So… what started as a simple trip turned into a full-blown 7,000-mile odyssey of chaos, corporate betrayal, laughter, concrete floors, dodgy food, burnt skin, and mosquito bites the size of grapes. Went to see my YouTube coach in Austin Texas, and all seemed good in the world, a new city for me and warm sunshine in the last weeks of October, unheard of in England. ✈️ Austin, Texas — The Warm-Up When I finally landed in Austin, I was excited, tired and awake when the whole city slept, half-zombie. But boy what a city! Austin’s got this brilliant energy, live music on every corner, barbecue that smells like heaven, and people who actually smile at you (madness, I know). It’s not at all like the UK, it's louder, it's hotter, it's beautifully strange, even the homeless group I found under a bridge loved to listen to me and offered me some kind of broth, all that and with better brisket what was not to love. My 1-2-1 coaching with Vendy went so much better than expected too. It was the perfect warm-up for what was to come: Cancun. And that’s where everything changed. ✈️ Dallas, Texas — The Betrayal I left the calm, picture-perfect hills of the Cotswolds, where even the sheep look relaxed, to head off on what I thought would be a smooth little getaway. How naïve of me. Somewhere between Austin and Cancun, the travel gods decided to have a laugh and made Dallas happen. My “short” transfer flight via Dallas turned into a 24-hour survival challenge on the hard concrete floor of the airport, rude, and noisy municipal workers, a pick pocket who thought I was asleep, ejected from the airport with no boarding pass or signal by a dickhead security guard, and with limited fucks given by American Airlines (now forever known as Wankers). No bed. No blanket. No dignity. No food. No luggage. Closed Bathrooms. 3 hour long queues, and the last stale cheese sandwich that tasted like regret. The food? Awful. The airline? American Airlines — Awful never again! The experience? Character-building… apparently.

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Hi everyone, I'm Shadi from Jordan. I’m excited to join this community and be part of a group that’s focused on making real changes. The last time I got on scale I was 104kgs and I was like "Ok, this is serious and it's time to take control of my health again". I've managed to lose weight before and weighted 84kgs back then but that was 2 years ago, I was on a low-carb diet but it was exhausting and I suffered from fatigue and keto-flu like symptoms, maybe because my nutritionist asked me to avoid sault. Anyway that exhaustion drove me to quit dieting for a while. My main exercise back then was cycling on zwift (which I still pay for without cycling) I got on a carb cycling diet and it seemed like cheating haha, I mean there were days when I ate more than I usually do, my coach was an amazing guy but I honestly couldn't commit. My main goal is to lose the extra weight, get in shape and learn from you guys healthy habits, how to build them and be committed. Yes, to be mentioned, discipline isn't my strong suit, and thats why I gain weight back. I joined this community because I believe surrounding myself with supportive people will keep me motivated. Looking forward to learning from all of you, sharing my wins and struggles, and supporting each other on this journey.

Checking in with the group, Hey all! I am happy to tell you as of this morning's weight in, I'm officially 185 lbs!