHM on Twitter. DM him!
To nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgrt8zt8l5vreng3m04r2xpyn8mms77qkqnqm72fe69p3lxd7ca20y8pse3m : I was so frustrated with my inability to hit my goals when I reached out to you last summer. I came to you for help, and you put me on the path. You kept me on that path this entire time, and I'm grateful for that. 🙏
🔥PROOF OF WORK🔥
June 25, 2024: 204.6 lbs, 25-28% BF
April 26, 2025: 161.2 lbs, 12.3% BF (April 3 DEXA scan)
800+ daily calorie deficit
4x workouts per week
6.1 million steps, 20k daily average
No gimmicks. No skipped gym days.
This is how I did it:👇
I started cutting June 25, 2024 with CoachFHM (Twitter handle) as my trainer, thanks to a referral from nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgrt8zt8l5vreng3m04r2xpyn8mms77qkqnqm72fe69p3lxd7ca20y8pse3m . The goal was to build muscle, but the fat had to go first.
Francis' plan was an aggressive 800+ daily calorie deficit for 6 months. I wanted to stick with the carnivore diet, and he wanted me to eat some yogurt and fruit pre-workout. I compromised and agreed to this macro plan:
2005 calories
60g carbs
205g protein
105g fat
A few months in, I ran into issues trying to stay carnivore while cutting. I went into greater detail here:
https://x.com/Mandrik/status/1864306324160315874
TL;DR - my body needed carbs. It was time for a change.
New daily macros:
1885 calories
185g protein
185g carbs
45g fat
Foods I introduced - sweet potatoes, rice (white & black), lots of fruits and vegetables, bread, and more dairy options.
Things were going well, but it was clear this was going to take longer than six months. I'd have run away if Francis told me 10 months, but I wanted to keep pushing after seeing so much progress.
I took Christmas week off, eating maintenance calories with a light workout schedule. It was a much needed break, but weight loss slowed down from there.
January was rough. I live in the northeast US. Cold, no sun, and eating less. Oh, and I was caffeine-free (still am), which makes cutting extra hard mode.
A perfect storm for losing my mind.
By the end of the month I was cracking, and Francis recognized what was going on. He said it was time for a break - eat maintenance level calories for all of February.
I literally wept with joy that first day. I can't believe the toll this cut was taking on me, and how incredible it felt eating a normal amount of calories.
That month changed me as a human being. I began to recognize I could do normal things, like go to a restaurant and even have a little taste of dessert. Enjoy life without overindulging.
Up until that point I had never experienced this. I never felt in control of my eating. I had to restrict myself from certain foods because I couldn't moderate them. That's why the carnivore diet was so good for me.
Not anymore.
I used this energy for one last push. The goal was always to get in that 10-12% body fat range. My weight dropped down into the high 160s, so I knew I was close. I scheduled a DEXA scan for early April. Results?
Total body fat: 12.3%
I could keep pushing. Try to work towards more ab definition as I worked closer to 10% BF. That sounds great, but I was mentally done. I was getting close to cracking again, spending the past few months waking up at 4AM every day. We agreed to end the cut on April 26 no matter what, so I hung in there.
Now here I am, having just crawled across the finish line. Could I have done better? Of course. I still see body fat around my midsection that would have been nice to lose.
I will always be one of those people who needs to be reminded by others of my accomplishments. I focus on what still needs done vs what I worked so hard to do.
So today I take a step back, and recognize that I've accomplished something that I never in my life thought possible. I spent the past 10 months undoing decades of bad eating decisions.
It's ok to feel great about that. I did it!🔥
So I'm going to celebrate this W. Spend a few weeks going to the gym, eating maintenance level calories. Recovering from this incredible and awful experience.
Then it's on to phase 2:
We build. 🏋️♂️