Most drastic change you've made in the past 5 years

[mook]

Anything?

 

[Eastoff]

I'm getting married in about two weeks.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Lost 90 pounds

 

[julius]

went from being borderline depressed/suicidal to not being.

 

[crandc]

No, my life has been pretty stable the last 5 years. The most drastic change is not really a change but the knowledge I can stop searching for an old friend as I learned he died years ago.

I've made numerous drastic changes but not in the past 5 years. Same job, same house, same cats.

 

[mook]

First 3 posters made me realize that maybe my current life plans aren't as drastic as I thought.....

 

[BlazerCaravan]

In the last five years I have:

Gotten married
Bought a new house
Had a son*

*To be finished in October, and obviously, it's my wife actually giving birth. I am not a seahorse.

The crazy part? The new house and son are both 2013 activities.

 

[Further]

Quit smoking

 

[Further]

went from being borderline depressed/suicidal to not being.

me too, but I don't know if it will hold.

 

[Eastoff]

Quit smoking

KEEP IT UP! Make a deal with a Lakers fan you know. If you start smoking again, you have to wear a Lakers shirt.

 

[Eastoff]

No, my life has been pretty stable the last 5 years. The most drastic change is not really a change but the knowledge I can stop searching for an old friend as I learned he died years ago.

I've made numerous drastic changes but not in the past 5 years. Same job, same house, same cats.

It sounds like it's time for a MID LIFE CRISIS!!!!

 

[julius]

me too, but I don't know if it will hold.

I have my moments where I'm somewhat depressed or upset about things, but it's nothing nearly as bad as I was a few years ago.

I go through patches where things don't go my way (women..what can you do) but I've learned to let it go/speak it out instead of bottling it in like I used to.

I'm not where I want to be, but I'm where I need to be.

Enough of this serious shit.

 

[Further]

KEEP IT UP! Make a deal with a Lakers fan you know. If you start smoking again, you have to wear a Lakers shirt.

If I start smoking again I'll tattoo Kobe's face on inner thigh.

It's been seriously cut back for a year and a half, and not a single puff since the first of this year. No gum, not patches, no nicotine enema. I've quit in the past and learned my lessons about not being able to just smoke when I'm drinking or under a huge amount of pressure. Not one single smoke will ever pass my lips again, that way, there is no chance for a second or a third smoke.

 

[Further]

I have my moments where I'm somewhat depressed or upset about things, but it's nothing nearly as bad as I was a few years ago.

I go through patches where things don't go my way (women..what can you do) but I've learned to let it go/speak it out instead of bottling it in like I used to.

I'm not where I want to be, but I'm where I need to be.

Enough of this serious shit.

Simply admitting to some loved ones the thoughts that i was having did a lot to turn things around for me. Once you say it out loud, to someone who cares about you, you realize how selfish and cruel those thoughts can be.

Ya, women, that's rough for sure.

 

[julius]

Simply admitting to some loved ones the thoughts that i was having did a lot to turn things around for me. Once you say it out loud, to someone who cares about you, you realize how selfish and cruel those thoughts can be.

Ya, women, that's rough for sure.

What I went through (which wasn't just one thing) drastically changed who I was, and once I let the bubble burst, it was the weight of the world off my shoulders.

 

[oldguy]

I have my moments where I'm somewhat depressed or upset about things, but it's nothing nearly as bad as I was a few years ago.

I go through patches where things don't go my way (women..what can you do) but I've learned to let it go/speak it out instead of bottling it in like I used to.

I'm not where I want to be, but I'm where I need to be.

Enough of this serious shit.

Try guys?

Go Blazers

 

[Further]

What I went through (which wasn't just one thing) drastically changed who I was, and once I let the bubble burst, it was the weight of the world off my shoulders.

Ya, it wasn't one thing for me either, I was talking about that I admitted to my father that I was suicidal. The moment I said it, i was better able to work on the many issues that were plaguing me and let the issues I couldn't fix go by the wayside instead of pull me down.

Anyway, smiles come pretty easily these days.

 

[crandc]

Eastoff, I quit smoking in 1989 - not a cigarette since. Stick with it, dude.
Funny, after all these years I still smoke in my dreams.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I nearly broke my foot in my sleep, ate Vicodin from a Pez Dispenser for three weeks straight, and discovered withdrawal symptoms suck balls.

 

[Nate4Prez]

I nearly broke my foot in my sleep, ate Vicodin from a Pez Dispenser for three weeks straight, and discovered withdrawal symptoms suck balls.

I ruptured my Achilles tendon in high school and took Vicodin for nearly six months. The withdrawal was by far the lowest I felt in my entire life. Physical pain, mental anguish, suicidal thoughts... I have tried to distance myself from any medication since.

 

[Natebishop3]

Let's see.... Went back to school. Found my future wife. Got a dog. Picked a new career path.

Oh, and I bought a motorcycle.

 

[Ed O]

Got a serious gf. Got a dog (https://www.facebook.com/MisterRump). Got a new job about four years ago. Broke my wrist last summer (first broken bone I'd ever had). Got rid of my car.

Compared to the couple of years before it the changes of the last five years of my life have been relatively mild

Ed O.

 

[crandc]

I did break my wrist this year but don't call that a drastic change. It did heal.

 

[julius]

Try guys?

Go Blazers

Not only no, but oh hells no!

 

[julius]

Ya, it wasn't one thing for me either, I was talking about that I admitted to my father that I was suicidal. The moment I said it, i was better able to work on the many issues that were plaguing me and let the issues I couldn't fix go by the wayside instead of pull me down.

Anyway, smiles come pretty easily these days.

For me, it was to my mother. My father thought I was kidding.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Lost 90 pounds

Same here.

 

[Haakzilla]

...I have moved from Southern California to Miami Beach...to Long Island...and back to Oregon last summer! Those are four drastically different corners in the US.

 

[Further]

Lost 90 pounds

Same here.

This is my current goal. I was pretty fat, around 260 when I quit smoking, and shot up to 300. Now, I'm trying to peel that back. I don't mind being chubby, but I'm sick of being fat. My long term goal is 225. If I get there, my guess is Ill move my goal to 200. But it's fucking hard. Been biking every day, up big fat hills. Been trying to watch what I eat, but damn I like food that's not low cal. Anyway, that's what I'm working on now. Dropped about 15lbs so far, down to 285, so its working, just slowly. Perhaps I'll pick up some meth on the way home.

 

[magnifier661]

This is my current goal. I was pretty fat, around 260 when I quit smoking, and shot up to 300. Now, I'm trying to peel that back. I don't mind being chubby, but I'm sick of being fat. My long term goal is 225. If I get there, my guess is Ill move my goal to 200. But it's fucking hard. Been biking every day, up big fat hills. Been trying to watch what I eat, but damn I like food that's not low cal. Anyway, that's what I'm working on now. Dropped about 15lbs so far, down to 285, so its working, just slowly. Perhaps I'll pick up some meth on the way home.

The way you're losing it is the right way. You are increasing your metabolism and naturally losing weight. Once you lose it; it should stay off. Diets and such will only be temporary.

 

[Natebishop3]

This is my current goal. I was pretty fat, around 260 when I quit smoking, and shot up to 300. Now, I'm trying to peel that back. I don't mind being chubby, but I'm sick of being fat. My long term goal is 225. If I get there, my guess is Ill move my goal to 200. But it's fucking hard. Been biking every day, up big fat hills. Been trying to watch what I eat, but damn I like food that's not low cal. Anyway, that's what I'm working on now. Dropped about 15lbs so far, down to 285, so its working, just slowly. Perhaps I'll pick up some meth on the way home.

You should also give swimming a shot. I was in the best shape of my life when I was swimming three days a week and biking two or three days as well. Swimming will work all your muscles and also give you great cardio. You think you're in good shape until you climb into a pool. I would highly recommend it. Plus, it doesn't hurt your joints like running does.