Archives for December 2016

Nine and a half months ago, I was on a plane en route to Memphis for my job when I did something that changed my life. I was very uncomfortable and could tell the passenger next to me wasn’t happy about sitting next to the fat guy on the plane.

So, being a writer, I made myself write about it.

I wrote about how miserable I was in that small seat, about how my body hurt from leaning awkwardly away from the guy next to me to try to keep my fat from spilling over the armrest, about how my sides hurt, about how I kept falling asleep while writing a blog because I had no energy, about how I worried so much about who might sit next to me on flights, about how my body was taking up part of the aisle, about how everything about the trip was agonizing from a mental and physical perspective, about how I’d like to enjoy a normal flight.

That flight was reflective of my life. [Read more…]

Modeling my slick new hat from my ESPN700 radio gig and my frumpy old sweater. It’s possible I’m too old to sport the flat-brim look.

It’s been over a week since PigOutFest 2016 happened, and thankfully I had a pretty decent week of healthy eating after gaining 3.9 pounds in my last weigh-in.

Even so, I appreciated a simple message I received from a Facebook friend this morning after I thanked him for a compliment and his support.

“Keep it up,” Jeff Griffin wrote, “and find another gear!!!”

Interestingly, this was similar to the advice my therapist also gave me this week. Her suggestion for me was to do things I know work well (for myself and my relationship) and to keep enduring. In order to keep on keeping on and to continue to have success, it certainly helps to find that extra gear so you don’t start coasting or going backwards.

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