All My Cake & What It Cost Me

Small Steps to Big Change

We all have habits we know we should change, but what happens when the cost of keeping them becomes too high?

For years, Gerardo “Jerry” Gutierrez told himself he had time. Time to eat better. Time to take his health seriously. Time to break the patterns he had inherited. But after a third bout with pancreatitis and a lifetime of unchecked habits catching up with him, time ran out.

All My Cake & What It Cost Me is a deeply personal journey of reckoning with the habits we inherit, the choices we avoid, and the slow, intentional process of real change. This isn’t a book about quick fixes or rigid plans—it’s about small, consistent steps that lead to lasting transformation.

If you’ve ever struggled with breaking free from your past, if you’ve felt stuck in the cycle of “I’ll change tomorrow,” or if you just need to know that meaningful change is possible—this book is for you. With raw honesty and hard-won wisdom, Jerry Gutierrez offers a story of progress over perfection, showing that the real path to change isn’t found in a perfect plan, but in the next intentional step forward.

©2025 Gerardo Gutierrez (P)2025 Gerardo Gutierrez