There is a good reason why I didn’t blog yesterday. I had intended on blogging the Halo Bulletin. However, it seems this week Bravo is skipping the bulletin in lieu of the E3 announcement.

But that’s not the big reason. I’m taking my own journey of a sorts. Many of you that have been a subscriber for awhile know that I do not shy away from the fact that I’m a big man. Not height, but weight. Well, I’m doing something about that now. Not just a simple diet, nor just exercise either.

My journey actually began a couple of months ago. I read an article on Yahoo about a mother who had her family cut out nearly all processed sugars from their food intake and how that not only improved their health but mental strength as well. I talked with my wife and came up with a plan to do the same or very similar thing. Starting near the end of March I gradually starting cutting processed sugars from my diet, then May 1, I cut nearly all of it out. Instead of processed sugar foods, I replaced them with fruit. Any time I get an urge for a snack, I’m eating an apple or banana or grapes for example. this has already shown a difference as I’ve lost 29 lbs since starting this in March.

Now I’ve taken my next step. On Tuesday, I went to a health seminar on gastric surgery. Now I know some of you may think, ‘well that’s the easy way out’. Believe me folks, it’s not. Ive struggled with my weight for more than 10 years. Now that I’m in my mid 40s, I really need to do something about it. I’ve trie diets. I’ve tried the gym. While partially successful in both regards, I always ended up putting the weight back on. Before I can undergo the gastric surgery, I have to be on a doctor supervised health plan for 5-6 months. Each month reporting in to the doctor with my food intake as well as taking my weight measurement to see it I’m not gaining weight. If I do, that would immediately disqualify me for the surgery.

Just yesterday I was approved to begin this leg of the journey. So over the next several months you may see an occasional post about this. I won’t deluge the blog with them. Just something once a month to show my progress.

Should all go well during this phase, I would have the surgery in December. Just in time for me to chill out with the Halo 5 Guardians BETA!

So getting back to yesterday. While all of the planning I had to do, the excitement of it all and such, I really didn’t have the time to blog. This is a rare occurrence as many of you subscribers know. I’m usually posting at leaf one article a day, many times more than one.

So I invite you to stick with HFFL, even when I might have to take a day off from blogging. You know there is always going to be something I’ll blog about. Be that Halo news, toy reviews, podcasts, fan art, Halo novels, comic books, etc.

I also invite those who haven’t yet subscribed to please do so. It’s FREE to do so. Click on the tab in the menu bar near top for subscribing. As well, please join the HFFL forums. It’s still pretty new at only a few months old. We need your input and ideas. The forums are a great place to do just that.

Wish me well on my personal journey. In the meantime, continue the Halo journey with me here at halofanforlife.com!

-Sal