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Build Muscle In Four Agonizing Months!
So after a few more serious posts lately, I decided to have a bit of fun with today’s post. All of us who have been chasing the dream of weight loss for years have tried many, MANY different methods....
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229, and some random ramblings
This morning was my weigh-in, and at 229, I am through the 230s. When you’re working to lose as much weight as I am, those markers make a big difference. I’m planning on celebrating another ten pounds...
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Exercise, Or How To Make A Fat Man Cry
I’ve been told there’s no shame in being trapped beneath a 45 pound weight bar. Of course, the person telling me this was gasping it out between guffaws, so… I have a bad habit when it comes to...
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As The Lights Fall
I was 15 years old when my father came into the room and told us that we were going out as a family. Like any teenager, I greeted this news with all of the enthusiasm that I would bring to a rectal...
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228, or How I Met Batman
Yesterday morning I walked into a room full of strangers and was greeted like an old friend. There are only a few times that this has happened to me before. The first was at a bar in Pearl Harbor, but...
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Excuses, excuses.
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that there were a few dark sides to weight loss, including getting pantsed by the TSA and dealing with hipsters eager to tell you what you’re doing wrong. Those are...
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A Plethora of Pointers
The title may be a bit overblown, but I’ve loved the word “plethora” ever since Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short rode forth in The Three Amigos, and I don’t get to use it nearly enough. So,...
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226, or Erasing The Finish Line
With today’s weigh in, and a recent visit to my doctor that resulted in the adjustment of my target weight to 205, I can now see my goal very clearly in the weeks ahead. Even if I settle into a...
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Staring up at Superman
When I was six years old, I was visiting my aunt and uncle’s home in Bristol, Tennessee. My three older cousins, whom I viewed with no small degree of awe, spent the time showing me around their home...
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223 lbs, or The Lie of BMI
Another week, another three pounds melted away like a Popsicle on a Tennessee day. (That particular simile might be a bit more apt if the Nashville weather hadn’t been so erratic this last week to make...
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Chowing down on comfort
If you’re about to begin a new lifestyle like TSFL, and have made the decision to treat your body as something other than a toxic waste dump, I have no doubt that you are full of apprehension regarding...
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And now, for my next trick…
Years ago, I began fooling around with slight of hand and card tricks. It was a simple hobby, something designed to keep my hands occupied (I tend to fidget when I’m bored). For months, I didn’t bother...
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Intimidation
A few days ago, I began an exercise routine that I will continue for the next few months. It’s designed to gradually get me into the condition necessary to attempt some of the more challenging...
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Writer’s Block and my Inner Fat Kid
My apologies for the long wait between posts. As much as I would love to have something interesting to write each night, it’s unfortunately common that I sit at my computer, staring at that stupid...
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216 lbs, or My Everest
The last few pounds that you have to work off are simultaneously the most frustrating and the most elating of your life. On the one hand, you have successfully made the transition from losing poundage...
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Good Intentions
“If you trust in yourself … and believe in your dreams…and follow your star…you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.” - Terry...
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216, or The Clothes Make The Man
I could pull this look off… I just need to make sure I arrive to the party in a zeppelin. While in the US Navy, I had multiple opportunities to find myself wandering the streets of Honolulu and...
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213, or The Weight of the World
It’s been a while since I posted, I know. I’d like to say that I’ve been away from the keyboard rescuing orphans or single-handedly convincing Justin Bieber to get his vocal cords removed, but the...
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215, or One Small Step Back
On the plus side, rolling that damn rock up the hill over and over gave him awesome calves. I knew it was coming. For six months now, I knew it was coming, and I managed to convince myself that I would...
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