Become Unyielding: Overcoming despair and complacency
Articulating a radical uncompromising growth mindset
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Major Victory: 300lbs down and riding my bike again
There’s no real “finish line” on this whole building a healthy lifestyle thing, but I’m finally at the point where the immense amount of work put in feels worthwhile. I can now bike again, which feels incredible. After putting it off for some time I finally got my old bicycle (lots of sentimental value there) repaired. I spent many years very despairing that I would never ride again. Major…
Walk with me: Down but not out
Struggling with setbacks and difficulties
Travel blog: Friends & Nature in Vancouver
A thrilling and mind-opening experience.
We don't love 'Granny Squad' enough
Happy Mother's Day to the mothers and grandmothers out there!
Rolling forward: major mobility milestone
Feeling fast & free 🛼
Can we short-circuit authoritarianism by understanding fear?
Reflecting on my own fear responses in difficult times.
Rebounding from troubles and gaining new ground
Overcoming my biggest challenge in this journey so far: a torrent of pain and panic
Walk with me: Every step counts
Sharing my progress and reflection on overcoming the Winter season.
Walk with me: Choosing what to carry
Looking forward to Spring
Reflection: Can weight loss be FUN?
Reflecting on how I can make the best of the road ahead
Major Milestone: Below 300 / Over 275lbs down!
Entering pleasant but uncharted territory
Walk with me: Regaining Focus
Outlining my difficulty rebuilding momentum
2025 Year in Review & Resolutions
Looking back on my last year of rapid but natural weight loss
We don't love PeerTube enough
Your opportunity to take part in decentralized media
Walk with me: The bigger picture
Sharing the deep introspection behind my battles with obesity and isolation.
Walk with me: Double milestone 🎉
250lbs down, and now able to lift 135lbs overhead.
Walk with me: On my soapbox
A filler episode
Walk with me: New low and reflections
Finally below the 330s.
Walk with me: 🔧 Readjusting
Making changes to prepare for 2026
🚶➡️ Walk with me: Flourishing
Feeling great about 2026
Self-hosting: Speed, decentralization and efficiency
Your guide to getting the most out of your small-scale setup.
Bouncing Back: Sappy and spicy thoughts
Recovering from trouble, and reflecting on the deeper side of things
Minor Setback: Ear pain
A new major challenge
Major Milestone: Below 350 🎉
Celebrating recent changes and getting a little sappy.
Walk with me: Regaining footing
Wrestling with some Summer struggles and learning to push even harder
Migrating self-hosted Ghost 5 to 6 and getting Activitypub to work
Is Ghost ready for prime time?
Walk with me: Appreciating my journey
Reflecting on the road I've walked, and celebrating the wins.
Help me build the best desktop RSS client!
Making progress on my learning project
🎉 Major Milestone: Over 200lbs lost!
Looking back on a wildly transformative year.
Inner Speech and 'Mental Malware'
Taking on the like-mind fallacy head-on.
Walk With Me: inspiration & hot takes
Congratulating Reed and pondering the nuances of recovery.
A difficult trial
Dealing with a crash course on recovery
Experimenting with the dark arts
Gazing into the abyss of AI agents
Walk with me: Below 400 🎉
Reaching a major milestone
New video: May Update
Looking back on what got the ball rolling.
Walk with me: Learning to be patient
Holding on.
(Tor) New vanity address
🥷🏻 Darkweb technical update
Walk with me: Recovering Momentum
Bouncing back from some recent challenges.
Walk with me: 🎉 Major Milestone 150lbs down!
Months of hard work paying off
Big Pain: Soreness and Struggles
Struggling to be patient
New video: March Update
Reading progress, recent milestones and thoughts
Walk with me: Learning to fail
Going down in sizes and facing hunger head-on
🎉 Major Milestone: Below 450
Reflecting on recent progress and the road ahead.
Walk with me: Pushing forward
Struggling but holding on
Sharing some difficult feelings about losing weight
Anxious about changes, building momentum, and failure
Over 450lb guy shovels snow for over an hour (timelapse)
A gratifying triumph against the cold.
Walk with me: Reflecting on the changes
Recent updates and thoughts
Dear Minnesota Mom
Answering a tough question
Walk with me: Looking forward to Spring
Figuring out fiber