For the past five years, I’ve been working as a web developer. Somewhere between long hours, stress, routine, and getting married a couple of years ago, I gained a lot of weight. Slowly at first, then all at once.
Today I weigh 230 lbs, and my goal is to get down to around 190 lbs.
More than the number, though, this is about ownership. I realized I pushed my health to the background for too long. Work, projects, and responsibilities always came first — and my body paid the price. Lately, I’ve finally started taking myself seriously: exercising consistently and being more intentional about what I eat.
This isn’t about perfection. It’s about showing up.
I genuinely believe that improving my health will positively affect everything else in my life — my focus, my energy, my work, and even my creativity. When my body feels better, my mind follows.
That’s also why I want to start writing openly about this process here.
My side project, HabitPulse, isn’t doing badly, but I’ve been inconsistent. And consistency is something I’m realizing is a skill — not a personality trait. It’s something you practice, fail at, and slowly improve.
This blog will be part of that practice.
I want to document the struggle: the wins, the setbacks, the plateaus, and the boring days where motivation is low but discipline still matters. If nothing else, this will keep me accountable. And if it helps someone else feel less alone in their own struggle, that’s a bonus.
This is me trying to do better — one habit at a time.