Category Archives: Health


Letting Mom Die

April 16, 2008 – 10:19 pm

My Mother died this Monday, April 14th at 2pm. My brother, wife, and I were with here and witnessed her last moments. Her heart beat its last while I was holding her hand.
This comes at the end of eight years of congestive heart failure. Her first collapse was due to water retention, […]

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Face Your Food

December 20, 2007 – 1:10 pm

Over at ZenHabits, there’s a great set of fitness tips - 14 Stress-Free Ways to Kick Weight Loss in the Butt.
A habit I have been working on personally speaks to three of Leo’s points:
3. Become aware of your hunger. This is one of the key things I’ve been learning. Many times we are not conscious […]

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A Minimalist Approach to Great Achievements

July 16, 2007 – 11:20 am

The best results in my life, for achieving worth while goals, have all come from making something a daily practice. When I first woke up to the fact that I had made myself morbidly obese, I weighed 396 pounds at the age of 21, the thing that saved me was committing to a daily […]

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A Fan Letter to Ben Davis

June 14, 2007 – 2:05 pm

I sent the following email to Ben Davis today and wanted to post it here as well -
Hello,
I am now, have been, and will remain a happy and loyal customer of Ben Davis.
When I was 21 years old I tipped the scale at the doctors office at 396 pounds.  At 5′6″ that’s a whole lot […]

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My Pattented Solution to Every Problem Anywhere - The EEET Method

June 6, 2007 – 2:12 pm

John Wesley, over at Pick the Brain, nails one out of the park with his post - Here’s a Tip: Start Thinking for Yourself
He is, once again, brilliant and right on!
So many are looking, so desperately, for the one-stop cure-all magic-pill solution. We hop from one scheme/plan/method/secret/teacher to the next hoping to “get it” […]

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