 Hey, hey, hey all so hey, I'm sitting here shirtless by wondering why Truth is is I'm going to start my challenge today And this is a cool representation of where I'm starting from so in September and October I got literally in the best shape of my 40s and then I had a major reconstruction shoulder in shoulder surgery in November and basically my whole body sort like this I had an autoimmune reaction my body just like Just I lost it but check this out. So here I'll start with this one. So back in February of 2021 I had this shoulder done. So basically what they did is they cut this open and it's called the Mumford procedure They took out a burst of sac they cut off the clavicle about a centimeter shave off all the bone spurs And then they got to clean up all the joint. They got to clean up the rotator cuff all the tears in there They cleaned it up. So I recovered from that. It took me about nine months I got back into shape sort of getting fit, but my other shoulder. Yes, Dustin's naked. Thanks. Thanks, Lola I'm not completely naked. I got a hat on I'm not completely naked. I got a hat on that's a way better title by the way So I had them getting COVID in on August my my surgery for my shoulder was supposed to be in September So I got all the way pushed back to November. So I had my right shoulder done They get into my right shoulder and true story. We didn't know what we were gonna see like they knew it wasn't good We just didn't know how bad ironically my left shoulder's one's been giving more problems in my right So we didn't know what we got in there They got in there and they basically did more stuff in the search for speed hour and a half It was three and a half hours long They cut off this again They took a centimeter of my my clavicle and they just cut it off because there's so much bones first pushing now They took out the burst of sac, but then they had to detach my bicep So if you look here, so I had a bicep detached Which I didn't we didn't I didn't expect that to happen So the bicep interdigitates. Yes, I just said the word interdigitates. This is why I'm doing the challenge by the way So it interdigitates with the labrum of your my rotator cuff And it was literally the bicep tendon was ripping my labor and all a labrum off So they had to cut the bicep tended off. It wasn't actually that bad. It's just that the labrum can heal So then they reattached my bicep underneath my pack and they did drill six more or four more holes Excuse me four more holes and then restructure my shoulder. They had to take off all like I Bones furs and calcifications inside my ligaments and they had to cut all that out So about three four weeks after surgery my whole immune system just went on haywire And I couldn't you couldn't even touch my skin. It hurt like hurt so bad. It was crazy. So I was in and out of the hospital So I'm back. I feel awesome. I just had my PT this morning. They said I can go back to the gym and start doing like workouts. So this is me being surgery cut up completely One surgery to surgery if you ask why I had these surgeries is because I had a lot of fun in my youth I did a lot of crazy things. I played college football high school football Marine Corps PT jumped out of airplanes jumped off a cliff jumps out of everything Swam through the ocean in the middle of the night Carried a rucksack that carry that in a way to 180 pounds 160 pounds 140 pounds day in day out slept on the ground I threw a ball. I used to throw a ball pretty far like 70 65 70 yards by the time I had surgery I could maybe throw a ball five yards. I literally lost the ability to play with my kids So this surgery to me is like a newfound chance to get my my youth back a little bit With the knowledge that I have I get my health back So I start my core for today if you join in me in the core for if you're doing the core for right now down below Put down core for If you're doing any kind of New Year's challenge, we call it better you in 22 put it down I might even shave my chest again. I shaved it in September I got super buff in September right before my surgery because my shoulder was gonna get surgery anyway So I just literally went to town on it and got as strong as I could prior to surgery Just get my body prepped up Steve's in Steve's in Alicia's in core for I love this is good. So I Started working out today. I started eating so four times a week I'm gonna eat really clean for Four days a week clean low carb high quality meals the other three days. I'm gonna prioritize protein So I'm gonna still shoot for 150 grams of protein a day. I'm drinking my ketones every day I'm gonna be doing two a day plus one before bed. So I'm ramping my ketones up. I I'm gonna be I'm doing my duplex. I'm doing I'm doing everything signal s mighta plex I'll be also doing this. I'll be doing a 24 fast every week for four weeks. I will be working out four times I'll be sharing this on social media. I may not always go without my shirt on I typically I'm kind of a guy that been buff most mile most my adult life So maybe and on here not feeling buff. It makes me kind of it's it's pretty shabby I can't flex my arm yet. So let me see if I can try here I'm gonna try to and we want to see me try to flex so my bicep got reattached So it's really weird because it just doesn't feel like like there yet. I haven't my PT just started today We started doing like four pounds on my bicep. So that's me. That's me flexing right now So I don't have the ability to like pop my muscle up yet. So it's kind of weird So by in four weeks, I want to pop my muscle up. I'm gonna get my shoulders. They're gonna be more delta defined I'm like I said, I may shave my chest. I'm excited. I may need a tan. Why not? I'll be going to Florida So I'm gonna have to tan up a little bit. But today is my kickoff day This is my transparency a lot of people are doing let me ask you this question if you're doing core for Are you doing a new year's challenge? What are you doing? Like what's your goal? I like what's your what do you what do you what's your goal with it? Most people that I work with we work people all over the world like literally I have dots. I have little pins I'll do it live on that another day, but on my board up here of all the people we work with So I've pins all over the world of places that we help most people do fat loss for me. It's not about fat loss It's really about fitness. It's about getting my muscle back my strength back and and hopefully in four weeks I'll be able to throw a football so I'm gonna try that's my goal four-week go up the PT and the doctor allows me to I want to throw a football. I watched Brett Farr. They just cut his bicep off He's got ripped off they cut it off and he just got playing for me It was different because they had a detach mine. It hadn't tore off And so they were able to reattach it so which is cool It's more of an aesthetic thing. I could have functioned without it But I really I want to be able to throw with my kids and I want to throw well with my kids I don't want to just have to let that go Michael's gonna drop 10 pounds by Jai Michael. How far close you down to the 10 pounds? But if you're on Instagram right now or if you're following the keto pro on Facebook all you have to do if you want to check out What I what we're doing just put better in the chat just type in better Or if you're watching the replay type in better, you can also type in 22 if you're on my personal page You're on YouTube. It won't work But if you if you're on Instagram or tick-tock we love you and tick-tock, but it won't work there either guys Tick-tock I love tick-tock But if you really want to talk you have to go to Instagram you have to go to Instagram most tick-tockers don't like Facebook anymore It's kind of funny. I'm actually starting to follow up with Facebook again for whatever reasons, but It's about changing our lives, right and every time I look at this picture Every time I look at this picture, this is the reason why I do what I do This is the reason why I try to stay healthy Or we just got back from a ski ski vacation and I couldn't ski right I couldn't go snowboarding with my with my kids because I was injured I was beat up, you know, and if you're a former athlete like like myself I competed pretty pretty aggressively not as high level as I'd like to like as I dreamt to but I did compete at a pretty high level and I pushed my body really far as a military guy I'm a veteran and you know at the end of the day you you hit an agent You just want to spend more time quality time with your family and loved ones So I got one more major surgery Before I think I can take a break for a few years before the the the other ones have to come But I'm gonna try to put it off for 2022. I'm gonna try to delay that surgery till 2023. We'll see But I want to go snowboarding this year as another hopefully by the end of the season I want to go snowboarding but the reason why we get healthy is a so we can live the life We want to live do the things we want to do and ultimately Just be with the people we want to be with and if your body's broken down You're overweight. You're struggling with your health. Your your your body doesn't work, right? You got to do something about it and there's an answer out there for everybody. We all have challenges You all before my surgery. I like I couldn't wash my hair I've been I spent many years not gonna wash my hair. I've been on crutches for over two years of my life Just put in perspective. I know my stepdad didn't have a leg So I got I was raised in a world of he didn't have a leg and two fingers So I was raised in a world where that like not having some things doesn't stop you from going after what you have So if you're sitting there right now Struggling with your health struggling with maybe a physical element struggling with extra weight on your body You can change it you can do something about it The the challenges are you committing consistently to the change and guess what there might not be a perfect answer? You know not many people have had the same surgeries on bilateral on both sides before So I'll figure it out if you just have a goal and you keep moving towards it You'll figure it out. So that's why I'm doing it me without a shirt on in 30 in 20 24 days is that 28 days for a peg on peg how many how many how many days in four weeks four weeks? How many days in four weeks so in 28 days, I'm gonna shoot this again. I'll be more buff more defined stronger My my strength is getting back. I was able to lift five pounds kind of part way over my head today That's pretty big for me. I still got to work on the bicep thing I just I can't flex my bicep yet. I just it's not that I can't I can't work It just doesn't want to work if that makes sense So it's game on y'all Have an unbelievable night and if you want to change your life if you're watching the replay if you're on Instagram or on my My keto pro page on Facebook just put better down below and come check out what we're doing Let's go join. Let's go change our lives. Let's go change other people's lives There's people out there right now that need a team or need a support to be a part of and that's why we do What we do and the way we do it is to help people live a better life, but also inspire people You know, we're all we're all we're all going through a different journey in a different way And sometimes social media makes it look like we're all perfect or we have these good things in our life And we don't have struggles, but I promise you we all have things that we're going through a challenge with and We can all change them we can you have you have a choice every day You get a choice to make it to make a new new choice for a new tomorrow Just matters like what do you want? Who do you want to follow? And what do you what do you see in your future and don't stop until it's done? Alicia's gonna take her business to the next level Alicia's actually been crushing it Alicia. How many times have you hit multiplier in a row? She's been absolutely carrying up our multiplier. We have a really cool business It's probably one of the neatest things I've ever got to learn is you get to help people you get to get healthier You get to live a better life you get to be around leadership mentorship and guidance And financially you can make as much or as little money as you want. It's kind of freaking cool Never seen anything like Alicia's hits multiplier six months six months in a row, which is really cool That's a nice little payday for going for seven. I actually Alicia as I was on the live my multiplier just hit I don't know who bought somebody just bought but I just hit multiplier So it's cool that you know a lot people have financial goals For 2022 I do also. I have pretty big financial goals. I just got back even when I hear one of my financial goals You're like, who is this guy? My Instagrammers are like, I do I have to listen to this guy talk What's up YouTube? I'll tell you one of my financial goals. I was I was coming back from Tahoe And if you get to know me, I'm not a big dreamer. I've had to read like reprogram myself to dream I gave up on a lot of my dreams. I had big dreams I'd like really big dreams when I was a kid and I'm not super money motivated. And so I Have to challenge myself to like how do I help and impact more lives? What can motivate me? So we're driving back and we had a great time in Tahoe It's a four and a half hour drive, which isn't bad and I'm sitting there thinking like wow You know, I think I could do this and this is my new goal. I don't know I haven't I've been put it to find time on it. But my new goal financially is to get a helicopter I've been wanting one for a while now. I don't care if I own the helicopter I just want to have access to a helicopter But I want a helicopter to Tahoe and helicopter in San Francisco Instead of driving because it's like I could go for the weekend We could chop her in on Friday night ski Saturday Sunday chop her back Sunday night And it's like literally two days faster for us than when you get the whole kids in and get them in the car In and out. It just takes a lot of time. So and then you go to dinner in the city It's like if you want to go to a nice restaurant in San Francisco It's like just put a chopper to take a chopper might the airport from our house Jumping a chopper chopper down into the city land on one of the buildings go down have dinner and come back home And so that's my new financial one of my financial goals is a chopper either access to I have to get my chopper's license I'll do it but it get access to a chopper or get a hopefully there or like a Chopper pass or something like that. So that's my what's up Janet If you guys are just joining me to I just was showing off my scars. This is one of them So this is my recent surgery. It's a Mumford procedure. This is the second one They cut off half my client on half of it a centimeter of my clavicle And they had to drill four holes three holes on this side And then there's four holes on this side the slit and then they they had to cut my bicep tendon to reattach it So that was the surgeries. I just went through I'm eight weeks out of surgery getting back to the gym Inspired by Janet brought up who's working her butt off working out Yeah, I hope I to see you in Nashville or hope I see you in Kentucky Nashville y'all if you guys want to like change your life forever And you want to be around really powerful people and dream big come to Nashville We have an event Nashville that we're doing it's gonna be absolutely epic and I have two huge surprises that are coming It's gonna be super super super super super cool. I'm very very excited about but Challenge starts today four weeks on track of everything and stay tuned. We're gonna be we're gonna be tracking this whole thing out It's gonna be absolutely epic. So with that said I'm out of here. Cheers