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Inspired to be Better WHEN NO ONE CLAPPED I KEPT GOING
Ray Lodovico: his isn't a fitness book. Even though I lost 110 pounds. It's not a love story. Even though I was married almost 27 years. And it's not some fake-ass motivational playbook. I'm not here to sell you a dream or sugarcoat the shit I went through. This is survival. Truth. Evolution. I started living this story at age two. I didn't know it then - but that's when the damage started. Every chapter was earned.
Through silence. Through rejection. Through nights where I had no one to talk to but God. At some point writing this book, I realized I probably had PTSD. I'd never called it that. I just thought I was angry. Defensive. Guarded. But it makes sense now. I was kept small. Treated like a child. And here's the truth - I don't even know how "good" this book is. To me? It's a bestseller. But I've never read a book in my life.
That's no joke. I was in a special reading class in elementary school. My friend Louie and I were in that class for years. I made it through school without ever reading a book. And here I am - publishing one. It's not to be cool. It's not to brag. It's survival. I needed to get my truth down. And here's the irony - all the people who used to tell me, "You gotta do what you gotta do". well - this is what I gotta do.
Maybe it's my way out. It all started with a weight loss transformation. I thought losing 110 pounds was going to fix everything. I'm not sure it did. But I kept going. I kept writing. I kept fighting. And now I wrote this book. while living in my car. In these pages, I'm going to talk about: . family . marriage . addiction . suicidal thoughts . trauma . the nights I slept in my car .
loneliness . the fight to believe in myself . and what it REALLY takes to rebuild when nobody is coming to save you. If that sounds uncomfortable - good. Life has been uncomfortable. I'm doing what I gotta do. And this is my truth.#InspiredToBeBetter Ray Lodovico: A raw, unfiltered memoir of survival, weight loss, trauma, addiction, and rebuilding life from nothing. Written while living in a car.
This is not a feel-good playbook. It's the truth. If you've ever been counted out - this is your story.
Through silence. Through rejection. Through nights where I had no one to talk to but God. At some point writing this book, I realized I probably had PTSD. I'd never called it that. I just thought I was angry. Defensive. Guarded. But it makes sense now. I was kept small. Treated like a child. And here's the truth - I don't even know how "good" this book is. To me? It's a bestseller. But I've never read a book in my life.
That's no joke. I was in a special reading class in elementary school. My friend Louie and I were in that class for years. I made it through school without ever reading a book. And here I am - publishing one. It's not to be cool. It's not to brag. It's survival. I needed to get my truth down. And here's the irony - all the people who used to tell me, "You gotta do what you gotta do". well - this is what I gotta do.
Maybe it's my way out. It all started with a weight loss transformation. I thought losing 110 pounds was going to fix everything. I'm not sure it did. But I kept going. I kept writing. I kept fighting. And now I wrote this book. while living in my car. In these pages, I'm going to talk about: . family . marriage . addiction . suicidal thoughts . trauma . the nights I slept in my car .
loneliness . the fight to believe in myself . and what it REALLY takes to rebuild when nobody is coming to save you. If that sounds uncomfortable - good. Life has been uncomfortable. I'm doing what I gotta do. And this is my truth.#InspiredToBeBetter Ray Lodovico: A raw, unfiltered memoir of survival, weight loss, trauma, addiction, and rebuilding life from nothing. Written while living in a car.
This is not a feel-good playbook. It's the truth. If you've ever been counted out - this is your story.
Ray Lodovico: his isn't a fitness book. Even though I lost 110 pounds. It's not a love story. Even though I was married almost 27 years. And it's not some fake-ass motivational playbook. I'm not here to sell you a dream or sugarcoat the shit I went through. This is survival. Truth. Evolution. I started living this story at age two. I didn't know it then - but that's when the damage started. Every chapter was earned.
Through silence. Through rejection. Through nights where I had no one to talk to but God. At some point writing this book, I realized I probably had PTSD. I'd never called it that. I just thought I was angry. Defensive. Guarded. But it makes sense now. I was kept small. Treated like a child. And here's the truth - I don't even know how "good" this book is. To me? It's a bestseller. But I've never read a book in my life.
That's no joke. I was in a special reading class in elementary school. My friend Louie and I were in that class for years. I made it through school without ever reading a book. And here I am - publishing one. It's not to be cool. It's not to brag. It's survival. I needed to get my truth down. And here's the irony - all the people who used to tell me, "You gotta do what you gotta do". well - this is what I gotta do.
Maybe it's my way out. It all started with a weight loss transformation. I thought losing 110 pounds was going to fix everything. I'm not sure it did. But I kept going. I kept writing. I kept fighting. And now I wrote this book. while living in my car. In these pages, I'm going to talk about: . family . marriage . addiction . suicidal thoughts . trauma . the nights I slept in my car .
loneliness . the fight to believe in myself . and what it REALLY takes to rebuild when nobody is coming to save you. If that sounds uncomfortable - good. Life has been uncomfortable. I'm doing what I gotta do. And this is my truth.#InspiredToBeBetter Ray Lodovico: A raw, unfiltered memoir of survival, weight loss, trauma, addiction, and rebuilding life from nothing. Written while living in a car.
This is not a feel-good playbook. It's the truth. If you've ever been counted out - this is your story.
Through silence. Through rejection. Through nights where I had no one to talk to but God. At some point writing this book, I realized I probably had PTSD. I'd never called it that. I just thought I was angry. Defensive. Guarded. But it makes sense now. I was kept small. Treated like a child. And here's the truth - I don't even know how "good" this book is. To me? It's a bestseller. But I've never read a book in my life.
That's no joke. I was in a special reading class in elementary school. My friend Louie and I were in that class for years. I made it through school without ever reading a book. And here I am - publishing one. It's not to be cool. It's not to brag. It's survival. I needed to get my truth down. And here's the irony - all the people who used to tell me, "You gotta do what you gotta do". well - this is what I gotta do.
Maybe it's my way out. It all started with a weight loss transformation. I thought losing 110 pounds was going to fix everything. I'm not sure it did. But I kept going. I kept writing. I kept fighting. And now I wrote this book. while living in my car. In these pages, I'm going to talk about: . family . marriage . addiction . suicidal thoughts . trauma . the nights I slept in my car .
loneliness . the fight to believe in myself . and what it REALLY takes to rebuild when nobody is coming to save you. If that sounds uncomfortable - good. Life has been uncomfortable. I'm doing what I gotta do. And this is my truth.#InspiredToBeBetter Ray Lodovico: A raw, unfiltered memoir of survival, weight loss, trauma, addiction, and rebuilding life from nothing. Written while living in a car.
This is not a feel-good playbook. It's the truth. If you've ever been counted out - this is your story.
