Good news: Six months into a training program and I have to get rid of nearly all my clothes. Bad news: I hate shopping for clothes. 😂 PROGRESS! 💪🔥

Health, relationships, love, family, freedom - these are the real flex. Stack sats, but don’t let them stack you. #Bitcoin GM ☀️

Don't go to Tuscon in January, please. 😂 Sorry for getting excited with a stupid idea before talking to the family. My bad!

Finally had my $100k toast! I bought a bottle of 2012 Cristal Rosé during the last bull market, expecting to pop it then. We all know how that turned out. 😂 So it sat in a cool, dark place, waiting for the opportunity to be popped. I don't drink anymore, but $100k was a worthy milestone to celebrate with a few sips of overpriced but delicious champagne. It's not so much about the fiat value as it is a way to recognize how far we've all come on this incredible journey. I'm so grateful for all the opportunities Bitcoin has given me and my family. What a ride! 🙏🧡✌️

When you set out on your #Bitcoin journey, did you ever imagine you'd be so right in such a big way? Friends, family, and strangers all said you were making a mistake. That you were taking on too much risk. Putting too much faith into something new that would probably fail. Yet you persevered. You took the time to learn as much as you could. You dealt with the pains of price drops, months of sideways, company failures, government crackdowns. You refused to break. You earned this victory. ✌️ Enjoy these moments, friends. 🧡

There is no "I told you so." There is only, "I wish you listened." Grats to those of you who did. $100k is an incredible moment in #Bitcoin history, and I feel fortunate to be a part of this with all of you. 🧡✌️

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I'm done with the carnivore diet. 🐄 I defeated carb addiction, and boosted my testosterone with lifestyle changes, in 5 months. Long read: I'm currently 5 months into a cut, working on reducing body fat. Before that, I ate a carnivore diet for 5 years, paleo/keto since 2011. I agreed to add 60g of carbs pre-workout at the start of my cut, per my trainer. Also 1g protein/lb body weight, with fat for the remaining calories. Carb addiction is something I battled my entire life. Moderation was impossible for me - the cravings were the worst! Keto and carnivore diets can be lifesaving for people with this issue. That said, I still couldn't lose stubborn body fat, so I was willing to make changes. The cut was going great initially, but my energy levels dropped off a couple months in. I felt like a zombie. I knew at some point it could happen, and I know hormones are impacted by a cut. I had blood work done pre-cut, and my total testosterone was 575ng/dL. Normal for a mid-40s man, and I always felt great & healthy. No complaints! 10 weeks later: total T dropped to 205 ng/dL. 😲 My body was telling me something needed to change. For the first time in nearly 15 years, I switched to a high carb diet. I started eating 165g carbs per day, timed around pre & post workout meals. My weight skyrocketed ~10lbs, even with only 1885 calories/day. Most of that was likely water weight, but my workouts at the gym started progressing at crazy levels, likely because of increased muscle growth. Even so, it felt bad seeing that scale number shoot up when I'm trying to *lose* weight. I rolled with it, understanding that body recomposition can take many months. By the end of November I felt incredible. Energy through the roof, huge mood improvements, etc. The carbs were working! So I decided to get more blood work done. The results? Total testosterone jumped to 1005 ng/dL. Free testosterone 205.2 pg/mL. 🤯 This...WAS a surprise, to say the least. WOW! My long break from carbs helped overcome the addiction and cravings. For the first time I can moderate these foods with ease. This is the biggest win so far, and I've had a lot of W's recently. My perfect diet down the road (post-cut), will still be heavy on beef, but also foods like fruit & honey. Never processed garbage. It took a long time to fix this issue, but it's real growth to be able to have a healthy relationship with carbs. I still have a ways to reach my current goal, and lots of building to do after that, but I thought I'd share this interesting development. Can't say I expected my total T to drop 50%, and then nearly 5x within a few months, like it was the #Bitcoin price chart. 😂 (FYI: all blood work took place early AM in a fasting state)

I want to elaborate on the idea that Bitcoin holders "got lucky." I hear it every bull market, and I don't think the people saying it truly understand what it means to HODL. From the outside, it might look like we stumbled into the right thing at the right time and just coasted to where we are. But the truth is very different. When I got into bitcoin, most people either didn’t know what it was, or thought it was a joke. I worked in the industry for 5 years, until 2018, earning and spending in btc because I believed in its potential--not because it was easy. During that time, I lived through price crashes of 50%, 70%, even 90%. No one said I was lucky during those times. The ones who cared asked if I was going to be ok. 🧡 I’ve seen my net worth skyrocket one year & plummet the next, sometimes in weeks. I’ve endured extended bear markets where the price barely moved, and optimism was hard to come by. I’ve sat through YEARS of sideways markets, where it felt like progress was at a standstill, and doubt crept in constantly. To stay all-in through that takes more than luck. It takes conviction, because when the price is crashing, and everyone is saying bitcoin is dead, you have to believe in what you're doing enough to keep going. It takes resilience, because the psychological toll of watching everything you’ve built shrink overnight isn’t easy to bear. It takes patience, because nothing about bitcoin’s growth is smooth or predictable—it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Most importantly, it takes a deep understanding of why you're there in the first place. Being motivated by personal freedom, not fiat gains. Luck might help someone make a quick buck, but it doesn’t keep you invested during the dark days when it feels like the world is against you. Those years of volatility weren’t easy, but they’re also what gave me the perspective, discipline, and belief to stay the course. So, no—it wasn’t just luck. It was a choice, made again and again, through the highs and the lows. It's a choice bitcoiners continue to make each day. And when you look at the other options, you realize there is no better choice. Bitcoin is the best hope for our future. But sure, we got lucky. 🙄

My biggest takeaway seeing Bitcoin rise from $5 to ~$100k: People of the world want voluntary money. Government fiat is the past. A broken system backed by force and coercion. Bitcoin is the way forward, and more are realizing this every day. The future looks bright. 🌞

GM🌞 Still spending every day walking, working hard, and eating right. Yesterday I hit a new pull-up personal best with six in a row at the end of a workout. Not bad, considering I could barely do one at the start of summer. Keep grinding ✌️

My dad ran a diner for 35+ years, and my mom spent 30+ years working an administrative job at a hospital. I grew up middle class, a child of Greek immigrants. My dad retired 2015, my mom 2019. In 2013, I gave my mom some Bitcoin for money that I owed her. She said she'd hold. I made sure she would by keeping custody of it. 😂 They started DCAing small amounts of BTC in 2016 and never stopped. I have years worth of texts from my mom proudly proclaiming she bought the dip! The few sats they managed to save outperformed my mom's 401k by miles. Now they live where they always wanted to, and just built an extension on their modest home. They wanted more room for when their grandkids visit. 🧡 It couldn't have happened without Bitcoin. It feels good to know I was there for the people who took care of me.

"$85k #Bitcoin? You just got lucky!" Yeah, lucky we didn't listen to you.

To all the naysayers who insist voting to Free Ross is a waste of time since Trump won't ever do it - wanna bet? I'll donate 25M sats to @OpenSats if Trump wins and doesn't Free Ross. Anyone want to take the other side of this bet?

I understand why someone wouldn't want to vote. I haven't voted since Ron Paul ran in 2008. It's better to focus your time and energy on things you can change vs something like the federal government. I get it. We're led to believe that the current election is the most important time in history, and that we, as individuals, hold the power over how the nation will progress through the next 4 years. I don't necessarily buy all that. But I'm still going to show up and vote for Trump tomorrow. We have the opportunity to help free Ross Ulbricht. We have a candidate that is clearly pro-Bitcoin, not that #Bitcoin should need politicians to succeed. We even have the possibility of Ron Paul being a part of all this.🤞 I'll waste a few minutes of my day tomorrow doing what tiny bit I can to "help." Let's bring Ross home. #FreeRossDayOne

November marks 13 years since I began my #Bitcoin journey. I'm still amazed at how far we've come in such a short period of time! Pace yourself. Stay humble. Keep learning, especially from your mistakes. That's the best advice I can offer. Here's to the next 13 years. ✌️

We love to joke about being autistic bitcoiners, but this is a very real thing for some of us. Being a bitcoiner who has never read the white paper is an example of this. I love learning, especially on my own, but the hardest way for me to learn is through a technical piece of writing. It doesn't matter how "easy" it is for *you* to understand. It's never easy when you're actually autistic. And yet, I started to grasp bitcoin by early 2012, after a few months of using it. I tried reading the white paper a few times during those early months, but it didn't make sense. So I gave up and went back to using bitcoin, earning bitcoin, and talking about bitcoin. THAT made sense. The white paper is a very important part of bitcoin history, worthy of celebrating. I have it hanging on my wall. Maybe one day I'll read it. Probably not.

I still haven't read the #Bitcoin white paper. 😂

I've been working with a trainer since the end of June, with the goal of reducing body fat, and I've been doing exactly what he wants me to do. I've cut calories, introduced 60g of carbs pre-workout, and stick to a regular workout routine. I had plateaued on training myself a long ago, so I was willing to listen to a pro. Nothing to lose! For the first couple months the only carbs I ate were in the form of fruit & yogurt, pre-workout. As time went on I started feeling tired. My days were basically workout, walk 20k steps, eat my meals, and sleep. It felt like a full time job, and I constantly felt tired and irritable. It was frustrating after 5+ years of feeling fantastic on the carnivore diet while eating at a maintenance level. But hey, you're going to feel crappy on a cut! That's what I told myself. I was making great progress, but I realized I wasn't getting enough fat to sustain my energy levels. It's just not possible while cutting calories and eating *some* carbs. So I admitted it was time to up the carbs and further reduce my fat intake. I see this as a temporary thing, of course. The goal is to get my body fat down to the 10-12% range, and then build upon that. A couple weeks ago I added more carbs pre-workout, and introduced carbs after workout. There was a big adjustment period afterwards, with body weight going up from glycogen & water retention. But over time, I started feeling MUCH better. Daily tasks felt easier, working out felt really good. I could feel myself getting stronger. Today it's a huge difference. I'm currently eating 1895 calories per day, 160g of that as carbs, walking 20-25k steps per day (I like to walk!), and I feel fantastic. I've demonized carbs in the past, mostly due to my own addiction. Obesity plagued my life through my teens and twenties. Switching to low carb in my early 30s was exactly what I needed. With time I've developed incredible eating habits and strong willpower. What I've been learning about myself is that I'm completely in control of what I eat, and more importantly, how much I eat. Not once during this entire training journey have I had a cheat day or gone over on calories. Even on vacations! If you've ever struggled with eating, then you'll understand how powerful this is. All that said, I miss the carnivore diet. The simplicity of it. Eating fatty meats, butter, eggs, etc. A huge part of me wants to go back to carnivore at some point, but I can't really think about that yet. I still have goals to reach, and I'll continue to do what my body tells me is working. Right now, that means eating a lot of carbs!

Cool Q case!