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Originally Posted by Blackbird45
I'm a junk food junkie.
But as I've gotten older and have slowed down, I've also gained weight.
I'm not worried about dying, we're all going to die sooner or later.
I just can't stand what I'm seeing in the mirror.
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The biggest concern is how you die. Do you spend the final months or years immobile, with chronic pain, a burden on family, and or institutionalized.
My grandfather had carotid artery surgery to remove plaque and a part of it broke off and paralyzed him from the neck down. He spent his last few months like that bedridden. Up until then he was thin and active for his age. My mother, grandmothers and uncle also were very debilitated when they passed.
That is no way to go. But it has motivated me to strive to change my lifestyle to the healthiest possible and undo the damage I've done already. And I have found out all those cravings I had have been replaced by a much stronger sense of well being. There is no guarantee but if motivated you can substantially improve your health and significantly increase your odds of a peaceful passage from this earth.