Am I the only person who enjoyed reading this guy's story? I'm happy that he's found a lifestyle that works for him. The amount of skepticism and criticism in this thread is off the charts...

I appreciate that. It is very interesting to see people jump on what I did or even more did not say in one post about a personal experience.

I think people need to realize that:

People are just trying their best!

Holy negativity. And in that I appreciate your comment Justin :)

I just noticed you are the author, but I am a lurker and very much enjoyed some of your book recommendations and personal anecdotes. It has inspired me because I can tell your thought processes are similar to my own, so it resonates.

In the sea of HN pessimism, I thought you'd appreciate hearing from a stranger.

It takes guts to put yourself out there like you have and leave yourself vulnerable to strangers on the internet. So, good for you!

Thanks for sharing your story - I enjoyed it too. And remember, haters gonna hate.

Sure thing fella. Keep on truckin'. :)

The HN demographic overlaps with a huge demographic who have spent quite a bit of time reading through and analyzing different health based lifestyle choices. It gets annoying to hear the same damn story repeated again, except under a pretty link bait title.

Might also have something to do with having a large number of people with strongly held opinions.

Not to mention, the article was written in 2011.