So , I went to the ID doc lipid specialist and I guess the y got my labs back from the blood place…my lipids were out of wack and my triglicerides were through the roof….so this doc is about 80 years old and sits down with a younger doc who did a once over on me….he tuened out the lights, checked my eyes for any problemsdid the whole light in the eye thing and al that..seems everything there was fine but my triglicerides were the problem so I told him I exercised everyday on the treadmill and bike and he said that wasnt enough…I was kinda floored seeing that Ive been exercising like a madman….so he said my problem was diet….I knew I was guilty…I was eating bread and hamburgers, starchy foods too. No Mcdonalds but just not monitoring what I ate…kinda like whatever is there is good enough…So he gave me a paper and says try and go by this diet…it was mostly beans, fruit and skinless chicken…no sodas, no caffeine and no absoulutely no smoking….so I tried it for a week and kept going to the gym and exercising….I lost 10 lbs so far in a week…but then I was at 240 lbs….I should be at 190….so I definitly have a ways to go but I think I can pull it off….I also told him my financial nightmare is keeping me down…..hard living on ssdi…and all he could do is nod his head…but…everything he said made sense big time and I noticed I was feeling much better….Im still writing and stuff but I am also not living back in San Diego…way too expensive…so Ive been taking trips…my next trip is next week where Im going to go surf with a friend who I havent seen in forever…..I think it will be fun…the trip cost 400 bucks round trip so Im scrouging that up…anyways…thought Id put that out for anyone…..the beans and the no starch diet is what seems to help….the bread is out…hamburger out, chicken is fine and those crazy beans I think they are string beans and snap peas….so thats the deal….Im going on 18 years living with this stuff now and my cd4 is 750 and zero viral just have to get my brain balanced still… I have also been playing my guitar which relaxes me….I did tell the doc is I knew my life would turn into a circus when I first started coming to the VA I woulda opted for a nice beach chair and a twelve pack of rot gut beer on my home turf…dont think he thought that was too cool but then I know tons of guys that live down on the beach roaming around looing for that quick fix from a 40 ouncer…guess they figure maybe my life is worth more than that..who freakin knows….