In February 2025, my doctor called me personally about my blood work. Pre-diabetic, 305 pounds, A1C at 6.1. Here’s what happened next — the fasting, the stem cell knee treatments, the Wine and Dine races, and what actually changed.
My First Time Using the MSR EVO Trail Snowshoes First hike with the MSR EVO Trail snowshoes I finally ordered snowshoes. Then they were delayed a few days. And in those few days, winter started slipping away. The good snow had already come and gone. The kind that falls quiet and clean and transforms everything….
My wife, Nicole and I after the 5k I recently wrapped up my final two knee treatments, and it feels like the right time to look back at the entire process — especially because of what happened between treatments four and five. Between those visits, I was at Disney. Not only did I walk the…
I’m continuing on with my QC Kinetix treatment plan for my knees, and this week was Step 3. This stage was a big one: they removed stem cells from my pelvis in my lower back and then injected them into my knees. The procedure itself went smoothly, but my back has been sore since —…
I just wrapped up my second treatment at QC Kinetix and wanted to share how things are going. After this round, my knees were feeling pretty good. Good enough, in fact, that I decided to try a slow 2-mile run. The run itself felt decent, but since then my knees have been nagging me again….
My knees have been giving me hell off and on for a few years now. Decades of sports and working construction will do that. Lately, it felt like something more than the usual wear and tear — sharp pain, occasional locking up, and just that nagging something’s not right feeling. I figured it might be…
We spent the weekend doing what we love—camping, diving, and just slowing things down. Camryn and I loaded up the Jeep, set up the rooftop tent, and settled in for a couple of days at the quarry. It was the kind of weekend that reminds you why you do all this in the first place….
I pulled into Gilboa the evening before class, just in time to catch the sun dipping behind the tree line. Camp was quiet—just the sound of water lapping at the edge and a few birds wrapping up their day. I sat by the water for a while, looking out over the quarry, letting things slow…
Photo by Indy Dive Center This past weekend, I took another big step in my Dive Master training — and what better place than the no-so clear spring-fed waters of France Park Quarry in Logansport, Indiana. Surrounded by limestone cliffs and Indiana’s wild green canopy, it was a perfect backdrop for a weekend full of…
Blog Title: Resetting the System: My Health Journey in ProgressSubtitle: From pain and exhaustion to discipline and momentum — one fast, one supplement, and one decision at a time. The past few years, my weight had been creeping up — and I felt every pound of it. At my heaviest, I hit 305 lbs. My…
