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Feeling Much More Positive

Got some GREAT feedback from some caring folks commenting here on my last few posts, and on twitter.  The support is really inspiring, seriously.
Today I packed the following meals for work:
8am:   FibreOne cereal with skim milk and a few berries
10am:  fatfree yogurt & cottage cheese with a few berries
12pm:  wholewheat wrap with lettuce, pork tenderloin and [...]

Back To The Gym, Sorta

I mentioned in my post much earlier today that I have a pretty good case of gout.  Kinda limits things involving my feet.
So this evening, my beautiful wife Sherry asks me to go for a short walk.  It’s a great evening, so I took some decent antinflamatories, and went for a short stroll/hobble.  Within a block or [...]

When It Rains…

It pours.
Friggin depression is grabbing me.  Here is what’s on my mind these days:

I have gout right now.  Yes, I’m on meds to prevent gout.  But I have gout.  I’m trying to drink more water to counter it.
We blew the transmission in our 2003 Grand Caravan Sunday.  $3000 to fix.  The van isn’t worth that.  But [...]

The Weekend

Yes, time to get drunk and naked and party like a rock star.  Actually, I’ll wait to do that tomorrow night.  It’s not so much a Friday night tradition as it is a Saturday one.
Seriously though, the weekends are a killer for me.  I tend to overeat at any opportunity.  This weekend I’ll try to [...]

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