I avoid soda and alcohol for the most part and I stopped smoking 13 years ago, which is probably why in spite of my weight, my health is excellent. I do really well with low-carb diets but love carbs too much for my own good. I was doing Bulletproof Coffee and no carbs a few months ago and felt great and dropped weight. I should get back on that train.
How did you guys grow up? My family was pretty poor and there were times we lived in seedy motels for weeks at a time because we were displaced. Ive worked since I was 14 years old. My life dramatically changed for the better when I moved away from home at 25. I did have a job in high school that was the envy of everyone though. I worked at Hastings, which was kind of the southern version of Borders, and got huge employee discounts on music, books, and video rentals.