LOL, Kevin, TDF.
Nothing worse than yo-yo diet. I tried the Atkins thing and dropped 20-25 lb in 3 months (yeah, I'm a carb lover !), but then gained all of it back over time. Only thing that works for me is moderation and trying to do some kind of constant exercise.
FYI - my wife is a life member of WW and she been able to stable for the past few yrs. She fights her genetics from her mother's side of the family.
I'm brutally honest to a fault. Any one who knows me will tell you that.
Personally, my largest stripers come from drifting live eels out of a boat.
Yeah, boat fish don't count. Beach fish have been from factory lures. Those cheap Long A Bombers have been very very good to me. The loaded Redfins are no slouch either.
It comes down to CONFIDENCE. Fish what you believe in.
Nothing is better than just going out there and fishing. Worse day of fishing is STILL better than working or watching the boob tube and slowly dying from metabolic syndrone x (google that - scary stuff!). Type II Diabetes is no joke - keep doing take out/fast foods and your screwed.
Sorry for the thread hijack.