* Moving away at 18 to a new province. Best thing I ever did.
* Lost my job at 20, started a company. Never worried about money or looked back. This actually seemed incredibly natural.
* Shut down said company after 10 years, just to move on to more interesting things. No regrets. I'm working on way cooler stuff now in a variety of areas and I love all of it.
* Changed my eating/lifestyle, lost 35lbs. Keeping it off with no effort due to lifestyle changes.
I don't really pay attention to small stuff. I wouldn't say CD->iPod->iPhone was a deliberate change, more of a natural progression...
Sure! When I started working long hours behind a desk and not eating properly (teenage or stereotypical coder eating habits + sedentary lifestyle), the combo crept up on me but really hit me hard. I ballooned up before I realized it from 145 to 185 at the worst point.
I started doing a variety of martial arts at that point, but didn't change my eating and couldn't lose a thing. After a while, I started looking at different things: buying fresh food as much as possible, portion control, walking, and less alcohol. The combo meant changing a lot of things over time, but if I didn't change a lot then one thing would negate the others.
Now it's been almost 2 years that I've been back to 145. I weigh myself daily to keep track and adjust accordingly. I buy almost entirely fresh food (helps that I love to cook :), use smaller plates to trick myself into recognizing portions more easily, and I generally walk if it takes less than an hour. Gives me some much-needed time to think :) And I still drink... I love dark beers and wine, but I keep the quantity and frequency down now, and probably have even more fun now that I feel good about myself too.
* Moving away at 18 to a new province. Best thing I ever did.
* Lost my job at 20, started a company. Never worried about money or looked back. This actually seemed incredibly natural.
* Shut down said company after 10 years, just to move on to more interesting things. No regrets. I'm working on way cooler stuff now in a variety of areas and I love all of it.
* Changed my eating/lifestyle, lost 35lbs. Keeping it off with no effort due to lifestyle changes.
I don't really pay attention to small stuff. I wouldn't say CD->iPod->iPhone was a deliberate change, more of a natural progression...