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’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.

Finding My Voice After Betrayal: An Unfiltered Prologue to a Necessary War

Raw, unfiltered prologue to a betrayal survival series — lived truth, expert insight, and multimedia built for survivors and seekers of justice.