It's now less than 6 days before I climb atop the scale to weigh in for The 17th Expedition: The Carnivore. I'm hoping for a 9.1% loss which would be the top mark for 2020, but I don't know if I have it in me since I've been losing weight since June. To put into perspective, it's been:

• The 13th: 8.3%
• The 14th: 4.5%
• The 15th: 4.6%
• The 16th: 2.9% - This would have been 1.2% if I hadn't started Carnivore for its last 9 days—yes, I lost more in 9 days than the prior 33. The weird thing is that, until The 17th came around, I worked the hardest in the gym during The 16th—I even made its playlist specifically for training!

At any rate, a 9.1% loss would be around 20 lbs for me, putting me at 217. I feel fantastic and notice visually my sudden, physical changes; I dropped out-of-nowhere into XL shirts. Crossing the 220 milemarker is huge as I've only done that twice since 2018 and those two points were followed by a LONG ride up the scale. Unlike those two instances, I don't feel deprived and more importantly, I still feel like I'm just getting started. Which...I am, in context of being an athlete. I'm an old hand at being a fat guy. I know what that's like. But, feeling this freedom of movement with all sorts of endurance...well, it's kinda cool.