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Does Meditation Still Count If I Suck At It?

SKETCH: I suck at meditation

I just spent the last 20 minutes or so meditating – or attempting to meditate – very badly. I don’t know exactly how long it was because I’m a little distracted. This was probably the worst meditation session I’ve ever

Chris May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

My 4 Biggest Fat Habits

SKETCH: hungry viking warrior

I’ve been fat my whole life. And despite my efforts to lose weight over the years, I never made much progress until the past year or two. What made the difference? Well, there are many factors, but one of the

Chris May 12, 2023May 14, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

Progress Sometimes Looks Like Failure

Progress sometimes looks like failure when starting new daily habits. Most people approach habit building from a perfectionist perspective. They feel like they have to do some new behavior every single day for 14-21 days in a row because they

Chris May 10, 2023April 12, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

No More Fighting Reality – How Anxiety Affects My Work as a Blogger

SKETCH: stop fighting reality

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. – Buckminster Fuller WARNING: This blog post might be kind of a downer to some people. So if

Chris May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

My SUPER EASY Daily Calisthenics Workout

SKETCH: countertop pushups

I lost over 75 lbs in the past 15 months of my weight loss journey, primarily by counting calories in MyFitnessPal, reducing the number of calories I ate every week, improving my attitude and gradually shifting my daily habits that

Chris April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

Stabilize vs Optimize Your Weight Loss Habits

SKETCH: come with me if you want to stabilize your foundational habits

Optimizing your weight loss habits and routines is a trendy topic on social media these days. But when it comes to improving health and fitness, many people are wasting their time, energy and resources on optimizing their habits and routines

Chris April 27, 2023April 26, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

My Morning Bathroom Routine

SKETCH: brush teeth

Are you trying to improve your daily habits, especially your hygiene habits and bathroom routine? What does your morning bathroom routine include? Most people have some kind of morning bathroom routine – a set of hygiene habits that they perform

Chris April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS, LIFESTYLE Read more

How 1 Banana Can Ruin Ur Whole Damn Life

SKETCH: how 1 banana can ruin your life

True story…* So about an hour ago, I’m getting out of my car to go head into a cafe to enjoy some free coffee while working at the best job in the world (blogger duh). And I go to reach

Chris April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

21 Ways to Stop Late-Night Snacking

SKETCH: no snacks

  I originally wrote this list of ways to stop late-night snacking during the last 6 weeks of 2020.   I didn’t follow all of these little weight loss tips, and I wasn’t all that consistent even with the ones

Chris April 14, 2023April 17, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more

My Weight Loss Journey 2: February 2023

Weight Loss Stats: February 2023 Heaviest weight:  337 lbs on December 20, 2021 Last month:  270 lbs on February 1, 2023 Current weight:  269 lbs on March 1, 2023 Weight lost in February:  1 lb TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  68 lbs

Chris March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 HEALTH & FITNESS Read more
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