We’ve all heard the saying “motivation can come from anywhere”, well I’m here to tell you that no truer words have ever been spoken. Like many of us, the end of 2018 found me in a burned out slump of epic proportions. I hadn’t trained consistently since Wine & Dine in November, even though Sandy …
I’m sure most of you have heard, if not used the term NSV or non-scale victory. I for one have experienced many NSV’s during my journey from 400+ lbs. Coming to terms with the fact that success is not only measured on the scale, was a game-changer for me, as I am sure it has …
Some of you may have noticed (hopefully?) that I’ve been kinda quiet for a while. Nope I didn’t fall into some kind of runners’ oblivion, nor did I take up permanent residence at Walt Disney World (although I seriously considered the latter). Those of you who follow me on one of the social media platforms …
Went to a festival in town this past weekend and ran into some folks I hadn’t seen since embarking on my weight loss journey. Surprisingly, a couple of them didn’t recognize me at first. Once we established who I was, the consensus reaction was, “Wow, you look great! How did you do it?!?” My standard …
Back in 2014, a conversation about running or hiking to the top of a mountain might as well have been in some foreign language. For a forty-something desk jockey weighing in at 407 lbs, those kinds of activities were all but fantasy. Even if my mind told me I could, my body would say, “are …
Some folks have been curious as to how I arrived at the name for my blog, “why Fatman?” they’ve asked, “You aren’t really fat anymore”. Well, in addition to the fact that it was available and kind of catchy, there is more… First, I have been fat for most of my life. I have dealt with the …
