The Mirror Test

The Mirror Test

Let’s take a moment to talk about the impact of fitness on body image. I’ve never attained something that I would call “physical perfection”.  That may have been the goal when I picked up a pair of dumbbells for the first time ever.  Back when I...
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Sleep. Sweet, sweet, restful sleep. I’m talking about the kind that’s hinted at in commercials for mattresses where a person wakes up with a huge smile of pure satisfaction. They’re usually stretching while bathed in the gentle glow of the morning sun. ...
The Broken Scale & A Tip For Change

The Broken Scale & A Tip For Change

The other day I saw an old meme that was making its initial rounds a few years ago.  I have no idea why it was in circulation again, but there it was in front of me, posted by a friend. The meme shows an obese person in a supermarket lying on the ground near their...
One For The Ages

One For The Ages

I’m rapidly approaching a big milestone birthday (no, not that one.  The one after that). As with many of us (or so I hope), approaching another decade makes me look back on the path behind me, take stock of the present, and look at the path before me with the...
The Escape Hatch

The Escape Hatch

Allow me to start off by sharing a dirty secret. Sometimes I hate working out. That’s right.  The person whose blog you’re reading about health and body transformations actually quite often really dislikes working out.  Well, more the thought of going to...
You Can Be So Negative Sometimes

You Can Be So Negative Sometimes

Every year at springtime I celebrate what I call a “Second Birthday”.  And it’s something I make sure I announce to the world shamelessly.  This event is the anniversary of when I stopped smoking.  It was my fifth attempt and this time I knew it would work.  I just...