I cut out carbs and started hiking but I didn't cut out all of my "vices." Caffeine and the occasional shot of liquor, sex, video games. Way too much YouTube, the most pernicious of all.
Watching the weight go down on the scale also helped form a positive feedback loop.
We've got the University of Michigan here in Ann Arbor, Michigan State University is in Lansing. Very distinct and unique names /s
But yeah, checks out. Very much an affluent "middle class" city. The genocide in Gaza has stirred militancy in the student population here and in the surrounding area, Biden is not popular.