Will I live to see 80?

[Mondo]

I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'

 

He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'

 

'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'

 

Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?'

 

'I said, 'No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!'

 

'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?'

 

'No, I don't,' I said.

 

He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'

 

'No (didn't him about the 7),' I said.

 

He looked at me and said.... 'Then, why do you even give a shit?'

 

[slngsht]

ain't that the truth... I'll be happy if I go at 79 but still have an active life right until the end, or 60, and have an active life right until the end. I don't want to end up unable to do anything (I realize I'm screwing up the festive mood in this thread).

[southwind25]

jimmy buffet lyrics:

 

i'd rather die while i'm living then live while i'm dead.

[GBOLT]

GOLFER'S HONEYMOON

A guy out on the golf course takes a high speed ball right in the jewels.

 

Writhing in agony, he falls to the ground. As soon as he could manage, he took himself to the doctor.

 

He said 'How bad is it doc? I'm going on my honeymoon next week and my fiance is still a virgin - in every way'

 

The doctor told him, 'I'll have to put your willie in a splint to let it heal and keep it straight. It should be okay next week.'

 

He took four tongue depressors and formed a neat little 4 sided splint, and taped it all together; an impressive work of art.

 

The guy mentions none of this to his girl, marries her, and goes on their honeymoon.

 

That night in the motel room, she rips open her blouse to reveal her beautiful self. She said, 'You're the first; no one has EVER touched these.'

 

He immediately drops his pants and replies, .....'Look at this, ....still in the CRATE!'

[solder_guy]

GOLFER'S HONEYMOON

 

:smilielol5:

 

Rob

[kennyrayandersen]

On a more serious note, I read where regular exercise turns on around 450 good genes and turns off something like 50 bad genes. People say long life is in the genes, and that certainly is true to some degree, but it does appear that you can affect your longevity by your behavior (like that had to be said).

[7evin]

I say smell the roses, smoke the tires and live life full throttle. You never know when

some thing will get you.

My Great Uncle George always told me to things

1. do what you enjoy when you can do it.

Because when you get older you might not be able to do what you want.

2. How you treat your body when you are younger is how your body will treat you

when you get older.. I wish I had listened to that a little more carefully...

At 80 he could still do 50 push ups and 50 deep knee bends... He was a stud ...

 

My wife and I discovered a program call P90X... It rocks..

She looks better than most of the women I see that are 18 to 20 years old.

We do it 6 days a week.

You have to invest your time in your Health. Or otherwise it fades.

 

So down shift, Apex the corner and drop the hammer.... Life its what YOU make of it!

 

Cheers

7evin