Nice! Yeah, it's a total cliche, but it definitely was a whole "sick and tired of being sick and tired" thing. It's nice to be able to do things like actually get a restful night's sleep or not having your knees kill you all the damn time. Totally. Mine was ankles/toes because of gout. Gout sucks because I basically cut out red meat/beans/shellfish/etc because just enough of that (which didn't take much) would make it flare up like a bitch. Of course, those are things I love to have so there was a little adjustment period. I had my last Coke 3 weekends ago and I can't believe the differences nowadays of not having that crap. Also no Coke=no alcohol so it's been interesting being sober while watching everyone else gets hammered. Been there. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. When it first showed up every single joint in my body was on fire and I couldn't even make a fist with either hand. One night I was so scared of the pain that was occurring when I would stand out of a sitting position that I nearly pissed myself on the couch. I woke out of a nap and was about to burst and I laid there for about 10 minutes bracing for what was ahead. I finally got up and staggered to the bathroom, just barely making it in time, practically pulling down my boxers as I entered the room. The next morning I finally went to the hospital and had all the tests done. I still indulge sometimes but I had to make some of those same changes in my diet. I'll be honest though, I think (just about) everything is fine in moderation. I still love a steak and some sushi. I struggle with cutting out soda completely though. I have never been terribly overweight either. At the time all of this started happening, I was riding a bike 5 miles to work in the morning, playing basketball on my lunch break, riding my bike another 5 miles to school after work, and riding another 3 miles home from school. I was super active and this horsefeathers just crashed down on me pretty suddenly.