How I Lost More Than 50 Pounds in Six Months and You Can Too
Spoiler alert: “piece of cake”
On January 6, 2023 I reported as previously agreed to Dr. Maxa’s office for my annual physical.
Most people don’t like going to the doctor. I don’t mind. I’ve always had it pretty easy health wise. Almost four years in, I still haven’t had COVID. I rarely get the flu. I like my doctor. I look forward to the banter.
I’ve been going to see Russell Maxa for about a decade. I took a two year break because some insurance company or another wouldn’t pay for it, but it’s been a regular thing. He has been very consistent with his admonitions about my weight.
2023 was no exception. I clocked in at 230 or so, perfectly distributed, in my opinion, on my 5'8" frame. “When are you going to lose some weight?”
“Doc, I have a slow metabolism,” I said with conviction. “I ride my bicycle almost every day for an hour. I look pretty good for a fat guy.”
He didn’t push the issue. It was a losing battle and he knew it. The biggest problem was that I believed myself. I was convinced that my metabolism was slower than normal and that I was overweight due to that one single inconvenient truth. I was wrong.
