In this article, I am writing from my own perspective as a prepper who is in the midst of a fairly substantial weight loss that (I will admit publicly) has not been easy. As I worked on the research to support this article, I wondered if it was going to be unpopular.

If so, let it be. 

I think you all know me well enough to know that I always do my best to tell it like it is and write about what I think would truly be helpful to folks, not just what will get a lot of "likes" or emoticons (or whatever those darn little things are called).

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Gaining Weight: My Own Backstory

Most of my life, I have been a fit athletic type. In my youth, I was a competitive athlete in several sports, including swimming and various running events. In my 30s, I was out rollerblading with my dog for hours at a time. We both loved it! In my forties, I was running 5 miles a few times a week, even through our northern Michigan winters, with ice spikes on.