Sixty-seven years old. College professor (English Lit). Circus performer and musician in my 20s; triathlete and marathoner in my 30s; fat and depressed graduate student in my 40s; two Masters Bodybuilding Shows in my 50s (Second Place). I've been in the gym 15 years, am preparing for my next career in the Fitness Industry, and want to increase my knowledge about nutrition and diet.

In 2016 I had prostate cancer. It wasn't advanced, and I think a few radiation treatments knocked it out of me. As this writing, late April 2017, I'm a little emaciated and deconditioned, but have gotten back up under the iron and am running in the street and on the treads. I feel great, but am used to being a little stronger and more fit. Of course, my nutrition went way off the rails while I was getting nuked. Lots of ice cream, booze, fatty foods. I'm trying to start logging meals again. It's a matter of revisiting old habits and getting back on the wagon.