Hey there!! And welcome to my little section of myspace. Robert is the name, but everyone has called me Duke as long as I can remember. I live here in Grant County Indiana in my old family home that I call Solingen Hof.
My main thing in life right now is that I have lost about 300 pounds over the past 18 months, and that has changed my life completely. I have gone from really being on the edge of death, to being in pretty good shape for an old man. And I can say with complete confidence that I am as healthy as I have ever been.
But it hasn’t been easy. A lot of hard work and dedication went into making my weight loss program work. Many, many hours in the gym. Learning how to eat right. Getting my mind right. All part of the process.
I will admit that while the last year has been difficult, it has been the best year I have had for a long time. My body is solid, but too bad it’s still covered by extra skin. My mind is improving. I am slowly working my way back into something that resembles a normal way of life. Making new friends. How can it be bad???
So where do I go from here? Well, I still need to lose another 75 pounds or so. Then my doctor is hoping to get a surgeon to do a complete body lift to rid me of a bunch of lose skin. I’m not looking forward to this, but it will have to be done.
And as part of my weight loss program I found Calorie-Count.About.com. This is a great place to learn about the right way to establish a weight lose program. Hel, I have lost 300+ pounds with support and guidance from this site. Can’t be beat. Check it out. I’m a moderator (screen name; duke3522) in the weight loss forum, so if you stop by, make sure to say hi.
I am also working on establishing a market garden here on my little piece of Indiana. Why a market garden?? Well, I believe that as energy prices continue to rise, produce prices will rise. And this opens an opportunity for small producers to step into local markets with high quality, vine ripened produce.
I am also working towards a career as a freelance writer. Of course I am beginning by writing about my weight loss experience, but I don’t want to write about that forever. I also want to write about my market garden, and help others establish there own gardens for profit. Or articles on living a low cost life. Hel, I’m an expert at that!!
As anyone can see, my business is basically my life. But I do have other interests. I have a 21 year old son who lives in Florida. I am married, and care for my wife Lori. She is very ill with seizures and migraine headaches, and I am unsure as to how much longer I can care for her. But I will do my best for as long as I can.
For fun I enjoy classic rock, hot babes, and cold alcohol. Guess I’m throwing back to my ill spent youth of strip bars, drug dealing, and Grateful Dead shows. No drug dealing this time around though!! I have found I am enjoying life way too much to do something that stupid again. Hel, my advice to anyone thinking about getting into cocaine. The bitch will leave you either broke, busted, or dead. And maybe all three. I know from long experience!!
Well, that’s a basic introduction. Feel free to ask anything you want. I am looking to meet new folk who like to party all the time. So drop me a line. Oh shit, did I mention I am the world’s worst poet? Oh well. Maybe next time.
