“Absentmindedly, he patted his bloated belly, reminding himself of another challenge he faced—losing weight.”

Suddenly, Max’s thoughts shifted in a chaotic swirl, as if having an ADD attack. Absentmindedly, he patted his bloated belly, reminding himself of another challenge he faced—losing weight. His mind drifted back to the number on the scale from that morning: 48 pounds overweight. A personal record, but not one to be proud of. “I weigh 118 kilos,” he muttered, rounding down, with a wry smile, his inner nerd taking over as he processed the figure. “Every byte counts.” Being entrenched in the computer world, Max found comfort in numbers and often amused himself with conversions to keep his mind sharp.