Interrupting Tom's Read

I don't say anything, because that's when friends show up with junk food to tease me. 😒

Some friends 🤣

You have to change your lifestyle. Without exercise you will lose weight at first and then gain back with even less energy than before. (I'm a diabetic and have had to change my diet greatly, but I also stay as active as I can. So far no needles.)

The past week I've started jogging, cycling and a bit of yoga. The diet is just part of it. I'm not looking to lose weight since I really don't need to. Just trying to improve my overall fitness and health. Since during college my diet and exercise routine went out the window.

I gave up fast food over 25 years ago, but the damage had been done. The pain from my gallbladder attack was unlike anything else I ever felt and I was in a car that flipped six times after going into a ditch.

Even more fun, my father in law died from complications from his gallbladder surgery on Christmas. Guess what week I was in the hospital with my attack?

So now I have given up frozen prepared meals (loaded with salt fat and sugar), soda (loaded with sugar or worse) chips (salt and fat) pizza toppings (salt and fat...noticing a trend?) and many others. Fortunately there is a world of wonderful tasty healthy food out there if you are willing to actually cook.

My cooking skills leave a lot to be desired but I do give it a go. I tend to stay away from microwaved meals and opt for frozen food when I'm a little busier than usual. I could definitely cut down on sugary foods I think that's my biggest issue.

I'm really sorry to hear about your father in law.

Thanks for the comment it's as a real motivater to look after myself better.

I'm not sure if I could call it a "diet", but let me tell you they took my gallbladder away, a bit more than a month ago, and due to that I've now a lesser tolerance to fat food, although I may still eat it, but I must be more careful with fat. Which was for me also a reason to mind what I eat a bit more and to decide more carefully what's on the menu for me. But I really asked the doctor that if I was in the mood for fries completely "drowned" in mayonnaise (now that is really really fat as mayonnaise only contains the yellow part of an egg and olive oil, not to mention the fat in the fries themselves) I should just take it, but only not too often, after the surgery (now I like fries with mayonnaise, but when my fries are "drowned" in it, I'll pass). But what I also noted as that I never took time to eat except for my dinner. I just went to the fridge when I was hungry, to get some ham or cheese out of it and put it on my bread and ate as I worked... That's something I'm also trying to ban myself to do, as that is not really good either. So... you're not alone...