Final Log Update of 2025
A special thank you to EVO
I'm at a loss for words at having found EVO and how it has enriched my life but I will try and see how it all comes out now. When I joined I had been solo in my fitness journey most of my life. I lost 80lbs alone after getting sober, regained what I know now was fluff weight alone using the wrong diet and PED's, then lost the fluff and landed at 190lbs all alone. This is no longer the case. Today with EVO I am 205lbs at 13% BF. There is so much more to it than the physical success however, and the reflection in the mirror goes beyond physical.
I've been lurking here since 2023 when I joined and I thank God I got injured in June 2025 because that prompted me to finally start a log here and I never expected what happened here to happen.
I have found a community of likeminded men and women who are passionate about everything I am. I've found men and women here who enjoy camaraderie, diet analysis and macro breakdown, training technicalities, supplement solutions and healing, and of course everything PED's and Peptides. Most of all I have found a brotherhood again which I lost when I was medically retired with debilitating Operator Syndrome from both the military and the police force.
I threw caution to the wind and gave my heart and soul of honesty in this log including my personal stories, both tragedy and triumph and I was met with open arms by every member who ever replied to me. I am eternally grateful and am now healthier and stronger both physically and spiritually.
In June I thought I was alone on EVO in my fitness journey and passion, and expected a couple "keep it up" replies but I got so much more than that. A world of 'so much more' I never expected. Now, I find myself as an Elite Moderator combing through 100's of logs a week helping others and providing the same service I received when I needed help. I was graciously invited onto the amazing EVO podcast not once, but twice and was made to feel like family, and a friend by both
@stevesmi and
@Mobster. I've laughed out loud so often at the computer I've woken up the dogs (and HarleyGirl too as she lay asleep on the couch - HarleyGirl being the name I've given when referring to my spouse). I've been so upset sometimes I've prayed for some members and their families when they've opened up that times were tough. I've even made a very good friend in Australia whom I speak to every day several times a day and am sponsoring him in his recovery from alcoholism
@3xCharm who celebrated 3 weeks of sobriety yesterday. Also, a special thank you to those of you who felt comfortable enough to ask me for guidance; helping you has helped me learn that the more I know the more I need to learn and it is an exciting challenge I welcome.
This, including my improved mental, spiritual, and physical health, is ALL because of EVO today. EVO has made me a kinder more patient person in real life and helped me give better advice to those who approach me with any type of issue. EVO has improved my own self esteem and even helped me reclaim some emotions that Operator Syndrome has stolen from me. I no longer suffer from experiencing only 'love' or 'anger'.
This, my first log on EVO, was more than a log... it was life laid out for others and with others and shared mutually with others who shared their lives back to me. It was a turning point and a newfound mission of service to others for me that I want to hang on to.
Thanks to EVO I went from feeling like fat, to so-so in the mirror, to something I'm starting to like nitpicking about the fine details and that to me is a victory despite knowing I'll never be satisfied. Thank you EVO and thank to you all of you who were with me in 2025.
I also in good conscience could not sign off this log without a special thank you to
@LevButlerov who has been with me the whole way, be it in DM's, on my log, and even personally checking in with me as a brother and friend. Thank you Lev for everything!
I can't wait to start my 2026 log and have spent most of December dialing everything in to ring in the New Year.
God bless all of you! 2026 is going to be the best year for EVO I can feel it already!
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