Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

Life is what you make of it at any age. I am not your age (mid 40's) but completely understand the most important thing in life is not your kids, business, money, etc.

In short, I've just about exceeded every expectation in my life. I've been to more places in this world then I even care to remember, been with far more beautiful women then I ever deserved, and made, lost, spent, enough money to know, it's never truly enough.

So what did I learn after all this? - your health is the most important thing in life as you've discovered. I don't drink, smoke, eat processed foods, and cut my food intake to 1/2 of what it use to be.

I break a sweat daily and the end result after all this? I look like I am in my 30's, weigh as much as I did my senior year, and have more energy as this increased my income substantially.

But to accomplish this I had to make an agreement with myself. On my 70th Birthday I am going to pour a double makers, unwrap a pack of Marlboro reds, eat anything fried and crunchy, and then turn into a fat shitfaced chain-smoking monkey for the rest of my life.