Dxniel
New Member
Being diagnosed later in life (at 29) and losing the first 25 years of my life to addiction im just feeling like i have started to actually have a life. I love being outdoors and regulary go on long walks (usually around 20 miles) along the coast or my favourite thing is looking at something in the diastance and without looking at the map i just head in that direction until i come across what i was looking at. A couple months ago i also bought a second hand trail bike and have been replacing the parts myself learning how to put bikes together and really making it my own. I have started riding daily and i just cant get enough of being outdoors in nature. I dont know if this is an autistic thing or an addict thing but i can become irritable during the day at work or when i have other plans until i can get free and just get out on my own walking or riding. I have always been a heavier set person especially during my early twenties when i was heavily into weight lifitng and absuing steroids, i ate alot but didnt move much as it was all about gaining weight because to us back then the bigger we were the stronger we were (we were young and very dumb). That all changed when my addiction really took hold and i went from the gym to not leaving the house and ballooned to 17 stone which at 5 ft 11 means i was a big boy. Now im 32 and sitting at around 14 stone (i got down to 12 stone but felt too small for my frame - im just not destined for a 6 pack it seems), i started having health issues due to years of abuse that scared me enough to put on my hiking boots and get out the door and now im hooked.