Hello again, all! My second WWLC video is right here: Sorry for the absence; you can see why it happened in the vid.

Hey folks!

Melissa is busy meeting some deadlines right now, so I’m going to go ahead and post Episode 4 - The Exercise Episode! Enjoy!

Hey everyone!

Here’s Episode 3 of WWLC. This one focuses on food; specifically, what I’ll be eating, when I’ll be eating it, and how much of it I’ll be eating overall.

Before you view this video, I’d like to reiterate something that I mentioned in my first video: This project is NOT about beautification. We are well aware that there’s an entire industry based around dieting, and that this industry creates and perpetuates arbitrary standards for beauty that have nothing to do with health. We are also aware that having and maintaining good health doesn’t necessarily involve losing weight. However, Melissa and I have accepted the fact that we are overweight, and that losing weight is one step toward making ourselves more healthy. The name Whompy’s Weight Loss Challenge was chosen for two reasons: 1) The two vloggers who are involved in this challenge have set a goal to lose weight, based on what we feel is best for ourselves; and 2) The alliteration sounds good. As we’ve both stated in our videos, we realize that not everyone needs to lose weight, and that many people may have their own goals that are completely unrelated to diet and exercise. This project is meant to inspire people to take positive steps toward good health; that may involve quitting smoking, drinking less, even working out in order to GAIN weight in the form of increased muscle mass. In other words, we aren’t telling anyone what they should or shouldn’t do. It’s all up to you! : )

Hey guys! It’s my first post here on the HPA and I promise not all of them will be about weight, but I am so inspired by Matt and my Fitties and their willingness to turn the HPA’s central themes of change and positivity toward health, that I couldn’t be prouder to post my first vlog as part of the Whompy’s Weight Loss Challenge. I hope you’ll all join in and start chasing your own health goals! And please be patient, I don’t do this vlog thing, I’ve only ever recorded myself on iSight once before and that was for my cat, so, um..yeah. Anyway, I hope you enjoy, and I hope you’ll join in!

Hey everyone!

I’m pleased to present Episode One of Whompy’s Weight Loss Challenge. This is a brand new video project that I’m working on with the Leaky Cauldron’s Melissa Anelli. We’re really excited about it and we hope that you all find it enjoyable and helpful in your own quest for good health.