Who is Josh Stiffler?

I grew up as the kid who played every sport possible. Football, basketball, soccer. You name it, I was in it or at least tried it.

But somewhere along the way, I gained weight, lost my confidence, and leaned on food for comfort. I told myself this was just who I was going to be. Overweight. Out of shape. No other option.

Then came the back injury. The one that took me out of the sports I loved and left me with a new identity: the "broken back guy." Doctors told me it couldn't change. My environment reinforced it, and I believed them.

For nearly two years I lived in pain. Overweight, injured, and stuck.

While I was dealing with all of that, I got into IT and tech. My body was done but my brain still needed something, so I started building things, learning development, solving problems. It became a career. I was good at it. But it wasn't what I was meant to do forever.

Eventually, I pulled the trigger and chose back surgery. To prepare, I started losing weight, thinking it would just make recovery and the procedure easier. But something surprising happened: my back started to feel better. Life started to feel better. For the first time, I realized my health was in my hands.

That shift changed everything.

I built Relffits (and @stiffhealth) out of that journey. From broken and overweight to training for my first marathon. I took the development skills I picked up while I was injured and used them to build something I actually cared about. A tool that helps people understand what they're eating and what it's doing to them.

And once I realized I could overcome all of that, I knew I wanted to do it for other people too. Not just through an app. In person. That's why I'm going to chiropractic school. The tech and the health stuff aren't separate things for me. They came from the same place.

Because no one should ever feel like they don't have a choice with their health.

This is where I share that journey. What I've learned, what I'm still learning, and the ways I'm pushing forward. If my story connects with you, stick around. We're just getting started.