Jonathanjbrown

 NEW YEARS IN OCTOBER! You might be saying (a la TV show, Different Strokes : "whatchu talkin' bout Willis?" We all know people or have been that person that sets a New Year's fitness resolution. January 1st, you hit the ground running. By mid-February, you holler, "I'm out!" I've rapped about this before so allow a Cat to abridge-ify. December is a crazy month of gluttony, and perhaps debauchery. Parties with sweets, booze and big ass portions of food. You are at your hedonistic worst, while having a great time. Then, you expect to rock from that raucous extreme to a heavy workout regime with a clean diet? It's tough, no word of a lie. That's why we fall off. Try this why don't cha!   Begin your New Year's fitness resolution on October 1st. What!?! You heard me—Oct.1st. Begin working out 3-4 days per week. (Assuming you are doing nothing prior to this). Cut out sugar. Knock down your portion size by 25%. Keep the proteins up and bull...

  Why I left Social Media...and What's Been Poppin' Since I'm Outta here This Is Me Off Social! I feel like the drug dealer who's left the game and left a wake of pissed off customers. Not entirely, but I thought that'd make for a cool opener. However, more than a few people close to me have mentioned they miss my posts. In particular, the silly posts. Which, let's be honest, were most of them. Life is short. And when dealing and battling the Big C, it becomes more precious. In her preciousness comes an appreciation of time. Facebook and Instagram were in many ways a time waster for me. Not necessarily the time spent scrolling and the like, but the time spent thinking up posts in my head while away from the laptop. I'd think, "hmm what to post next?" Or "shit, I haven't posted in 39 hours." Or just the thought that people needed my posts. How friggin' narcissistic is that, to think people hovered over phones and laptops awaiting ...