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Ever since I was a kid, I’ve enjoyed the natural beauty and splendor of America’s National Monuments. As an adult, unfortunately, I have a fraction of the energy that I had back then. I’m also not big on long walks due to my weight. Thankfully, there are still a few National Monuments out there that …
I’ve always been a big sports guy (as in, I’m a fat guy that likes to watch sports…) I’m willing to watch just about any sporting event on TV and I often use it as background noise while I write. Since it’s April, I’ve just marked my calendar to tune into both the Boston Marathon …
Obesity can lead to many problems, most of which have recently become manageable thanks to advances in technology and social acceptance. To tackle any issue that plus-size individuals face, we have to uncover the underlying problem I have a good friend whose neck is a veritable skin tag forest. His excessive weight causes him a …
I’ve always been a fan of opera. One of my all-time favorite singers is the late, great Luciano Pavarotti. His version of “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot is one of my all-time favorite musical performances. He was also not a small man, reportedly weighing between 300 and 400 pounds for most of his adult life. If …
If you’re anything like me, you probably scoff at the “lifespan of a couch” being 7-12 years. In fact, the idea that a couch has a lifespan at all was a bit of a foreign concept until recently. Hopefully, however, you’re not like I and your family had more than one couch the whole time …
*This article is an opinion-based piece full of my own ideas. You should talk to your doctor about your health. For many years I swung between a burning desire to lose weight and an indifference to my weight as I focused on other things. However, even during the times when I wasn’t focused on my …
I never do anything small. It drives my wife nuts. If I’m dieting, you better believe I’m doing a 48-hour fast. But if I’m not dieting? You better get to Papa John’s before I do or you’re not getting anything. Moderation just doesn’t work for me. So when I decided to get back into running …
“You are not your body…” said every health coach ever. I disagree. In fact, if I could, I would punch them in the face. O at least, verbally….with patience and kindness. Why? Because they’re wrong. Or, at least, they’re telling a harmful half-truth. For years, millions of women and women have been told that they …
One of the ways that I know I’m getting older is that I’m falling behind on slang terms. It seems like I woke up one day and all of a sudden, everyone was using the word “thick” to describe people of a certain size. When I was a kid, things were simpler. You had “fat” …
Throughout my life, my weight has always fluctuated. In the summer of 2012, I lost 50 pounds through diet and exercise. In the winter of 2012, I gained 55 pounds because I realized that I like eating and don’t like working out. People who have known me for a long time remember that summer of …