I enjoy social media feeds from Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life. An assortment of contributors offer well written motivational pieces on this web site. If you are one of my regular readers, you…
7 reasons I run as a poor runner
Success in athletics is measured by the number of wins you chalk up. I learned this on the playground. School team sports amplified that message. I never excelled in athletics and never participated in an…
Changes for the New Year
Change. The power to make changes overtakes us when the calendar page turns to January 1. Resolutions are made. Diets become healthier. Visits to the gym resume. Bad habits are banished to history. It’s a…
Hungarian Nut Rolls
Christmas celebrations are about tradition. These traditions bind generations together and link us to our past ancestors. Most everyone has a food tradition that has been passed down through the generations. I come from an…
Amazing success, look at the company you keep
Many factors shape the success of maintaining a healthy weight. Diet and exercise top the list of things you should do to lose weight. It’s no coincidence that in a few weeks losing weight and…
Do not let the weight define who you are
I was a skinny guy in my early 20s; 150 pounds and a 32” waist. That was the vision I wanted to recapture in 2008 as I embarked on my weight loss journey. I was…
The positive side of selfies
I recently read that over 1 million selfies are posted daily. I am a fan of the selfie. I take quite a few and like seeing the parade of photos in my Facebook timeline. It’s…
My opinionated responses common WLS questions
I have spent a good bit of time over the past six years in the bariatric surgery support network. There is a recognizable pattern in the WLS support networks. The typical person engages in the…