Day 124: Using Exercise to Deal With Str... Some of you may have seen the pictures that I’ve posted of myself on this very website and thought to yourselves, “Was he attacked by a bear? Maybe he was involved in some type of industrial accident? That scarring must be the result of some type of skydiving mishap.” Well, all three are...

Day 93: Fighting Complacency... Complacent – pleased, esp. with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: I’ll be honest, I’m proud of how far I’ve come. Losing a bunch of weight has made me really happy. I’m more energetic, I’m...

Day 84: Adversity Strikes... Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seemed to go right? This is a story about one of those very days. I must admit that things have been going pretty smoothly for me up to this point. It’s definitely been hard work, but I haven’t really experienced too many setbacks. At least that...

Day 44: Adversity... Scientific research has shown us in the past that it takes about 21 days for something to become a habit. These scientists clearly did not use a diet and exercise routine as part of their testing. Let me explain. I started this exercise routine a little over a month ago. I have been very successful thus far...