Weight-loss Setbacks Happen, So Learn From Them!
On March 2nd at 1:11 PM CST, I weighed 213.4 pounds. On March 5th at 6:30 AM CST, I weighed 220.1 pounds. On March 12th at 9:51 AM CST, I weighed 214.6 pounds. Weight loss isn’t a straight path. You…
3 Reasons I Lost 68 Pounds in 2019
This morning as I sat down to write this post, I did so armed with the lavish breakfast made possible when I’m not getting up at 5:30 AM to work. It was a veritable feast; kidney and cannellini bean chili…
Don’t Forget the Pains of Your Past Weight Lest You Are Forced to Re-Live Them
Human beings have a remarkable ability to overcome traumatic events. My wife is a fantastic exemplar of this power. The birth of our son was not an easy one. Her labor was most of a day and due to various…
Cooking is a Dish-Dirtying Elder-Beast but Washing Them is a Fantastic Way to Lose Weight!
The next time you find yourself elbow deep in the unending scrubfest required to keep ahead of a healthy kitchen, be sure to take a moment and give thanks for the gift you’ve just been given. No, seriously. The scalded…
Eating Healthy on a Budget Costs Time Instead of Money
Eating healthy is almost as daunting as it is expensive. Walk into any Whole Foods and cruise the aisles for a few minutes. It won’t be long until you fully appreciate the wry humor of their second name, ‘Whole Paycheck…
Plateauing is Still Progress!
You know the scene: It’s bleary o’clock in the morning. You’re standing over the scale yet again, exchanging glares with the same blasted number as yesterday. Another day of pain and sacrifice in the books, and it feels like you’ve…
Focus on the Little Things
My dad has a saying that sticks with me still all these years later: “Don’t sweat the little stuff, and in the end it’s all little stuff!” For the longest time, I was in agreement with him. Then I met…
Life at the Halfway Mark
My job gave me a shirt this week and it made me cry with happiness. The shirt itself is pretty blah and was not the source of my tears. No, it was the fact that when my boss called and…
Not All Progress is Measured in Pounds
I know Friday is usually a story post, but I’ve had an epiphany which I need to share. As I swim laps in the ten meter pool that my gym has built, I am constantly pushing myself. The pressure of…
Meatsuit Re-Root – One Foot After The Other
Today is not the day that I have started walking down my road towards good health and overall physical fitness. In fact, my journey has already turned the corner into month number two, and the results are showing. I am…