I've never smoked and always lifted weights and worked out since my early 20s. My wife may have 5 glasses of wine per year but she could do without it and I don't drink much more than her and the only thing I like is an American light beer or maybe a Margarita in the summer. During Covid I had to give up my boxing class because it was hurting my hands and right shoulder then later I had to give up my boot camp class because it was hurting several things. But I took up Pickleball and my wife and I play about 5-8 hours per week and we LOVE it and at 65 along with weight training I think I'm staying in decent shape. I'm hoping my knee will finish healing soon so I can get back into mountain biking.
What have you given up and the reason
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jeff85
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Gave up watching any news, even local here in Crapcago, after the start of the Chyna virus.
Too much propaganda for me.
Too much propaganda for me.
Maddog 521
Member
I just continue to vote in every election.
I can't say I've ever given up anything. That implies deprivation. I prefer to move forward and find something new and better. No regrets.
Like Hair Trigger, I gave up working. It started out as a way to save money when we had to have caretakers while I worked because of Mom's dementia. Then I had a heart attack not quite a year later. If I had still been working I think it would have killed me, or at least done a LOT more damage. I had my one year post attack nuclear stress test a few months ago. Nothing like seeing your cardiologist grinning when you go in to talk about the results. I am back to normal with minimal leftover damage.
I have cut out most fried food and most sweets. Mom passed in late August and once we get through with all the probate and other such things I get to relearn who I am again. I spent so long being 'Mom's Caretaker' that I forgot myself. A friend asked me if I was going to work again now that Mom is gone. I laughed so hard at that. I get my first SS check middle of December and added to my pension I should be able to leave my 401K alone until I get to mandatory disbursement age. House and cars are paid off, and no CC debt. Things are not bad at all.
I have cut out most fried food and most sweets. Mom passed in late August and once we get through with all the probate and other such things I get to relearn who I am again. I spent so long being 'Mom's Caretaker' that I forgot myself. A friend asked me if I was going to work again now that Mom is gone. I laughed so hard at that. I get my first SS check middle of December and added to my pension I should be able to leave my 401K alone until I get to mandatory disbursement age. House and cars are paid off, and no CC debt. Things are not bad at all.
Hope
Only kidding
Mostly
Only kidding
Mostly
Great topic! I'm going to limit my comments to dietary strategy which we've been modifying for quite some time.
My wife and I avoid eating ultra-processed foods (which are loaded with salt, added sugar, fat, and preservatives), processed meats, frozen meals, ready-made baked goods, chips, and other processed foods.
Instead, we opt for whole foods that haven't been processed and packaged to survive on a shelf for long periods, including breakfast cereals.
We also limit intake of foods and drinks with added sugars, including milk; opting for half and half or heavy cream which can be diluted with water for a healthier choice if needed.
I gave up smokes and alcohol years before my heart attack and 3 stents at age 59. Today, at age 78, we rarely eat out and enjoy home prepared meals - even pizza. I must confess to using beer in the pizza dough and some naughty pepperoni slices for part of the toppings.
My wife and I avoid eating ultra-processed foods (which are loaded with salt, added sugar, fat, and preservatives), processed meats, frozen meals, ready-made baked goods, chips, and other processed foods.
Instead, we opt for whole foods that haven't been processed and packaged to survive on a shelf for long periods, including breakfast cereals.
We also limit intake of foods and drinks with added sugars, including milk; opting for half and half or heavy cream which can be diluted with water for a healthier choice if needed.
I gave up smokes and alcohol years before my heart attack and 3 stents at age 59. Today, at age 78, we rarely eat out and enjoy home prepared meals - even pizza. I must confess to using beer in the pizza dough and some naughty pepperoni slices for part of the toppings.
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I would like to give up arthritis, but it has it's own agenda.
sigp220.45
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I gave up driving at night a couple of years ago because I didn’t want to kill anyone.
This also meant giving up one of my retirement gigs - firearms instruction for a big defense contractor since there was no way to get around driving at night to get there.
Now I have one retirement gig - doing backgrounds for a local PD since I set my own hours. And I walk dogs at our local shelter.
Mostly I’m the on-call servant for my tiny boss. Best job I ever had.
This also meant giving up one of my retirement gigs - firearms instruction for a big defense contractor since there was no way to get around driving at night to get there.
Now I have one retirement gig - doing backgrounds for a local PD since I set my own hours. And I walk dogs at our local shelter.
Mostly I’m the on-call servant for my tiny boss. Best job I ever had.
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Motorcycles, fishing, shooting...After eighty years of living the body parts and abilities needed to enjoy these activities are no longer able to do so.
I voluntarily surrendered my DL. Because of surgery to remove cancerous muscle tissue I am hit with random, unannounced painful spasms that pull me left ear towards my left shoulder.
I have to grab the top of my head with my right hand and pull until the pain and spasm abates.
The first time it happened I was driving and barely made it to the curb without hitting anything. It scared me. It was then that I realized I was a danger.
The thought of me being the cause of harm to passengers (especially my grandchildren), pedestrians or property was abhorrent to me and shook me to my core and I couldn't live with the guilt.
I don't really miss driving and I can always get to where I want to go.
I have to grab the top of my head with my right hand and pull until the pain and spasm abates.
The first time it happened I was driving and barely made it to the curb without hitting anything. It scared me. It was then that I realized I was a danger.
The thought of me being the cause of harm to passengers (especially my grandchildren), pedestrians or property was abhorrent to me and shook me to my core and I couldn't live with the guilt.
I don't really miss driving and I can always get to where I want to go.
Congratulations. Once you retire you'll be so busy you'll wonder how you had time to work. Of course, you'll have to buy a new calendar, one with 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday every week.
I retired on December 31, 2015 at 3:30 PM (but who's counting) and never looked back.
tripledipper
Member
I gave up my last .32 Smith revolver. Way past gun range shooting, hands hurt just from cocking S/A, left with a 317 for the wife and a 63 for me and ADT with cameras. Daughter moving in with Walther P22. Guess we are still good with 24 rimfire shots and an ADT warning.
Only thing I gave up was skeet shooting. Actually just before Covid Gave up drinking around 1968...not a teetotaler...just an apricot or whiskey Sour occasionally. Quit chasing women years ago...my wife enjoyed that more than me. Quit working in 1995...Well a job anyway. Quit smoking about the same time...Quit living in a restrictive state in 2003(Maryland). Pretty much quit hunting since covid. I enjoy watching most of the critters...and I enjoy following this S&W site. . Think I am going to do my last gun show next month...but not going to them
Gave up cheap whiskey,,,,, only drink the good stuff now.
Doug M.
Member
We rarely go out to eat, and with that went what little drinking I did. We are spending a good $300/month less. I am mostly marking time until my transplant, but with health care, I basically have time to do overnight dialysis; work out a bit. grab a salad at a place across the street from the office, eat at my desk, and get some stuff done at work; lather rinse repeat.
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