Can you believe it?

Hope this doesn’t sound like bragging because it’s truly more gratefulness For me, I can’t believe that I am healthier at 52 than I was at 42 and I was at 32 and likely at least more fit than I was at 22 after college. Never thought I would see 32 waist jeans again. The last time was 1989 my junior year of high school when I was on the tennis team. Struggled with weight my entire life after athletics. With that came the requisite health issues, high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, pre-diabetes, etc.. I would work so damn hard to lose weight and just always be freaking hungry and miserable. I swear I went from 280 to about 225 at least four times in my adult life. About three years ago I had hit the three Bill’s number and literally just gave up considering I had come off of working so hard to get to about 220 and was miserable February 2023 doctor put me on Ozempic and it was light bulb moment time . I felt like I could eat like a normal person and not be miserable. Enjoyed cooking stopped fast food started walking a lot, etc. etc.. Not thrilled there is no offramp at this point for the medicine, but literally almost died last fall from a routine but difficult hernia operation that turned into a hematoma that turned into a nasty strep infection on the mesh. Unbelievably, I never actually ran a fever never got sick but had to deal with wound care for about three months and an open wound with a vac Firmly believe that if I had been in the shape, I was two years ago I certainly wouldn’t have made it Oh, I do wear progressive when I don’t wear contacts, but I have really good luck with wearing contacts one eye for near and one eye for far. Took to it right away, and I don’t even think about it most of the time.