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I caught this on Fark, and thought it too important to let it go. It’s the story of Roman Grandy, a guy who went from 415 lbs to… well, lower, though the article doesn’t ultimately say. (The last stated weight is 230, which is still pretty darn good.) I love inspirational stories like this:

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Recently, a commenter to a previous post on panic attacks, Mike, started sharing his story and issues with panic attacks. In response to one of his comments, I wrote the following, which I decided to make into a full post. Here I chronicle how it was that I overcame my panic attacks. Since putting what I’m about to describe into action I have not suffered one more attack. It wasn’t easy, and I can’t promise that following these steps will work for you, but if it helps even one person then this is already more than worth it.

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You may be wondering why I haven’t been writing all that much recently, at least not the deep, well thought out works of non-fiction literature you come here to enjoy. (At least, in my imagination you’re wondering why I haven’t been writing.) I feel I owe an explanation of that, and finally I feel like I can actually talk about it.

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…so I’m about to provide you with some random knowledge about it. (Still in the writing slump. Sorry about that. And no one-liners to share, so you get info about food instead. Hope y’all don’t mind.)

Do you like spicy food? If you do, then you’re probably attracted to the capsaicin, since that’s the stuff chili peppers are made of. Literally. Capsaicin is the chemical compound in chili peppers which makes them spicy, or more precisely, gives them piquancy.

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It’s been way too long since I last did an update on my path to weightloss so here we go:

First off, “The Biggest Loser” competition at my office has ended. Apparently, yours truly obliterated the competition by losing 12 lbs during the first round (everyone else lost < 5 lbs) and losing another 12 lbs during the second round (when everyone else gained weight). After that point everyone else quit.

Bastages.

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