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October 8, 2022 540ish lbs


Hi there and welcome to my weight loss blog: Finding Stephen, formerly Who Ate My Blog? My name is Stephen Vinson, and I live in the Magic City: Birmingham, Alabama, USA. My weight loss journey is taking way longer than I ever expected, but I'm too stubborn to completely give up. My journey started sometime around 2009ish, back in the good old days, at a hefty weight of 632 pounds. After walking and jogging many, many miles, and also doing crossfit, my weight had gotten down to 312 pounds, but then I injured my back and had back surgery followed by a subsequent surgical site infection, which was a bear to recover from. 


Numerous times I tried exercising after, but I kept having back issues and nerve pain. Finally after 10-12 years, I'm regaining the ability to exercise. I'm figuring out that exercise is just as much for my mental health as it is for my physical health. 


In August of 2023, I started weight loss content creation again, like the good old days. Just trying to figure things out, and myself out, along the way. Thus the name change to Finding Stephen. I restarted at 545 pounds, and have been doing okay since restarting. I'm gaining confidence again and have signed up to walk a half marathon in December 2024. Big goals that seem impossible are motivating for me. It allows me to get distracted with planning out my training schedule, and locations where I'm going to walk. Much more exciting than just walking the same old boring route every day. I'm even hoping to be jogging some by race time. 


Welcome, and please feel free to check out all of my social media accounts: https://linktr.ee/FindingStephen 


July 5, 2021 500ish lbs

February 23, 2009 632 lbs

May 2, 2012 332 lbs

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