Hey everyone,
A couple of my stories on the Kindle are available for free today.
Sex, Lies, and General Competence:
Sex, Lies, and General Competence
The Debt:
The Debt
This one isn't available for free, but I included it anyway. It's called the Future is the Past, and it's a Back to the Future parody sequel.
Kindle:
Paperback:
Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Lifestyle change progress
Last week was my birthday, and it was a particularly bad week for eating. I ate out a lot, and it showed. Somehow, this week, I was able to get back on track. When I weighed in this morning, I weighed 317.8lbs. That's down from 321.7 a month ago which was down from about 328 pounds. I feel great.
To recap, the changes I've made include not eating any food with 20g of sugar or more (this is slowly decreasing to 10g, but I have broken the rule a few times), not eating after 8pm (broken a few times too), not eating second helpings (also broken once or twice), and I mostly quit drinking pop (broken a few times also). Still, I've done enough to keep losing weight, and, while I'm not losing weight at an insane rate, I'm still dropping pounds in a healthy slow way. I still need to find a way to exercise more and to eat more fruits. Vegetables aren't a problem though I could be more consistent. Some days, I eat five servings of veggies and some days it's zero. Overall, I'm happy with my progress, and I plan on keeping it up.
To recap, the changes I've made include not eating any food with 20g of sugar or more (this is slowly decreasing to 10g, but I have broken the rule a few times), not eating after 8pm (broken a few times too), not eating second helpings (also broken once or twice), and I mostly quit drinking pop (broken a few times also). Still, I've done enough to keep losing weight, and, while I'm not losing weight at an insane rate, I'm still dropping pounds in a healthy slow way. I still need to find a way to exercise more and to eat more fruits. Vegetables aren't a problem though I could be more consistent. Some days, I eat five servings of veggies and some days it's zero. Overall, I'm happy with my progress, and I plan on keeping it up.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Reflecting on 28
Today is my 28th birthday. Honestly, I feel old, but I also feel the best I've felt in a long time. I'm wonderfully busy. I'm in a Ph. D. program. I'm almost done with a Masters of Public Health program, and I'm losing weight. Three years ago, I was unemployed, lost, and very unhappy. The difference is incredible. Yet, I still think about the past, my mistakes. I don't know if I'll ever truly let them go even though I should. I think about missed chances, and, then, I ponder if I'd even be where I am if those things had come to fruition.
The next line of thought comes back to how much I've changed and how much I've improved. The truth was I was trying to fix myself for so many years. So many of my pursuits had been about me. It's not selfish for a while. I think someone has to focus on their happiness, or they will make others around them unhappy. I've finally done that. I've finally focused on my happiness, and the results are fantastic. There is no real point to this post except to say that I'm becoming a different better person. These words are for me, but I hope they can give hope to others in whatever way possible.
The next line of thought comes back to how much I've changed and how much I've improved. The truth was I was trying to fix myself for so many years. So many of my pursuits had been about me. It's not selfish for a while. I think someone has to focus on their happiness, or they will make others around them unhappy. I've finally done that. I've finally focused on my happiness, and the results are fantastic. There is no real point to this post except to say that I'm becoming a different better person. These words are for me, but I hope they can give hope to others in whatever way possible.
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