Monday, February 11, 2008

The age thing and other convenient excuses

Ok, I've had enough!

Being overweight or not, in shape or not, healthy or not, doesn't depend on your age, it depends on how well you take care of your body! Sure the body, like any machine, accumulate wear and tear along the years, and it's harder to muster the same energy at 60 years old, than you had at 20 years old. As you get older, keeping fit demands a little more effort. That doesn't mean you can't do it, just that you have to work a little more at it!

It seems like each age is "the worst age to get in shape":

In highschool it's hard because of school food, because of peer pressure, because they are too busy!

In college, well, they can't afford it! It's cheaper to grab a super-duper burger at $1 than to buy fruits and vegetables, not to mention that you have to cook those...

After college, they start having babies, and baby weight is the absolute hardest weight to lose. So is sympathy weight for that matter.

As the kids grows, well, there's just too much going on, no time to take care of oneself, one has barely time to take a shower and find clean underwear. Food has to be fast, easy cheap. Notice that healthy didn't make the list.

Then the kids leave, and it's menopause. Hormones take over, and there is no way one can fight back. There's even a male version (andropause I think) which doesn't have as strong an effect as menopause do on women, but still...

After that is all done well, one's too old right? Like somebody can get in shape in their late 50s early 60s and even after that. Ridiculous right?

This whole thing is becoming ridiculous. I'm not saying that any of those complains, and many others, are not true, I'm saying that any obstacle can be turned into an excuse to quit on yourselves. I'm saying that if you want to take care of yourself, get yourself in shape, healthy and fit, you CAN... No matter how young, or old, or busy, or bored you are, you can always make a change.

Take a good look at what you are telling yourself, and others. What is your excuse? Why aren't you working out? Eating right? Taking time to relax and recharge? Finding an escape from the daily stress?

What's your excuse and how can you turn it around? It's not about age, it's not about how busy you are, it's about how much you want it. It's about how important it is to you to be healthy mind and body, to be solid and whole, so that you can be strong when you need to be, so that you can be well balanced and happy the rest of the time.

Let go of those excuses, don't sell yourself short. You are worth the time, you are worth the effort, just list your priorities, and make sure you are high on the list. To fail to do so is selfish, what kind of future will your family have if they have to take care of you because you didn't take care of yourself?

You deserve better, your family and loved ones deserve better. Forget the excuses and start taking care of yourself. NOW!

Be good n stuff

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