More Than a Progress Pic: What 180+ Likes Taught Me About My New Beginning
More Than a Progress Pic: What 180+ Likes Taught Me About My New Beginning Like most things in this life, it really started off as an accident. I was trying to get my dog to come and nuzzle with me, and when she wouldn’t, I looked at my phone, and a photo from August 1, 2021, showed up in my history. In the photo, I was as clean-shaven as I had been since 2009, so not very much; I was rocking my favorite Darth Vader T-shirt. My journey had started already; I was 80 pounds down or something like that; I can’t really remember. Numbers over a six-year span blend. Immediately, I wanted to contrast this photo with my cycle kit photo in full Punisher gear from the week before. The journey needed to be seen side by side as I felt like it was coming full circle. Using AI isn’t really my strong suit; people at work made fun of me for it. I don’t have the patience for it all the time, and when I got a photo, I so...