My Motorcycle Injuries

I went off of my diabetic diet last week for a couple of days in order to celebrate my birthday. I never deviate from my diet for anything, including Thanksgiving and Christmas. My birthday is pretty much it for culinary indulgence. I ate several things that I ordinarily can’t eat, along with eating in bulk. I never get to do the mass quantities thing and I found that in the end it wasn’t that big a deal. I maintain the fantasy of breaking my diet almost every day, but in reality it turned out to be a little, well, blah. I’m thinking that maybe everything having to do with the limitations caused by my accident injuries is sort of the same way. I’m thinking that maybe the things that I’ve lost have become things that I long for because I can’t have any of it…my “old” body, the freedom to ride, better health and strength; all of it. Maybe it’s something that I long for because I absolutely cannot have it. Perhaps the lesson learned is that I should do the best I can with what I have and ...

Christmas is coming soon. I actually celebrate the holiday twice every year. We spend Christmas Eve with my side of the family and Christmas day with my wife’s side of the family. My side of the family isn’t too much centered on eating, but my wife’s side of the family likes to eat throughout the day. We get together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with assorted snacks in-between. I really don’t eat much at either house anymore, but we do have a nice time together. My diabetes was caused by damage done to my pancreas in the accident. It wasn’t diagnosed for well over two years, but now I am able to manage it well. Still, it has caused me to lose about 50 lbs. to date. I Initially thought that the weight loss would be temporary, but it has lasted for a year and a half now and it doesn’t seem to be affected at all by anything that I eat. I weigh now roughly what I did in high school. It’s been strange wearing clothes that hadn’t fit me properly for years. Although I had to stop wearing...