Hope this doesn't come across badly

[kro]

If this seems self serving, and a "hey look at me" thread, it really is not the case. I just thought I'd share some down to earth, real life stuff with you, which has made a monumental difference in my life lately.

First up, I quit the fags on Nov 8th 2006. No slip ups, no sneaky smokes, just cold ugly turkey. The success of this is in part attributable to you folks on KB, who gave me words of encouragement, and pointed me to the Alan Carr book, which I didn't know about. Thanks KB crew.

For the last 3 years, I have had deteriorating health. Specifically, I have been chronically lethargic, and would struggle really bad to even get up in the morning, even though I love my job, and all my workmates. Most days I would eat a handful of food, and feel like I had eaten 3 Xmas dinners, and have chronic bloating, and could fart the national anthem, and would be desparate to go to bed at about 1pm, because I couldn't keep my eyes open.

6 weeks ago, I went to a Nutritionist style specialist, after getting fed up with traditional medicine giving me no relief. Turns out, I have developed a pretty severe wheat allergy, and within 24 hours of stopping any wheat from going down my throat, I literally sprang out of bed, and have been feeling mint every day since. I bought a mountain bike that first day after eating no wheat, and am riding between 90-120 k's a week, and mostly hillclimbing ( God Bless nelson). I haven't had a beer in 6 weeks either...... it's not on the menu unfortunately, but I can drink red wine.

I was 106kg 2 months ago, and just weighed in two days ago, at 96. I now don't eat margarine at all, and eat butter only, and all this time the TV has been saying "no butter and cheese its bad shit". Screw that, butter and cheese are readily digestable, and have essential fats in them, that my system needed in a big way. I have given the finger to about 95% of the processed foods, and eat mostly "whole foods".

To top it off, 2 days ago, I secured the long awaited engine for my DR project, and have resurrected my Project DR thread in Off Road. In two weeks or so, I will have a finished bike.

Been a pretty intense, but rewarding 6 weeks I guess.

[mstriumph]

well done that bloke!!

[spookytooth]

Respect

[Edbear]

Goodonyer, mate! Some of us have been chronically ill for a long time and understand where you're coming from!

[imdying]

Don't strip too much of the joy outta life, otherwise you might as well be lethargic or dead anyway

[RantyDave]

Fantasic! Good work, dude!

[kro]

fixed bike = joy

I can forego beer, and wheat, and margarine quite easily compared to giving up on bike.

[dawnrazor]

Similiar thing happened to my mate. She was crippled with wheat intolerance for years...doctors were no help at all, finally she went to see someone like you did and overnight BANG, a different person...amazing.

Nice one

[dawnrazor]

fixed bike = joy

I can forego beer, and wheat, and margarine quite easily compared to giving up on bike.

CIDER IS OKAY

[Drum]

More power to ya!

[Smorg]

you should look into being a Wicca

[Colapop]

Awesome! It's not self serving to tell people (that have had some input) about changing things for the better. Go forth young man and have a bloody good 'un!

[Trudes]

That's wicked man, well done all that!!

[Nasty]

Awesome .. I think you have done so well ... I know quiting smoking is a bitch ... but also to find the allergies ... a big wa hoo for that ... good on ya ... and keep it up!!!!

[onearmedbandit]

So that's why I'm smoking more cigarettes and eating more margarine. Damn you, have you not heard of the 'bad vice balance'? You give something up and one of us has to take up the slack! Oh well, I'm willing to step up to the plate and do my bit.