A Clean Bill of Health... It’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that I have a clean bill of health. Today is that day and it feels good. How good you ask? Like, tubing down a river on a warm summer afternoon in a man speedo good. I’ve just heard that feels really spectacular… For those of you who...

Day 194: Desperate Times Call for Desper... Good gracious it’s been a crazy couple of days! I think this post has the potential of getting lengthy, so if it does, please read longer. So weight training has been off limits for the last 6 weeks…something about organs needing time to heal post surgery — I don’t know. Anyway,...

Standing Up... Courage – the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. There you stand on the edge of the cliff. Your heart races as you feel the tension mounting. You want so badly to conquer this obstacle that has been tormenting you for so long,...

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...