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The Truth About My Relationship With Food
When people hear that I lost 140 pounds and have kept it off for more than a decade, they often assume I finally found a diet that worked. I didn’t.
Ray
August 6, 2026
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Sweet Potatoes: The Mighty Tuber I Learned To Love
Sweet potatoes deserve a better reputation than the Thanksgiving casserole that gets buried under butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows until the vegetable is basically a hostage. I am not talking
Ray
July 29, 2026
Beyond Food and Movement
If You Haven’t Defined Health for Yourself, Someone Else Probably Has
Has anyone ever asked you what health means to you? It sounds like such a simple question. Almost too simple. Like one of those questions you answer too quickly because
Ray
July 25, 2026
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What My Yard Work Really Taught Me About Muscle Strength
I’ve written before about functional fitness, why we need muscle, and why longevity increasingly looks less like chasing skinny and more like maintaining strength. I still believe all of those
Ray
July 18, 2026
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How To Get More From The Healthy Foods You Eat
You’ve done all the things. You’ve cleaned up your food, kicked a lot of processed junk to the curb, stopped eating out and started cooking more at home, and learned
Ray
July 10, 2026
Beyond Food and Movement
A Simple Life-Changing Experiment That Helped Me Break Old Patterns
At some point in my life, I started a little experiment. It was not glamorous. It did not require a planner, a tracking app, a certification, a guru, or a
Ray
July 4, 2026