What is this?
What is this? This is a communicative space that will develop and morph into one thing or nothing specific, by way of my life's experiences in mental and physical health and cooking. About me. My name is Mercer Barrows III. I’m a high school physics teacher in San Diego, CA. When I was in high school, I became very aware of my weight. I’m 34 years old now, and on 05/11/2019, I made my first real commitment to change my weight by eating at a caloric deficit, paired with no major changes to my physical activity. Then, I weighed my maximum weight of 246 pounds. As of 11/02/2019, I weigh about 214 pounds, and I have a goal weight of 210 pounds by 12/25/2019. The pictures shown are a year apart, the lower is more recent. My experience is riddled with struggling with my weight, struggling with my confidence, unnecessary injuries (induced by being technically obese on the BMI scale), and eventually achieving healthy weight loss. I have done lots of my own research about diet, exer...