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The Long Road Back....
6 years ago
Whoo, boy.
Yes, I've crawled back from the edge of the abyss just to peddle smut and other things. So...
"What's the big fucking deal, bitch?" right? Where have I been?
Now, this might be a little frustrating for for some of you out there, but I'm not gonna be heavy on the details. I've gotten to the age where the internet is more of a tool, than a social arena (although, I still use it for social things. I'm posting art for goodness sake). But I can give you the gist of it, so here goes.
The world pretty much up ended on me and I had to just man up and deal with it. Two Cancer scares...Fucking...TWO. That's one more than ANYBODY should have to deal with (Not me, a family member). Family crisis after family crisis, some of which, are still ongoing. One of which, won't end until the proverbial "fat lady" drops the mike. Financial woes (JOIN THE CLUB - Said fucking, everybody LOL). On a that note, I don't even know if that's a legit complaint anymore! God Damn everyone's poor! My mailman, local police officer....My FUCKING DOCTOR. The hell?
Lastly, my weight. I had to lose some weight, it was starting to affect my health. I'm sure I'm not the fattest, but I was over 300lbs and that shit had to go. My whole lifestyle has changed. How serious was I? I haven't had McDonald's (and still haven't) in 3 YEARS. I used to eat 10 double cheese burgers and of course a large fry because, why not? There also wasn't enough sodium on them, so I also drowned them in salt. YUM! Now my diet consists mostly of skinless chicken, vegetables and salads. Oh, and sodas? Done, I drink seltzer water and water.
Lost a buddy to depression, I think. He was an Iraq war vet. We kept in touch, then he just... Disappeared. He wasn't doing too well last I talked to him, now I don't know what happened to him. Something, something, something... Funerals and weddings.
So...
Three years of... THAT.
What's that you say? "Stop being a pussy and get over it! Everyone has problems." Well, sir... You are absolutely RIGHT. Guys, "Shit Happens" to everyone. I know I'm not alone in the drama I've gone through over the past few years. Hell, I know there are people who've dealt with it way better than I have. So I never felt like "woe is me"... Well, okay. I felt like that a few times (We all do sometimes XD). But I always knew, people have to deal with shit, that's life.
Oh! Before I go, I'd like to give a shout out to a few people!
lookabout Who's interest in my Easter Bunny characters knows no bounds. Thank-you kindly for the gifts over the years! They're all incredible!
toranar, 
sethkeidashi, and 
K-Dog08
These guys have had the celestially, divine patience of a saint, waiting on the commissions I've owed them for THREE YEARS. They've all been gracious enough to forgive my incompetence and accept my apologies. I can't thank you guys enough! And thank-you toranar, for checking in and keeping tabs one me, really appreciate that!
...And that's that. Let's get down to business! ;D
Whelp, first and foremost, HELLO EVERYBODY!!
Yes, I've crawled back from the edge of the abyss just to peddle smut and other things. So...
"What's the big fucking deal, bitch?" right? Where have I been?
Now, this might be a little frustrating for for some of you out there, but I'm not gonna be heavy on the details. I've gotten to the age where the internet is more of a tool, than a social arena (although, I still use it for social things. I'm posting art for goodness sake). But I can give you the gist of it, so here goes.
The world pretty much up ended on me and I had to just man up and deal with it. Two Cancer scares...Fucking...TWO. That's one more than ANYBODY should have to deal with (Not me, a family member). Family crisis after family crisis, some of which, are still ongoing. One of which, won't end until the proverbial "fat lady" drops the mike. Financial woes (JOIN THE CLUB - Said fucking, everybody LOL). On a that note, I don't even know if that's a legit complaint anymore! God Damn everyone's poor! My mailman, local police officer....My FUCKING DOCTOR. The hell?
Lastly, my weight. I had to lose some weight, it was starting to affect my health. I'm sure I'm not the fattest, but I was over 300lbs and that shit had to go. My whole lifestyle has changed. How serious was I? I haven't had McDonald's (and still haven't) in 3 YEARS. I used to eat 10 double cheese burgers and of course a large fry because, why not? There also wasn't enough sodium on them, so I also drowned them in salt. YUM! Now my diet consists mostly of skinless chicken, vegetables and salads. Oh, and sodas? Done, I drink seltzer water and water.
Lost a buddy to depression, I think. He was an Iraq war vet. We kept in touch, then he just... Disappeared. He wasn't doing too well last I talked to him, now I don't know what happened to him. Something, something, something... Funerals and weddings.
So...
YEAH...
Three years of... THAT.
What's that you say? "Stop being a pussy and get over it! Everyone has problems." Well, sir... You are absolutely RIGHT. Guys, "Shit Happens" to everyone. I know I'm not alone in the drama I've gone through over the past few years. Hell, I know there are people who've dealt with it way better than I have. So I never felt like "woe is me"... Well, okay. I felt like that a few times (We all do sometimes XD). But I always knew, people have to deal with shit, that's life.
Oh! Before I go, I'd like to give a shout out to a few people!
lookabout Who's interest in my Easter Bunny characters knows no bounds. Thank-you kindly for the gifts over the years! They're all incredible!
toranar, 
sethkeidashi, and 
K-Dog08These guys have had the celestially, divine patience of a saint, waiting on the commissions I've owed them for THREE YEARS. They've all been gracious enough to forgive my incompetence and accept my apologies. I can't thank you guys enough! And thank-you
toranar, for checking in and keeping tabs one me, really appreciate that!...And that's that. Let's get down to business! ;D
Glad to see you back, but be sure to take break whenever you need to.
I really do hope things continue to improve for you from there. In particular, your point about the weight loss inspires me to keep up with my current exercise routine, to make it more a daily thing than just a couple days a week. :)
Look for low-sodium stuff and be careful with any salt you add 1/4 tsp of salt is equal to the RDI of sodium, good thing to keep in mind is that while salt and sodium are related due to sodium being part of salt's chemical makeup they are not the same thing. Salt can be tricky to stay away from at first, its not until you're trying to avoid it that you realize its in EVERYTHING, specially pre-packaged foods.
Make sure to read labels, anything labeled as "low fat" will often have a higher sodium count than the full fat due to using salt to make up for the loss of flavour.
Skinless bird and fish are good for you, specially ones high in omega 3's like salmon. (if you like fish and are near the cost where its less expensive then BONUS)
Sugar is surprisingly easy to stay away from, specially if you're cutting out regular soda. Two cans and you'd be over the RDI of sugar. You can treat yourself to a diet pop though, Diet coke for example has no sugar.
apologies if I'm telling you stuff you already know, just thought I'd try to help out a bit as I know how a sudden change in diet can be :)
I have a picture of myself before I started, I don't look anything near that size now. LOL I also had advice from my physician and attended a health course at their behest. For my height and body type, 200lbs is the thinnest I could safely be, and I'd be REALLY skinny if I got down to that. I've put on muscle as well, so 225 to 230 is where I'm probably heading. Almost there.
Good to hear from ya again, and best of luck in all things becoming better as days go by.
I feel you on that dieting, I'm trying to cut out sugar and it's rough
I hope thigs go better from now on, cheers
Hope you're doing well
Glad to see you back, man.
Glad you pass your test thus far.
But man holy fucking hell, two cancers. Thats a heavy hand life dealt you. You need to get some lotto tickets.
So now that you are back, when we gonna see that milkshake having mouse girl of yours? XD