Chapter 1 — The Beginning of My Journey
My name is Michael Mikovich. I’m 55 years old, and I’m about to share my 185-pound weight loss story. This isn’t some perfect, polished success story — it’s real life. It came with struggles, loss, setbacks, and some hard lessons I had to live through before I finally started to “see.”
I didn’t wake up one day and magically decide to change. My journey was built out of pain, frustration, fear, embarrassment, and a whole lot of moments where I felt lost. There were times I thought I had it under control… and times I almost gave up on myself completely. Looking back, I realize I had to go through those seasons to understand who I really was, and what I truly wanted out of life.
I’m sharing this story because I hope you can take something from it — inspiration, education, motivation, or maybe just a reminder to be open-minded about your own journey. We all come from different places, different backgrounds, and different battles, but struggle has a way of connecting people.
For years, I was carrying more than just weight. I was carrying emotional baggage, old habits, bad coping mechanisms, and a mindset that kept me stuck. Food was comfort. Avoidance was easier than facing reality. And when life felt heavy, I made myself heavier too — physically and mentally.
There were losses along the way. Friendships. Health. Confidence. Opportunities. People I cared about… and parts of myself I didn’t know how to get back. Some of those moments shook me. Some broke me. But a few of them woke me up.
This story isn’t about perfection. It’s not about comparing yourself to me or anyone else. It’s about progress, honesty, humility, and learning to give yourself another chance when life knocks you down.
If you’re reading this because you’re struggling — physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually — I want you to know something:
You’re not alone.
This is my story, my truth, and the start of how everything began to change.
And this is only Chapter One..
Chapter 2
Early Years: A Fragile Start (Aww Wasn't I Cute?)
As a child, I was a severe hypoglycemic — one of the worst kinds (I Was A Case Study At University Hospital In Cleveland, Ohio.)
I suffered seizures, and doctors put me on a mostly high-protein diet to keep my blood sugar stable.
I ate things like peanut butter, cheese, eggs, oatmeal, toast, and low-sugar cereal. Back then, I was very thin and medically controlled.
That changed as I got older.
I attended Montessori school, where we packed our lunches, but when I moved to public school, I started eating cafeteria food — fries, chocolate, processed meals. That poor diet followed me for the next 40 years.
Chapter 3
The Yo-Yo Years: Losing, Gaining, Repeating
For decades, I battled my weight:
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Lose some
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Gain it back
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Starve myself
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Try extreme diets
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Take “black beauties” and other shortcuts
I’d lose weight, look good, stop… and the weight would return.
For years, I bounced between 220–260 lbs.
Chapter 4
Life Collapses: Loss, Illness, and Giving Up
In 2006, my father died.
Three months later, I lost my eyesight.
A few years after that, I weighed 310 lbs, and in 2008, I had my first heart attack. I had gallbladder surgery, developed more health issues, and became addicted to sleep pills and antidepressants.
At one point, I was on 12 medications:
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Blood pressure meds
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Early diabetes meds
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Mental health prescriptions
Honestly?
When I lost my eyesight, I gave up.
I isolated myself. I pushed people away. I was ashamed to be seen. I avoided social situations because I didn’t want to hear things like, “Damn, you got fat.”
I used my weight as armor.
Chapter 4
April 1st: The Wake-Up Call
On April 1st, I had a massive heart attack.
Doctors tried stents but I was too heavy, so I underwent double bypass surgery. I spent two months in the hospital weighing 387 lbs.
I lost 30 lbs — without even trying.
Around that same time, my sister — my best friend — was diagnosed with cancer.
Chapter 5
The Promise That Changed Everything
While she was in the hospital, my sister looked at me crying and said something I will never forget:
“You know how f***ing amazing you are…
but you use your weight as your shield.
You haven’t lived in 15 years.”
Three months later, she was placed in hospice.
The last thing I said to her was:
“I love you. Thank God you were my sister.
I promise I will lose this weight.
You can let go.”
I kissed her forehead and told her I’d be back later — but I knew it was goodbye. I Went Home.
I Was Walking My Dog and There Used To Be A Big Tree And On a Calm Day, A Big Gust Of Wind Blew Over My Head .
I Got a Call 30 Second My Brother Told Me She Was Gone And I Knew That She Was Saying Goodbye To Me
Grief, Rock Bottom, and a Decision
After she passed, I collapsed under a tree while walking my dog. I don’t remember much of 2019 — grief wiped it out.
In April 2020, the day after I put my dog down and right as COVID began, I stood on the scale: I Was Battling A Major Pill Addiction (Ambien, Xanax Bars and Downers)
387 lbs.
I said out loud:
“Brownie is gone.
Now it’s time to fulfill my promise.”
The Road Back: Not Perfect, But Forward
The journey wasn’t easy.
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I discovered I had critically low testosterone
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I lost 70 lbs quickly
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In 2022 I Gave Up On Pills
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I nearly went into a diabetic coma
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I went on daily insulin (and I’m glad I did)
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I regulated my blood sugar and reached 280 lbs
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I tried Ozempic weight-loss meds and reached 220 lbs, but felt awful — vomiting, stomach issues, misery and Dehydration
I knew something still wasn’t right.
Then I Bump into an Old friend
One day I reached out to a buddy of mine. After I was taken off Ozempic, I ended up gaining some of the weight back, and it really got to me. He was having great results with something he was using, so I gave it a shot too. But it was crazy expensive — way more than I could realistically afford — and after a while I realized it wasn’t even working that well for me. That was frustrating.
A little later, that same friend reached out to me again. This time he told me about something completely different — something neither of us had even heard of before.
He Introduced Me To Omega Balance Testing
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