×Starnes Media General Manager Tim Stephens and Hotworx’s Danica Kempinski celebrate his progress on his 56-for-56 journey.

So I didn’t lose all the weight. But I lost a lot of things that were heavier.

Fifty-six pounds became 56 truths I’ve learned along the way.

1. There was a time I thought I could outwork anything.

2. Deadlines. Emotions. My own wiring.

3. I set a goal: 56 pounds by 56 years old.

4. But somewhere along the way, I realized this wasn’t just about weight.

5. I’ve done this before. Over and over. Lose big, gain big. Burn bright, then burn out.

6. Not from lack of willpower, but because I was undiagnosed, misunderstood, and praised for the mask.

7. I was praised for doing the work of five people. But no one ever asked why I did it.

8. Turns out, I’m not lazy, or f

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