I've been sober ever since (22 years, so far).
Fantastic, it has changed my life being sober and drug free. The life I had before was mostly pathetic, life is good.
Congrats! Have you ever considered trying a low carb diet?
Not exactly, I am conscious of carbs and have severely limited them. Ive never really like overly processed grains. I do use unbleached white flour as a base for multi grained breads but I havent done any bread baking since February. That may be the hardest, I really love my home baked bread and Im particularly partial to sourdough and the European style black breads like pumpernickel and the heartier coarse ryes.
doctor said he'll give me until January, then its lapband
You do what you must, Im scared to death of drugs and surgical procedures. I started this well before I went in for the Mother of All Physicals, I didnt want the Doc. to prescribe any drugs. Good luck SHS.
Hushnel- what are you doing for yourself? Obviously you are succeeding!
Mostly Im just watching what I eat and over the last few months I have been ramping up my activity. Because of the broken bones I mentioned above and a permanent partial paralysis of my right arm Im leery of weight lifting.
Again thanks for the encouragement, and for those of us that are working towards this type of goal and considering doing so, good luck and keep at it.
Some times as I read these pages of this sub forum I get to feeling like Im some kind of arm chair quarter back living life vicariously through those of us that are spending real time in the wilderness.
Three years until I retire, Ive been working toward this my whole life, Ive put off things I didnt have the time to do, and now as this date approaches I want to be up to it. I mean retire from my day job, doing leather work, building guitars, ukulele and banjos, wood work and tons of other stuff Ive learned in life and the tools Ive been acquiring to do them and getting back into a working band will fill my time and bring in the extra cash.
I do manage to do a decent bit of camping, I get out to the Everglades three or four times a year, I spend time on the sea and canoeing the rivers and springs of central Florida. I just want nature and wilderness adventures, hunting and fishing, camping, panning and exploring to be a bigger part of my life and respect this amazing creation of Gods enough to prepare myself for it.
absolutely, Life is good.
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