I stopped letting a piece of paper gatekeep my life and starved the hedonistic loop of sugar and nicotine to build a foundation in code. Now I treat the AI like the idiot savant it is and force it to show its work so I actually own my strength.
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I Hit 725 Pounds. The Prison Was Never the Walls. It Was My Body.
New article, and it's the one that explains all the others. I was 200 pounds at nine years old. 300 at thirteen while wrestling. 400 at twenty-five. Then a back injury at 450 took my movement and I climbed to 725. That's when I learned what a prison actually is. Not walls. A body that won't let you leave. I also learned the scale was lying to me, the hard way, in a hospital. I'm done trying to escape the cell. I'm claiming it.
I See You (Because I Finally See Me)
Week five chronicle entry is live. The fasting did something I didn't expect. It emptied out the static and let me see people. I told my lawn guy I appreciated him on day three of a fast and watched him physically relax from four sentences. "Good job" is a verdict. "I see you" is a presence. I'm starting a project: every week, one person, witnessed in writing. No names. Just the seeing. The universe didn't collapse when I refused food. Maybe it won't collapse when I refuse to look away.
What I Eat When I’m Allowed to Eat-A 500-Pound Man’s 3.5-Day Refeed Window
Article Two is live. The refeed window. What I actually eat after 84 hours of fasting. The clean day. The McDonald's run I am not pretending didn't happen. The protein pudding recipe that holds the whole thing together. The science of why one bad day doesn't burn the protocol. I show you both because both are real. Every fasting blog shows you the perfect plate. This is the honest one.
I’m a Sumo Sized Ginger Who Fasts 3.5 Days a Week. Here’s What Actually Happens.
Also on Medium I’m a Sumo Sized Ginger Who Fasts 3.5 Days a Week. Here’s What Actually Happens. Three weeks into a six-month honest experiment in losing the weight every diet failed to take. By Joseph Riley Long | Published May 2026 TL;DR: I’m Joseph Riley Long. I’m 500 pounds and I’ve been overweight since I … Continue reading I’m a Sumo Sized Ginger Who Fasts 3.5 Days a Week. Here’s What Actually Happens.