WTF no updates?
Where the hell have you been?
You may have noticed there have been no updates from me personally on this page for quite some time. The previous update referred to health issues, and that's pretty much why.
The long and the short of it is as part of the genetic lottery, I scored an inherited kidney condition which meant that over time they began to degrade, and eventually had to be removed. Yeah, thanks to an inherited condition, both of them came out, and I now do regular dialysis at home.
On the upside, I'm never busting for a pee (hey, see the silver lining!), but on the downside, I am having to lose weight to qualify for a transplant, and I have dietary and fluid restrictions for that, and as I rely on a machine to act as my kidneys (dialysis isn't a perfect process, and some chemicals found in food and drink normally metabolised or filtered by the kidneys, aren't captured by dialysis, so they can build up in the bloodstream).
Not only does it mean I've had to shrink, but it also means that I've not been able to travel much either (being tethered to a large, non-portable machine for 3x8 (24) hours a week kinda puts a stop to long distance travel).
Let's be honest, a lot of us on here are here for "inspirational" material, and so thinner, lighter me is probably not exciting to most of you (who knows, maybe I'll post a new shot at some point). Rest assured my life ain't belly free though, and my adorable other half more than makes up for my own personal lacking these days... he's a shy guy tho :)
Even though my own adventures have now been curtailed, I'm still happy to peruse the achievements of others, and will continue to share them here :) ... and additionally, I still run BellyBuilders.com (it's nothing special, but is one of the longest running gaining related messageboards on the internet).
May y'all continue onwards and outwards :D
LrgrThnLf
