• Starting My 2026 One Hundred Day Challenge

    This 100 days leads right up to my 55th birthday, which will be April 18. The 2025 version didn’t go well at all. I had wanted to drop somewhere around…


  • Is “Nothing Tastes as Good as Healthy Feels” Just a Mean Taunt? (Yes!)

    I remember the first time I really thought about what the statement “nothing tastes as good as healthy feels”. I was trying to reason my way through changing my not…


  • Why I’m Drawn to Sports Over Politics Now

    Since I can remember, I’ve been interested in basketball and national politics. In the past couple of years, though, my interest in national politics has waned as it has increasingly…


  • 100 Day Health Challenge 2025 Edition

    Instead of resolutions each year, I set out on a 100 Day Challenge that starts 100 days before my birthday, April 18. I’ll turn 54 that day, and I always…


  • The Growth Mindset at 53 Years Old

    In the past couple of weeks and months, right around the time I hit 53, I’ve realized I need to make a couple of changes in my growth mindset. In…


  • 100-Day Keto Results Are In!

    My 100-Day keto results and experiences were both better and worse than I thought they would be. 10 Pound Weight Loss First, the good. My 30-day weight was right at…


  • Keto After 1 Month

    Winter is a great time for me to pursue my health goals. I’m almost always in control of it since we rarely travel and I mostly leave the house for…


  • My 2024 Physical Achievements

    I was going to call this post “My 2024 Physical Goals”, but it just doesn’t feel right to me to call them goals. I’m just going to do what I…


  • Happy New Year! Welcome 2024

    2023 turned into a great year for me, and I’m not quite finished celebrating. We have our annual New Year’s Day party for close friends and neighbors, so there will…


  • 6 Weeks On Keto and Going Strong Still

    I just passed the 6 week mark on the ketogenic diet, and I’m still feeling great with few issues. The last 2 weeks have been a bit different than the…