Woke up super early today (not purposely) — it just seems like this is my life lately. I went to bed motivated but woke up immediately regretting posting my day zero video. I knew I couldn't quit before hitting day 1...god knows I've done that before...

So to the scale I went. Day 0 I weighed in at about 199lbs in the afternoon, and I knew this morning I would be down from there as I didn't eat late last night and weighed in first thing after going to the bathroom. I weighed 195.9lbs...good starting point.

WeightSnap progress photo showing 195.9 lbs on February 26, 2026 — Day 1 of 100 Days to Abs challenge
195.9 lbs — Day 1 starting weight. Let's go.

Getting Back to the Gym

Started the day off with some black coffee with a gravy ladle of sugar (yeah I know...). I have a plan for the beginning of this challenge, and it's to stick to an extremely low fat diet, and eating max twice per day — and no I don't count my sugar coffee as a meal lol.

Sitting on my couch, I started feeling the laziness creeping in. Looking outside — snow on the ground, freezing temperatures...I literally had to force myself to the car, where I sat for a solid 10 minutes before actually putting it into drive and heading to the gym.

Back at the gym — Day 1 of 100 Days to Abs challenge
Back at it. Lost my fob, but the front desk guy remembered me. "Long time no see" — not this time.

It had been so long since I'd been to the gym that I actually lost my fob. Thankfully there was a front desk worker who seemed to have remembered me and asked how I was doing...you know that whole "long time no see" type of chat. I'm sure he thought I was gone for good. Not this time!

The Workout

The workout itself was terrible — 18 minutes according to my tracker. I've included a screenshot of the actual workout. I know it's not a lot, but one step at a time is what I need right now. Besides, this is a 100 day challenge, not a 1 day one.

Workout summary — 18 min, bicep curls, lateral raises, bench press, lat pulldown, cable crunch, push ups
18 minutes, 10,457 lbs total volume. Not much, but it's a start. 83rd workout all-time.

The Food

After the gym I came home and actually felt quite good with myself. Sometimes you just need a little bit of momentum (like a rolling stone). I knew the hard part of the day was going to be my food intake — it has been loads of take out lately unfortunately.

So I went with what I knew was going to work. A staple meal I had during my weight loss — chicken breast, a can of cream corn, and 2 large potatoes, mixed together in a bowl with ketchup and hot sauce. Looks disgusting, but it's actually quite satiating, and very low calories.

Low calorie chicken cream corn potato bowl with hot sauce — Day 1 cutting meal
The staple cutting bowl. Chicken, cream corn, potatoes, ketchup, hot sauce. Don't knock it till you try it.

Have I mentioned I'm actually already sore from the gym? I didn't go hard at all either — that just shows how detrained I am right now. I think I have some momentum though. As I'm writing this I'm already excited and planning out my gym session for tomorrow morning. It helps that I have the sauna to look forward to.

Anyway I'm rambling — check out the YouTube video below if you want a bit more information about the day and physique checks. Looking forward to tomorrow.