Category: I Lost 90

  • I Let You Down

    I Let You Down

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    After two months of silence, I’m back—with the truth about failure, recommitment, and why your comeback starts with a walk. Where I’ve Been I promised to tell you how I went from fat to fit—and then I disappeared. No excuses. I owe you better. For a couple of months, this space went quiet. That’s on…

  • The Hardest Part of Losing 90 lbs. (Isn’t Losing It)

    The Hardest Part of Losing 90 lbs. (Isn’t Losing It)

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    If you’re a 40- or 50-something guy who’s lost the same 10 pounds three different times, I know you. I was you. For decades I “merry-go-rounded” my way through new gym memberships, wearable trackers, and the latest diet podcasts — dropping a few pounds in January, gaining more back by Thanksgiving. My body got really…

  • Sitting in My Discomfort

    Sitting in My Discomfort

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    You should know, right off the bat, that I do not like sharing my innermost thoughts and feelings with strangers, let alone friends. There is nothing wrong with sharing one’s feelings, and I am better today than ever at talking about my vulnerabilities, but it’s still not easy. However, a few years ago — about…

  • Replace the Weight You Lost: The Secret to Eating More and Staying Lean

    Replace the Weight You Lost: The Secret to Eating More and Staying Lean

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    I was driving past Bear Creek Lake Park around noon today. If you are from the Denver area, you know it was bluebird morning seventy-five degrees, with a light breeze. Today was supposed to be an easy day: just a couple of light neighborhood loop walks. I had already knocked out 1.5 miles earlier to…

  • What Am I Doing?

    What Am I Doing?

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    Three posts in, and I owe you a proper briefing on what I want to build together with you. It is no secret that our biggest impediments, after we turn 30, to a long and relatively painless life are excess weight and the associated decline in physical activity that comes with it. My intent is…

  • From Green Beret to 260 lbs: How I Lost My Way (And Found It Again).

    From Green Beret to 260 lbs: How I Lost My Way (And Found It Again).

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    I wasn’t always 260 pounds. In my 20s and 30s, I was a Green Beret in fighting shape. But somewhere between building a business career and living a full life, the weight started creeping on. Serving in the National Guard meant that I needed to maintain a high level of fitness; I had to meet…

  • The Real Battle Starts After Losing the Weight

    The Real Battle Starts After Losing the Weight

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    Have you lost significant weight using a GLP-1 agonist? Congratulations and welcome to the club! Anyone that has dropped 20 lbs. or more, whether by following a plan incorporating a radical change in diet and exercise or through medical intervention, will soon discover what I did: dieting was, in many ways, the easy part. My…

  • An Ordinary Guy

    An Ordinary Guy

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    I think of myself as an ordinary guy who has lived an extraordinary life. A couple of months ago I stepped on the scale and discovered I had gained 20 lbs. since completing a solo backpack of the John Muir Trail through the California Sierras. After training hard for eight months and then hiking the…