Former Fat Dudes!

Four years ago today, right about now, I was being wheeled towards the operating room. My surgery was supposed to be about 1pm, but my surgeon, the wonderful Dr. Johnson…

Of Hippos and Asses

The other week, a new movie came out starting Justin Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, Identity Thief. I haven’t seen it, and honestly, I probably won’t. I just don’t typically hit…

Jeep Reflections

If you can be in the right place at the wrong time, can you also be in the wrong place at the right time? If so, I think that is…

Is There A Message In That Bottle?

Let me start off by saying, I generally don’t watch the various WLS type videos out there by the various folks on YouTube. It’s not to say I don’t like…

Listen to the Mighty Metabolic Men

Over the weekend, I got to play host for the Might Metabolic Men’s panel discussion as part of the 2012 WLSFA Meet & Greet. It was a short Q&A…

Thoughts From The Shower

So I’m in the shower… (no, this isn’t gonna be THAT kind of a post) and my thoughts wander to some stuff I want to post about today, cause it’s…

Sarah Will Be Skinny – And Famous!

I first met Sarah online a couple years ago through her YouTube videos… and in person in 2010 at the first Vegas Meet & Greet. She was one of the…

Walk The Talk

For the last year or so, I’ve worked a less than ideal job. It uses none of my skill-set, take no mental effort on my part, makes it way too…

Life, Love, and Loneliness

Yesterday was Tuesday. For some people it was also Valentines day. It’s not like I am a cynic or anything, but I will say I’m glad I wasn’t faced with…

Throwing Down The Gauntlet

Lunges! Join me in doing at least 300 lunges each week for the next six weeks. Are you up to the challenge?

Latest Posting

1April 24, 2013
An Odd Sort of Motivation

I haven’t read much in a long time. Well, scratch that. I read a LOT. Blogs mostly. Gizmodo, LifeHacker, a few healthy living related blogs. And I subscribe to a…
2April 8, 2013
Four Years Ago Today

Four years ago today, right about now, I was being wheeled towards the operating room. My surgery was supposed to be about 1pm, but my surgeon, the wonderful Dr. Johnson…
0March 18, 2013
The Stigma of Obesity – Tell Your Story

Coming up in May I will be doing a radio show on the stigma of obesity. Right now I’m talking with various professionals to contribute various aspects to the conversation……
0March 11, 2013
Your Weight Matters 2013

Your Weight Matters is the national campaign produced by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). The primary goal of the campaign is to challenge folks to take their weight seriously, to realize…
0March 5, 2013
The Reality (TV) of Weight Loss

Last weekend I had a special guest with me on the radio show I co-host, The Wake Up Call, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff. Dr. Freedhoff is a Family doc, an Asst. Professor,…
0February 28, 2013
Coming Up: The Reality of Weight Loss

I don’t talk about it much over here, but one of my little side ventures is being one of the co-hosts on a local health and wellness radio program called…
0February 21, 2013
To This Day Project

The To This Day Project is a project based on a spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan called “To This Day”, to further explore the profound and lasting impact…
2February 20, 2013
A Silly Ginned Up Controversy

Mark Simone is a conservative talk-radio host who broadcasts out of New York on WOR 710. I’ve heard him in the past when he has subbed for Sean Hannity. Now…
0February 18, 2013
A Lesson From a Neighbor to the North

The medical and insurance system here in the US needs “fixing”. Even if we don’t agree on how that fix s going to happen, I think we can agree something…