[sammyg2]

I've always been very active in sports and was lean in my yoot even though I ate lots. Never skinny, but lean. There's a diff.

Bout 20 years ago I climbed off my motorcycle in the desert going about 70 and broke my heal clean off. Didn't realize it wuz broke at the time, just thought it was sprained. Limped around for 6 weeks and my buddies called me a pussy.
it didn't heal right so left leg is way shorter than the right now.

Then it started. A back surgery, a knee surgery, another knee that locks up and needs cortizone on a regular basis.
As the body started breaking down the activity level slowed so for the first time in my life I got what some folks would say is fat. My job has me sitting in as chair most of the time instead of being more active like in years past.
Can't even do three or four good rounds in the ring any more without getting winded or having the knee lock.

The only solution in this sitch is simply to consume less which I'm gradually getting used to, but I like beer and food. Don't drink to excess but a few beers in the evening on occasion is somethnig I don't really care to give up.

I'm 51 and don't give a ratzx arse what anyone else on this planet thinks about my appearance so the whole vanity thing isn't much of a motivator.
I'm not fat enough to be unhealthy so that doesn't work, and I've never been one who is afraid of graduating to the next level anyway so silly death scares don't motivate either.
I'm successful in my career and have been married for 20 years, the shallow insecurity thing doesn't come into play.

I'm not fat enough to prevent me from doing stuff so that isn't an issue, the only thing that's a real negative in my book is being uncomfortable taking my shirt off in public for the first time in my life and I rarely go to the river any more so that doesn't come up often.

Point is this: Don't make a big deal out of something that isn't. And if you can't keep from doing that, ya might want to keep it to your perfect self.