My Weight Gain Journey - Cracking the Code
No one wants to hear about my weight loss “journey” because I don’t have 100 pounds to lose. My journey is uninspiring. I've obsessed about my weight my entire life - just like almost everyone else. I tried a lot of different methods and diets - just like you. After Christmas, I decided to lose nine pounds. I told a few friends I wanted to lose eight. I was somewhat embarrassed by the number nine. Because my weight loss story is so uninspiring, I’m calling this my weight gain journey, which started roughly 12 years ago. If you are rolling your eyes or thinking “if I stop drinking beer for two weeks, I’ll lose nine pounds. SO WHAT??” Then you are one of the lucky ones. Lucky that a minimal sacrifice can garner amazing results, and lucky that I haven’t come to your house to punch you. This is what the last 12 years of my life have looked like: counting calories, eating like one brownie a year, averaging 4-5 hours of exercise a week, spending more time with my FitBit than anyone in m...