I think all my bad decisions have finally caught up with me and I should, I hope, see more substantial losses in the upcoming weeks. I actually weighed in a pound heavier this morning than last Friday—I’m going to assume that’s the tail end of the last few really stupid things I did. I mean, […]

So I’m late, again. I couldn’t abide not being under 200 pounds again, so I waited a couple days. Between last week’s 201 and this Wednesday, I only lost another pound. When I woke up Wednesday morning and was 200 pounds, I flew off the deep end, irrationally determined that I must be under 200 […]

Six weeks! Not much to say here, except I’m limiting the cheating after this weekend. I found myself going overboard and getting into a cycle where it was getting way too easy to justify not doing the right thing. I won’t go into great detail, but, “I’ll get back on it on Monday,” is not […]

A day late and a few pounds lighter, but unfortunately no picture update. I was sick yesterday, and I weighed in but neglected to take a photo, then went back to bed. Then I forgot all about it until a friend texted my phone to ask where the post was. Oops! To all my loyal […]

Sorry for the blurry picture this week. It was particularly gloomy this morning, so I guess the exposure went longer than normal. Next time I’ll try to find a tripod, or at least some surface to place the camera on.
Another slow week this time, probably because I went a little overboard Friday night and ingested […]

So here we are, three weeks in. Can’t say as I feel much thinner, although my energy level is way up. I have spent the last three weeks watching the scale go down, but until I saw the comparison photo above I wondered exactly where the hell all this supposedly lost weight had gone. I […]

First of all, allow me to apologize for this week’s picture—it’s the same one as last week. I did take a new one this morning, but unfortunately I left it at home and therefore can’t upload it right now. Tonight I’ll upload it and edit this post to include the new image, but I’m sorry […]

First of all, I’d like to say thanks to the sizable majority of folks who have wished me luck in public and private as I move forward with this. Most people have been very cool about the whole thing, very understanding and supportive. There are also plenty of people in the middle who may or […]

Like most red-blooded American men in the 25-35 demographic, I’ve consistently put on weight since graduating (or, in my case, dropping out of) high school. Then there’s the whole living in the Midwest factor, where you are often eyed with suspicion if you don’t eat giant slabs of delicious meat at every meal; the married-ten-year […]

Public restrooms intimidate some men, turning them into vacuous sissies who, when confronted with an uncomfortable situation, make a beeline for the sinks and pretend they merely needed to wash their hands. Clue: you’re not fooling anybody. Other men are a little too comfortable, apparently confusing the public lavatory for a high school locker room, […]

There are few—actually zero—foods that get my motor humming like a plate full of raw meat, and I’m fortunate enough that my wife happens to agree. Some women seem to be squeamish about eating raw dead things, and if you’re stuck with one of those or, God forbid, a vegetarian, then you’ll want to skip […]

Over the last few days we’ve taken a look at some of the best NFL players ever, in an attempt to give you a passing familiarity with some big names that are likely to be thrown around at the water cooler or Super Bowl party. This is the final installment.
Today’s Position: Quarterback. There is no […]