About Me

 

Hi, I'm Joey, I figured if you were curious enough to see if this page existed, I should give you a short story to read. For nearly 20 years I have lost and regained the same 80–100 lbs burning through four trainers. Since July 2022, I've worked with Marios, my fifth trainer, on training, Vegan nutrition, and life beyond the gym. Stress is my biggest obstacle, rippling into poor sleep, overeating, and health issues. This time is different: slower, focusing on sustainable habits over yo-yo dieting.

 

I've also simplified what I track. Every fitness device I tried became noise; useless to me, Marios, and my doctors. Now I just track rough calories, weekly weigh-ins on a dumb scale, and an annual DEXA scan. Enough to spot trends without drowning in data.

 

New Habits

Body

• Blue Zone lifestyle habits
• Healthy meal-prepping (less junk/takeout)
• Monthly massages with Ilya
• Rejoined local run/walk club
• Focusing on Strength Training with Marios

Mind

• Morning prep the night before (meals, bag, clothes)
• Minimal wardrobe to cut decision fatigue
• Focus only on what I can control
• Learning Italian with Simone; Spanish next

Spirit

• Studying Buddhism (introduced by Marios)
• Deleted social media; blog kept for accountability
• Prioritize calls, letters, and visits over texting
• Volunteer regularly

 

Some Stats

 

	Highest (November 2025)	Current (July 2026)	Goal (July 2027)
Weight	260 lbs / 118 kg	251 lbs / 114 kg	160 lbs / 73 kg
Body Fat %	43.6%	Unknown	15%
Waist Circumference	58”	58”	32”