My rapid 150-pound weight loss was the result of a very unhealthy lifestyle. I replaced an addiction to eating with an addiction to dieting, and sacrificed my health to achieve a “goal weight” decided for me by a major weight loss corporation. I grew sick with symptoms of malnutrition, my body hit starvation mode, my entire life revolved around calculating calories, and I was controlled by a fear of food and weight gain. “This is the least I’ve ever weighed and the least happy I’ve ever...

“Just make sure you actually sign up,” my friend warned. “I almost missed the registration date and I wouldn’t have even been able to go...

Get on the treadmill. Slam on the big, red, “STOP” button as soon as you’ve run the fastest mile of which you are physically capable. Are...