Day 2006 of the journey. I recently read one of my blog posts this weekend, from July 1, 2017. This was after one of you kindly nudged me and asked where I was? Writing on this blog and talking to God was how I would express everything going on, which changed somewhere along the […]

Day 1686. 233 lbs. lost. Dave wiped his brows that were full of sweat, and patted down his torn jeans to get the dirt off. He pinched his lips and spit out chew that had been soaking on his right cheek for an hour. He’d been rummaging around in the junkyard for quite a while. […]

I would typically write about my yearly rundown in terms of breaking it down by topic, but this year I think I will speak in terms of “months.” {{laughing}} too many issues to cover this year, I’m afraid. January I entered 2020 already a little exhausted and tired. I didn’t attend a single holiday or […]

Day 1302. 225 lbs lost. I get excited every time I turn on the radio, and I hear a song that screams to my soul.  I will play it over and over until it wears itself out, and by that time, I would find a new one. Last Christmas, I was listening to my favorite […]

Day 1065. 225 lbs lost (as of 2-2) Many of you didn’t know me on December 26, 2016, when I was in my kitchen wondering how many hydrocodone it would take to fall asleep and not wake up. I didn’t know how to climb this astronomical mountain in front of me. How does one go […]

Day  1,055. 225 lbs lost (as of 2-2). I got asked something interesting over the weekend. “Athena, how do you stay motivated knowing you still have a ways to go? How do you stay happy today?” I was thinking about that a few minutes ago while I was prepping dinner. What’s on the menu tonight? […]

Day 1,053. 225 lbs. lost. (as of 2-2) “Real Talk” – this was the name of the event I spoke at yesterday. I liken it to a conversation you’d have with a group of friends over a cup of coffee. As soon as I got into my car yesterday to do the drive home, I […]

Day 1,050. 225 lbs. lost. (as of 2-2) I think this is the first month where I finally feel like myself again – or rather, I am starting too. Maybe I shouldn’t even say it like that – it feels like a totally different version of myself. At the same time, it feels as though […]

Day 1,046. 225 lbs. lost. I haven’t done my normal blogs in awhile. I was always the first one to talk about my struggles, but I didn’t for quite a long time. Why? I asked myself that last night and tried to come up with a good answer. The only one that I could come […]

Day 824. 245 lbs. Lost (as of 3-14). I feel almost like I am coming up for air. I have desperately missed writing about my journey, but simply put, I got sick of my old platform. I looked at it constantly, and it didn’t feel like home anymore. I was frustrated because it started to […]