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Fish On!!

28 Saturday Jun 2025

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Fishing, Kayaking

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Bass, Bass Fishing, Boat, Fishing, Kayaking, Life, Outdoors, Worm Fishing

I love to fish, and with being laid up for over a year, I can’t go fishing enough. I’ve been going at least once a week for the past two months. There have been a couple of weeks that I’ve been twice in one week.

I’ve started trying to film my trips so that I can share my little adventures, but I’ve been having some bad luck with my GoPro. It’s an old one, and I need to purchase another one. On my first trip, the battery died before I caught my first fish.

I hope you enjoy this little video of me catching one of the two fish that were caught on this trip.

14 Months Post Op

27 Friday Jun 2025

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in bariatric-surgery, Diabetic, diet, Fishing, Weight Loss

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Bariatric, blood pressure, Diabetes, Fishing, gastric bypass, kidney function, Meds, No Regrets

I know it’s been a while, so here’s an update.

My goal was 190 lbs from 260 on my surgery date. As of today, I weigh 171 pounds. Just a little more than I had anticipated. I’m now in size 32 from size 48. The downside is that I now look 20 years older. I do not regret having the surgery, it’s just a huge adjustment with the extreme weight loss. If you’re considering having a gastric bypass, I highly recommend it.

My current A1c is 5.2, down from 8.5. I’m no longer on insulin, heart meds, or blood pressure meds. My kidney function started going down, but for some reason has started going back up again. Not too concerned about that just yet.

I’ve started fishing again, which I thoroughly enjoy,y so be looking for posts about my adventures in my kayak.

Let’s go fishing!

19 Monday Jun 2023

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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Creek, Fishing, fluid, kayak, river, tarpon 120, Water, wilderness systems

I’m still having the problem of fluid retention. It’s not as bad as before though. I’ve only had one Thorsontesis done in the last couple of years. Fluid mainly accumulates in parts of my body such as my feet and legs now. I can start telling by seeing a couple of extra pounds on my bathroom scales every day. When this happens, I take a couple of my booster meds, and in a couple of days, my extra weight is gone. It’s a major pain having to keep up with it. Now that I have gained control of my fluid I have started to feel a little better. I still can’t do much without getting out of breath but I’m doing what I can.

I’m not sure I’ve written anything about it but about three years ago I drove to Knoxville Tn and purchased a kayak from one of my high school friends. It’s a Tarpon 120, 12ft long kayak. I used it a lot the first year I got it but it sat under my deck for the next two years. Not this year though. I go fishing at least once a week since it got warm.

I’ve taken my wife, who doesn’t like to fish, and one of my daughters who likes to fish. It’s not riding a bicycle 20 or so miles but at least I’m not sitting on my couch 24 hours a day like I have been.

365 Day Photo Challenge 53/365 “Spring is Coming”

22 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Bicycle, Bike, Botanical Gardens, Cabin Fever, Fishing, Flowers, Hiking, Photo, Photography, Spring

http://tchphotography.smugmug.com/Botanical-Gardens/i-vsk6TNx/A

I’m really trying to be positive and think that spring is just around the corner.  It’s hard to do these days when everyday you turn on the news to find that there is another round of cold arctic air with more potential freezing rain and/or snow on the way.

I am looking forward to the day when I can get outside and do some hiking and maybe wet the line of a fishing pole.  I’m looking forward to the day of riding by bicycle and getting some much needed exercise.  I’m an outdoor person and having to stay inside these past few months has given me a bad case of cabin fever.  When spring time finally shows her head, you’ll be hard press to find me inside.  Look for me in the woods or on the roadway on my bicycle.

“Life Goes On”

365 Day Photo Challenge 51/365 “Cast for Kids”

20 Friday Feb 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Bass, Cast For Kids, Disabilities, Fishing, Kids, Photo, Photography

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Feeling much better today so but the weather here sucked.  We’re still under a weather advisory but nothing has happened but a little rain.  Tomorrow and Sunday it’s supposed to rain all day which makes for a lousy weekend.

Anyway, on a brighter note; I’m excited that I ran across a set of pictures today that I did for a great organization called Cast for Kids.  This group organizes an event every year that matches kids with disabilities with bass fishermen of the area and takes them fishing for the day.  Whether or not these kids catch anything, which many do not, they all receive a kids tackle box (Pictured here) a plaque which has a picture of them and the boat owner attached, a hat, a fishing rod and reel and an experience that will last a lifetime.

I was so honored to be asked to help with this event.  Their regular photographer had taken ill suddenly and someone suggested me.  I did it two years in a row when the local chairman quit and the new chairman had someone else in mind.  I think that was the last year our local group did the event.  Too bad for the kids though.DSC_0021 DSC_0065

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