SWIPE ➡️➡️➡️➡️ On May 12, 2025, Emily posted some pictures from a wedding we attended. In the past, I would have never let her post those - it was disgusting and shameful! I now know it was subconsciously intentional (is that a thing?!) on my part because I needed to be held accountable, even if it was “forced”. Those pictures were the moment I hit a version of rock bottom that a lot of people probably never saw on the outside - I’ve always been good at masking it - but I felt it every single day. I was over 280 pounds, carrying over 30% body fat, exhausted mentally and physically, and honestly just not living anywhere close to the standard I knew I was capable of. The hardest part wasn’t the weight itself - it was knowing I was settling. Settling for average habits, average discipline, average effort - things I vehemently preached against to teams I had been tasked with leading - and becoming somebody I didn’t fully recognize anymore. Then on May 26th, I made a decision. Not to tweak a few things. Not to “try harder.”
Not to wait until Monday. I decided to change EVERYTHING - all at once. Sugar? Gone.
Starbucks runs? Gone.
Fast food for breakfast? Gone.
Breads, pastas, junk food? Gone. No gradual transition. No cheat-weekend mindset. I was done negotiating with myself. And the results came fast. The weight started falling off over the course of just a couple months, but more importantly, I started regaining something I hadn’t felt in a long time: Control. Clarity. Momentum. Then in July of 2025, things shifted into another gear entirely. That’s when the gym stopped being “something I was doing” and became part of who I am. Over the last ten months, I may have missed 7-8 total days in the gym. That’s it. The callouses on my hands tell the story. The physical transformation tells the story. But honestly, the mental transformation has been even bigger. This journey became about a lot more than me. I have two girls watching me every day: Avery and Mila. Avery has been my best buddy through thick and thin for the last seven years. She’s seen the highs, the lows, the stress, the rebuilding, and now she’s seeing what consistency and discipline look like in real time (she actually made this kick ass video!). That means something to me! And Mila… well, Mila is almost four years old, which means life is basically a combination of laughter, chaos, exhaustion, negotiations with a tiny terrorist, and somehow finding crayons in places crayons should never exist. Let me tell ya, having a toddler at this stage of life hits differently! You realize your energy matters. Your patience matters. Your health matters. I want to be fully present for every phase of their lives - not watching from the sidelines tired, unhealthy, and mentally drained. I wanted to set a standard for them. Not perfection.
Not vanity. 
A standard. A standard that says when life gets hard, we don’t fold. We adapt. We fight. We grow. And the crazy part is… this entire transformation happened during one of the most uncertain periods of my life. I unexpectedly found myself out of work. Ultimately, I made one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made: moving across the country, temporarily away from my family until they join me, for what has literally turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime. The old version of me would have absolutely used that as an excuse. Stress? Excuse.
Unemployment? Excuse.
Travel? Excuse.
Being away from family? Excuse. But this time was different. I never got derailed once. Not once. And I know people have seen me go through health kicks before. I get that. But life is different this time because for the first time ever, I truly have everything dialed in: Proper nutrition.
Proper supplementation.
Proper sleep.
A disciplined fitness schedule.
Consistency.
Routine.
Focus. No more guessing. No more extremes. No more starting and stopping. (Continued below)

My buddy @JuckOnBucks just learned me something wild: Oregon, USC and TTUN all lost and none of them allowed more than 84 yards passing. Thats gotta be some sort of record!!

LEG DAY BEST DAY Last Rep Best Rep (8 plates/side on leg press 💪🏼) #GirlDad #FitOver50 #MAKEITHAPPEN

TTUN right on track for their average 4-5 losses per year.

Truly are no elite teams this year. Whoever can sneak into the playoff and is playing their best ball of the season and/or has an elite side of the ball will win it. Very NFL-esque.

So much to unwrap here. Gotta watch this at least eleventy times to catch it all. I’m pretty sure this is Oregon’s season in snapshot of time.

Celebrating another team‘s fan base selling out your stadium is not the flex you think it is. 🌰🌰🌰🌰

The Baltimore Ravens won a Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer.

News flash: Julian Sayin didn’t log a single snap on the defensive side of the ball. We good. Go 🌰

Hey everyone! Give our guy Jake a follow @LandReportCLE and show the Joker guy that he spelled Jackass wrong in his handle.

Apparently our coaching staff and entire roster are no longer elite. If anyone is checking out on the season and has tix to Oregon or TTUN games, I’ll gladly take them off your hands - just remember, though, of the season is now worthless, then your tix are, too 🙋🏻‍♂️ Go 🌰

Julian Sayin skipped his first career pass in the dirt…vs a MAC team…in a blowout. He should have NEVER played another snap for OSU after that. 🙄

The accusations are that of a QB guru…a QB savant…a QB whisperer. Let’s see it!!! Go 🌰

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A lot of you assholes owe someone an apology. You won’t, but you should.

College ain’t the NFL, folks.

This fucking guy @jake_wade37 posts complete nonsense and bullshit and then cowardly blocks me. Banned from YouTube 😂 😂 😂 Thinking I’m even important enough to be banned from YouTube is a high compliment 😂 😂 😂 Total vagina move.

This timeline is going to explode when Fahey doesn’t underthrow and hits JJ in stride for a long tuddy for the first!!!

I think people underappreciate the accuracy and timing it takes to hit a moving target like that .

Haven’t bookmarked this many comments in a loooooooooong time - I’m sure the trolls will all disappear before I get to use them 😂

Welcome to the Luke Fahey Show, folks!! Julian’s season is sadly over :/ Will OSU be the first team in the playoff era to win a natty with the backup QB two times?!? If ever there was a year to do it, this is it - it’s a truly wide open field. Let’s gooooooooooo 🌰