Half the Man I Used to Be

The journey of 173 pounds starts with the first ounce

Me in 2008 and 2019, with my wife, Silvia

I don’t remember when my weight started to be an issue. I weighed just over 100 pounds by the time I was 10. I was proud of being triple digits and told a friend — he commented “wow, you’re fat.” I had thought I was “husky.” It was then that I realized the word my parents had used when discussing my size meant fat.