This Time It Will Be Different, Right?
The day I reached 200 pounds was one of the happiest days of my life. The day I reached 300 pounds was one of the saddest days of my life. Growing up, I was thin--and I mean thin . I was always tall, but for...
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If Only We Loved Like They Do in the Movies
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by...
Can Your Relationship Take a Punch?
If you're in your 40's or older, you, like me, can remember the phenomenon that was Mike Tyson in the 1980's. Before the freak show, before the rape conviction, before Buster Douglas shocked the world (and Tyson) by beating him in 1990, "Kid Dynamite" was...
Positivity Over Pain
After participating in numerous 5K runs, I set my eyes on the Pittsburgh Great Race to be my first attempt at a 10K. The race was September 27, so I began my training in mid-August. Approximately three times a week, I would walk a few...