About the Author

2026 Update: The Rebuild

A lot has changed since I first launched this site. Today, I’m 49 years old. Life happened and I had some setbacks in my journey to being the best me I can be. I didn’t start drinking again, but after the big Covid layoff of 2020 I developed a nasty ice cream habit and completely abandoned everything I’d worked so hard for. I let the ‘daily grind’ take priority over my health. It wasn’t all bad… I was able to return to the same kitchen from which I was laid off, and now I’m the Sous Chef.

I took up boxing on my 48th birthday.. for fitness, I’m not sparring yet. I probably never will.. In the words of Danny Glover “I’m too old for this S*@#.” I’ve really been enjoying it, and I’ve been going to the gym consistently, but that first year I still ate a lot of junk and still had that ice cream habit. I thought since I was exercising regularly I could eat whatever I wanted and I would lose weight. I knew deep down that was total B.S., but I really wanted it to be true.

Every time I got a website renewal notice I thought about my old journey and how I “really needed to get back to that but I just don’t have time. Maybe next week…”

Well, “Next week” turned into years of ups and downs and lateral movement. Then I hit 170 lbs… That’s the most I’ve ever weighed in my life! Enough was enough! 2026 was right around the corner so I figured the timing was perfect for a New Super You comeback!

It was time for a Day Zero decision.

As of this month, I’ve worked my way down to 158 lbs by returning to the basics:

Whole foods
Boxing, calisthenics, yoga stretches
Walking with a 15,000 step goal per day
Tracking to the best of my ability everything I eat
Tracking every effort I put out to the best of my ability

This time, I’m going deeper. I am currently studying for my Precision Nutrition (PN1) Certification. I’m not just figuring it out for myself anymore; I’m building the professional foundation to help you do the same. This blog is now a live ledger of that journey—from the kitchen to the heavy bag, to the books.

I’m not perfect but I’m making progress. I still struggle when it comes to sweets, and I haven’t been able to cut them out completely yet, but my health is heading in the right direction. I’ve gone from 170 down to 157 lbs since Jan 1 ’26 and I have a resting heart rate of 53 bpm.

I’m not here to be a ‘guru’. I run my personal log like a bank account. Every day when I close the vault my goal is to be “in the green”. I track my nutrition as though it’s a series of deposits and withdrawals.

If you’re looking to start your own rebuild, consider this your open invitation to watch how it’s done.

Remember, invest in YOURSELF!

Why put off til tomorrow what you can do today?

Chin up, smile, look yourself in the mirror and say, “It’s going to be a great day!”

Stay positive! You can do it!

Archive: My original Journey

2018: The Beginning

As a child and up through high school I was always active. I preferred to play with the boys in the neighborhood as opposed to the other girls because they didn’t seem to want to do much physically.

We would ride our bikes and skateboards, climb trees, run around, and just generally terrorize the neighbors. I also played soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball both in school and for recreation. I didn’t smoke or drink, I was in great shape, and I felt invincible!

Towards the end of my senior year I really wasn’t interested in school anymore. Or sports.

After high school I had no desire to go to college. I already had a job. I was washing dishes in a restaurant before graduating and had already moved up to line cook. I just wanted to get out of my parents house and smoke weed and drink.

I fell into the restaurant scene that smoked, drank lots of alcohol, and partied all the time just to pass out, wake up in time for work, and do it all over again. I fell completely out of shape and became overweight and depressed. All I ever did after work was get drunk and hang out at the bar with my friends drinking, smoking, and partying the rest of the night.

I felt like such a failure. What a waste! I used to be an athlete. What happened to me? I gave up and let myself go.

I started watching TV all the time. Lethargic, not wanting to move or get up except to get some junk food from the kitchen or use the bathroom.

I started seeing all these different commercials for weight loss this, and exercise that, and people older than me bragging about how they are in the best shape of their life – in their 40’s! Some even in their 50’s and 60’s!

I started thinking there was NO WAY I was going to let a bunch of old people look and feel better than me! So I started working out again (almost 20 years out of high school), riding my bike a lot, cutting out the alcohol, and eating right.

I would do well at this for about a week, then the weekend would come around and it was PARTY TIME! After all, I worked hard and I deserved it! I would go back to my old ways just for the weekend, but then it would carry over into the next week, and so on and so forth until I would buckle down and start all over again.

The silver lining in all of this is that I fell in love with food and I’m excited to share some recipes with you!

After yo-yo-ing like this for many, many years, I started pushing 40. I thought, I’m a little better off than I was, but I’m still not “In the Best Shape of my Life”. I needed more help. More inspiration. I needed to get into a whole new mindset if I was going to succeed. Just dieting and working out wasn’t enough. I needed to become a completely new person, both inside and out!

I started researching how to get motivated and build confidence.

It took awhile but I started to see things differently.

I knew I couldn’t expect my life to change if I didn’t change my routine and mindset.

I knew I couldn’t expect different results doing the same thing.

I started practicing gratitude every day.

I started going to AA and I’m learning a whole new way to live my life and enjoy it.

I adopted a “Why do it later, when you can do it now” mentality.

There might not be a later opportunity, and if there is, you won’t have to worry about doing that thing, because it will already be done.

I would like to share everything I’ve discovered with you!

Food and Diet
Healthy Delicious Recipes
Exercise Tips
How Certain Foods Work Together – Synergy
Tips to Get and Stay Focused and Motivated
Build Confidence
Positive Thinking
Spirituality

It’s never too late to start living your life better. It will be hard at first, but once you make it over that first hump, you will never look back, and you will never regret making the decision to become…

The New Super You!

Maybe you need a complete overhaul.

Maybe you just need a little inspiration.

Maybe you need a swift kick in the pants!

Maybe you need help figuring out where to begin.

I started this blog because of my commitment to being the best person I can be, and sharing what I’ve learned, both good and bad, with people who need a little help themselves.