Stop Thinking AI Does the Work — 12 Weeks Proved It’s Still All You
Twelve weeks in, and I'll be upfront: I'm below 248. Somewhere between 15 and 18 pounds down depending on the day, and moving in the right direction. But I want…
11 Weeks In, Down 15 Pounds: I Tried to Fix Chicken Salad and Completely Failed
Eleven weeks in and I'll be straight with you — the scale barely moved this week. Hovering right around the same weight, maybe up a little. Two meals out probably…
10 Weeks In, Down 15 Pounds: The Food Is Good — You Just Have to Stay Hungry
Let's be honest about something: dieting is not easy. If it were, there wouldn't be so many people struggling with their weight. Ten weeks in, I can tell you exactly…
We Tried 5 Street Breakfasts in Tianjin — That Noodle Dish Was Impossible to Describe
If you ever find yourself in Tianjin (天津), do yourself a favor and get up early. The morning market breakfast scene here is something else entirely — and most of…
9 Weeks In, Down 12 Pounds: The Kids’ Leftovers Were the Problem All Along
Nine weeks in. The scale is hovering around 12 pounds down, give or take water weight depending on the day. Still a long road ahead, but the direction is right.…
We Tried 4 Boba Flavors in Thailand — Here’s the Best One
One thing you notice immediately in Thailand is how much of the outside world has made its way in. 7-Elevens on every corner, McDonald's around the bend, and boba shops…
8 Weeks In, Down 10 Pounds I Ate More This Week on Purpose (Here’s Why)
Eight weeks in and I'm still sitting around that 10-pound loss mark, give or take. Here's the interesting part though — I spent this entire week eating more than I…
7 Weeks In, Down 10 Pounds: Stop Skipping Pizza on a Diet
Seven weeks down and the scale is sitting around 255 — that's roughly 10 to 12 pounds from where we started. Happy healthy wife and happy healthy mother-in-law both say…
6 Weeks In: I Caught Myself Stopping Halfway Through a Burrito
Week six was a big one for food — tomahawk steak in the oven, AI-lightened eggplant parmesan with goat cheese and cream cheese, a from-scratch green bean casserole (no cream…
5 Weeks In: I Kept Losing Weight During Steak Week (Then Quinoa Humbled Me)
Wrapping up steak week with a recap, and yes — lots of steak happened. Weight-wise, I'm down about seven or eight pounds so far. Not huge in the grand scheme…