I've got a couple milsims (for those not current with extremely nerdy niche hobbies, it's basically an elaborate airsoft game with a strict dress code for nerds. The most well known company that puts on these events is called Milsim West) coming up during fall/winter that I want to be in great shape for. I'm down to crunch time to hit my weight loss goals, and as such I've decided on a relatively extreme diet.

I'm in pretty good cardio shape, but I could afford to lose at *least* ten (probably more like 20) pounds.

In my various internet meanderings, I've come across an individual a few times that has developed a infamously memed on diet that combines vigorous exercise, a strict and low calorie diet, TRT, and thousands of dollars in various supplements.

If hyperbolic journalism is to be believed, this man spends 2 million per year in the pursuit of youth. He's gone from looking like a pretty unremarkable person his age to something a lot creepier (it looks like he might've treated his entire face with electrolysis) and also what the hell is he wearing:

Anyway, the man has spent lots of money on trying to find an optimal blend of nutrients and lifestyle choices to slow aging (however pseudoscientific and unproven his methods) and I'm planning to implement the Ali Express version of his diet as I found it presented via this supplement advertisement thinly disguised as an article from some (wince) podcaster. Just to illustrate that I understand the absurdity of the situation, I am literally basing my diet around a podcaster's impression of a hardcore diet with dubious reputation (price is 333/month, and the price of the supplements is around 1k/month) and then changing stuff wherever I feel like it.

The basic three recipes look like the following:

This is a singularly unappealing drink. I already had creatine around the house from when I was last working out seriously. I don't really know what chlorella, collagen peptides, cocoa flavanols, or ceylon cinnamon are. I'm likely going to replace this with coffee or tea with a small amount of creatine in it, as this is allegedly capable of boosting cognitive *and* athletic performance. If I end up sticking with this diet at all, I might end up taking this portion a bit more seriously.

My local store didn't have Black Lentils (which are of course the most expensive kind) and so I just ended up using 'French' lentils. Never heard of them, but they were the most black-ish available and so I went with them. I more or less kept everything on this list, except for the garlic I used minced distributed throughout the lentils and veggies, and I used lime juice from concentrate as limes are kind of expensive. I didn't want chocolate in my veggies either, as it sounds really nasty. I replaced broccoli with stir fried kale on a couple days as well for a modicum of variety.

I've put on 5-10 pounds of muscle in the last year, and I'm pretty sure this doesn't have nearly enough protein for maintenance and since I am not planning to go on TRT I'm going to add Anthony's pea protein, 2 eggs, and allow myself to have a can of sardines as well (or tilapia).

I also took the liberty of adding Turmeric to the mix, and cooked the eggs with curry powder. Source: my dad says it's good for you? And it was already in my spice rack so might as well throw it in the pile.

I didn't meal prep the nutty pudding, but we don't have macadamia nut milk so i used almond. I don't have sunflower lecithin either, but I do have all of the rest of the ingredients. Also going to use regular cinnamon because I CBA to buy fancy cinnamon

Somewhat perversely, I look forward to getting started. My taste test of the lentils is that even with copious amounts of pepper and garlic, it's bland. I think getting unused to the mountain of additives and added salt in our food supply will take me some time.

Diet Day 1 weight: 180.2