Hey everyone, I updated this list as my story has grown quite popular.  I thought I would briefly tell my story first. In 2011, I took over a small restaurant in my town and shortly after, we turned it into a BBQ joint.  Over the course of 5 years, I gained almost 150lbs. / 68kg.  […]

Last year (2017) I gave up my thriving restaurant to focus on my health.  I had the restaurant for 5 years and everything was going well, except for my health.  I had gained a lot of weight.  I was having massive back pain and muscle spasms, had a compressed nerve in my foot, and my […]

If you have followed along with my blog posts, I recently posted ‘How I Lost Over 100 Pounds Eating Mindfully’.  As a recap, I was a BBQ restaurant owner (smoked meats) and a craft beer drinker.  I had gained about 150 pounds in a little over 5 years doing things like eating late after I […]

The 2nd Time I Broke My Back November is a great time to visit Phoenix as the average temperature is 76 degrees Fahrenheit.   With 2 total rainy days, 83% Sunshine and 18 completely sunny days. I had been living in the Phoenix area for over 8 years.  I was living alone in a nice little […]

I Was Trampled By Horses The First Time I Broke My Back I was living in beautiful Northwest Montana in a picturesque town called Lakeside on Flathead Lake. At the time I was the Food and Beverage manager at a very large hotel. I had to drive to Spokane, Washington for a business conference where […]