This week’s series of posts chronicles how I lost 40 lbs. Each day is dedicated to a different aspect of that process. Today’s post is part 5 of 5, and it covers all the weird shit I learned along the way. Undergoing weight loss means you learn a bunch of random shit about yourself. As…

This week’s series of posts chronicles how I lost 40 lbs. Each day is dedicated to a different aspect of that process. Today’s post is part 4 of 5, and it covers the essential uselessness of exercise in terms of weight loss, but why you should do it anyway. I like to exercise. I feel…

This week’s series of posts chronicles how I lost 40 lbs. Each day is dedicated to a different aspect of that process. Today’s post is part 3 of 5, and it covers how I established an eating routine and how (and when) I broke it. So what is my routine? I wake up each morning…

This week’s series of posts chronicles how I lost 40 lbs. Each day is dedicated to a different aspect of that process. Today’s post is part 2 of 5, and it covers the tool I used to help with my weight loss. Only one other time in my life have I lost a bunch of…

When I stepped on the scale on November 25, 2012, I weighed 225.0 lbs. When I stepped on the scale on August 14, 2013, I weighed 183.4 lbs. It took me nearly nine months, but I lost 40 lbs, which was my goal. I did it slowly, and I did it deliberately. When you lose…