In my first post , I laid out the long, frustrating "highlight reel" of my health journey - a story defined by a 190+ pound weight loss, followed by a near-total regain, and then starting all over again. For decades, I was stuck in the "diet" mentality. I believed that my excess weight was a temporary problem that could be "fixed" with a temporary solution. I thought I could go "on" a diet, lose the weight, be "cured," and then... well, I never quite figured out the "then" part. My "Aha!" moment - the one that finally clicked and became a core part of my clean keto lifestyle - was realizing that for many of us, our body's fat-storage system is a one-way street. The problem isn't the fat ; it's the storage capacity we've built. The best way I've found to explain this is what I call the "Balloon Analogy." Part 1: Inflating vs. Deflating the "Balloons" First, let's establish ...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.