Mosby
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My wife has been sick the last several years and has been fighting Stage 4 colon cancer. It's been 3 years since her last surgery and she has remained cancer free. She isn't out of the woods but recent tests have us breathing a bit easier. She is in a small % of Stage 4 patients in a good way. While taking care of her, I had to neglect my own health and I'm playing catch up now with my Dr's and Dentists. One thing that I noticed this past year is I've gained quite a bit of weight during the process. Often times, I ate to compensate for being tired or stressed and it shows. I noticed it this past season and I can't deny that it impacted my hunting. I woke up several days ago thinking about it and decided I need to do something....now.
My dad was a wrestling coach and I've been exposed to a lot of nutritionists and how to loose weight properly. It's just a matter of want too sometimes. When I thought my wife wasn't going to make it, I could have cared less. Now that the fog has cleared a bit, I've decided its time to get serious about getting healthy.
I won't bother you with the daily details, but I'm giving up high carb stuff, processed foods, junk food and anything I can get from a drive through. Large portions of anything are out. I don't drink much but I'm giving up what little I do. I've quickly developed a daily diet and routine. All the crap has been replaced by portions of proteins, vegetables and rationed amounts of fruit. I plan on being consistent from now until the season starts. I do need to figure out how to eat when I'm hunting in the middle of nowhere and not fall off the wagon but I have some time to do that.
I've done this sort of thing before and always found the first couple days the hardest. I was a lot younger then but it has not been a difficult transition. I haven't set any specific weight loss goals. If I eat properly and stay consistent, the weight will slowly come off. The diet was the first place to start. Changes to my lifting and exercise programs are next. I'm even evaluating my Dr and Dentist right now and decided to get a different primary care Dr. I'm just a name on a checklist to my current guy and he isn't adding value to what I'm trying to do. I've tolerated his arrogance because I've had more important things to deal with but I've met with him for the last time.
I like to revaluate my equipment after the season and replace what isn't working. I had to be honest with myself and admit my equipment is fine. My dogs are great. I'm the problem. I knew three teachers from my hometown that died hunting within a year of retirement. I'm 66 now and I get what happened. They got older, heavier and a lot unhealthier but assumed they could still do what they always did. It doesn't work that way and they hunted themselves into cardiac arrest. I don't want to be that guy. The good news is it's all fixable. You just have to be honest with yourself and do something about it.
My dad was a wrestling coach and I've been exposed to a lot of nutritionists and how to loose weight properly. It's just a matter of want too sometimes. When I thought my wife wasn't going to make it, I could have cared less. Now that the fog has cleared a bit, I've decided its time to get serious about getting healthy.
I won't bother you with the daily details, but I'm giving up high carb stuff, processed foods, junk food and anything I can get from a drive through. Large portions of anything are out. I don't drink much but I'm giving up what little I do. I've quickly developed a daily diet and routine. All the crap has been replaced by portions of proteins, vegetables and rationed amounts of fruit. I plan on being consistent from now until the season starts. I do need to figure out how to eat when I'm hunting in the middle of nowhere and not fall off the wagon but I have some time to do that.
I've done this sort of thing before and always found the first couple days the hardest. I was a lot younger then but it has not been a difficult transition. I haven't set any specific weight loss goals. If I eat properly and stay consistent, the weight will slowly come off. The diet was the first place to start. Changes to my lifting and exercise programs are next. I'm even evaluating my Dr and Dentist right now and decided to get a different primary care Dr. I'm just a name on a checklist to my current guy and he isn't adding value to what I'm trying to do. I've tolerated his arrogance because I've had more important things to deal with but I've met with him for the last time.
I like to revaluate my equipment after the season and replace what isn't working. I had to be honest with myself and admit my equipment is fine. My dogs are great. I'm the problem. I knew three teachers from my hometown that died hunting within a year of retirement. I'm 66 now and I get what happened. They got older, heavier and a lot unhealthier but assumed they could still do what they always did. It doesn't work that way and they hunted themselves into cardiac arrest. I don't want to be that guy. The good news is it's all fixable. You just have to be honest with yourself and do something about it.
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