How many of you changed your lives this year?

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: loki8481
sure.

started a new job this year and I'm on track to lose 200 pounds before the end of the year :thumbsup: started the year off weighing 400+ and, as of this morning, am down to 224.

That's awesome!!!! Definitely :thumbsup:

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: loki8481
sure.

started a new job this year and I'm on track to lose 200 pounds before the end of the year :thumbsup: started the year off weighing 400+ and, as of this morning, am down to 224.

DUDE! Are you serious? I totally did not know that.
For some reason I always pictured you as a skinny, tall mother fucker. Were you a skinny bastard in high school or something?

 

[Platypus]

Life has definitely changed this year in more good ways than bad

 

[HardcoreRobot]

got engaged

 

[Vasp]

Hit 40 this year.

Been smoking (about 4 a day- not a heavy smoker) for the past 20 years.

Quit totally. Been a month now.

 

[Arcadio]

I started looking for a woman this year. I don't know why I didn't start earlier.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: loki8481
sure.

started a new job this year and I'm on track to lose 200 pounds before the end of the year :thumbsup: started the year off weighing 400+ and, as of this morning, am down to 224.

DUDE! Are you serious? I totally did not know that.
For some reason I always pictured you as a skinny, tall mother fucker. Were you a skinny bastard in high school or something?

nope. I was always big, though it really exploded during college and my "lost years" immediately following college when my college roommate and I moved in together and pretty much did nothing for 3 years but work, smoke pot, eat junk food, and play video games... weighed 224 this morning, which is roughly about what I remember weighing freshman year of high school.

not tall either 5'10" on a good day, though my doc martens give me a couple extra inches. lol.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: polarmystery
I moved to Baltimore for a job now realizing it was a mistake...

Moving to Baltimore is always a mistake, regardless of the reason.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: polarmystery
I moved to Baltimore for a job now realizing it was a mistake...

Moving to Baltimore is always a mistake, regardless of the reason.

yes...this I now know

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: polarmystery
I moved to Baltimore for a job now realizing it was a mistake...

Moving to Baltimore is always a mistake, regardless of the reason.

but John Waters is so cool

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Ryan
I changed my life, it seems to be for the worse. I'm in search of the ever elusive silver lining, but it has yet to reveal to me anything positive.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: Gutcheck2009
As we come to the close of Q3 of 2009 I'd like to reflect a bit on what has happened.

1) I started making real money again.
2) I drink about 20% of what I used to.
3) I am falling in love with my wife all over again.
4) It looks like our adoption is getting closer.
5) I feel good about myself, and I am loosing weight.

For this first time, in a long time, I am optomistic about the future.

I want all of you to know that no matter how bad things look, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, I swear it. It's there if you work for it.

1) Laid off in November 2008, got a better paying job in the middle of a near depression in Feb 2009. Feeling pretty blessed considering the state of the economy.
2) Drink about the same, but started drinking non-sugared sodas and cut down soda intake by at least 50%.
3) Wife secretly planned a trip to Vegas for our 10th anniversary in November (she just told me last weekend). I fell in love all over again too. I also have a newfound respect for her ability to squirrel away money .
4) Oldest son (he is 6 today!) started kindergarten this year. Youngest son, age 2.5, started pre-k this year.
5) Feeling much better about life, but haven't lost the weight...yet. Plan to start exercising more for that Vegas trip. I seriously want to be in better shape now.
6) Smoked Djarum Black clove cigarettes since college. Obama et. al. made them illegal to buy as of September 23rd, 2009. I suppose the government helped me quit smoking this year if you want to spin this in a positive light.
7) Started and maxed out a personal IRA account this year.

 

[meltdown75]

big changes. my wife left me back in April. she completely removed herself from my life.

2009 has been a year of reflection and self-discovery so far. doing what i want to make me happy and not worrying about pleasing someone else.

it's been rough. just day-to-daying it right now. within a week or two, i will be the sole owner of my home.

i bought a 40" Samsung HDTV on Saturday. she's my new girl.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: polarmystery

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: polarmystery
I moved to Baltimore for a job now realizing it was a mistake...

Moving to Baltimore is always a mistake, regardless of the reason.

yes...this I now know

Hang in there man :beer:

(but get out of that shithole)

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Vasp
Hit 40 this year.

Been smoking (about 4 a day- not a heavy smoker) for the past 20 years.

Quit totally. Been a month now.

:thumbsup: way to go man! :beer:

 

[speg]

Finally graduated, turned 25, had a mini-quarter life crisis and travelled the country most of the summer. Am now decompressing at my parents before deciding what to do next...

 

[Regs]

I work out 5 days a week both cardio and weight training.
Instead of 1-2 classes of night school, I'm now taking 3-4 to get it done!
I go out with more friends than I usually did.

Hmm...that's about it.

 

[insect9]

Took an enormous pay cut to go back to school full time.

 

[lokiju]

Had a child.
Sold my motorcycle (yesterday)
Tons of changes at work


That's about it but having a child is a whole life changer.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Bought a house.
In a loving relationship that only gets better.
Work has been great.

 

[Barrak]

Bought a house.
Quit playing online MMORPGs (perminatly this time I hope)

 

[Parasitic]

Lost half of my investments in the stock market
Left job
Got new job, but lower pay
Flying and living in two different countries as part of new job

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: jagec
Grad school.

There may be light at the end of the tunnel, but it's an exceptionally long tunnel.

Left my job to get a Ph.D.

This involved a move from Houston to Ithaca, NY, breaking up with the girlfriend, and a major paycut (at least I'm still getting paid).

We'll see how it works out. So far so good.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: speg
Finally graduated, turned 25, had a mini-quarter life crisis and travelled the country most of the summer. Am now decompressing at my parents before deciding what to do next...

I know the feeling. Get it out of your system quickly then get into the work force if that's your ambition.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I started looking for a woman this year. I don't know why I didn't start earlier.

You were too busy looking for men?