We’ve been on more of a bi-weekly hypothetical Wednesday’s lately, so my apologies if you’ve missed them.
Today’s hypothetical revolves around something that goes on here at the office. I realized that when it comes to being healthy (eating and exercise), there are those that are good at it and those that are not. Which one are you? Which one would you want to be?
The hypothetical:
Would you rather be extremely healthy, in shape, basically in the best health possible and have a clean living, however, you have the unhappiness of never being able to eat all of the things you absolutely love to eat? You could only eat mulch from the mower, few fruits, shaved wood and dry baked potatoes, as an example. You’re just never happy with what you’re eating and find it difficult to deal with most of the time, but the important thing is, you are as healthy as you can be.
or
Would you rather be out of shape, eating anything you want, whenever you want, unclean living, however, you have the unhappiness of always wanting to be an extremely healthy person? You would not be to a point of life or death, more like 20-25 pounds overweight, maybe a bad habit, but the important thing is you eat whatever you want, whenever you want.
Pick your unhappiness
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Dry baked potatoes are actually really good once you’re used to them!
Give me #1. And #2.
Hypothetical? I am living #2 right now, although the unhappiness of wanting to be healthy comes and goes, lol.
I hear ya Derek. I think I’d go with #2 because I’m there and have always been there. There’s nothing better than a good bucket-o-grease the day after participating in one of my bad habits (drinking).
I’ve been living #2 for a couple of years. If I really wanted to opt for lawnmower mulch and shaved wood over ribeyes and martinis, I’d be thin already. But life’s too short, even when you’re skinny, to spend every day feeling like you’re missing out on something.
Whew! I’m glad MStoddart chimed in before me! I thought you were attacking my dry popcorn lunches.
I’m sure in an ideal world, I should probably PUSH the lawnmower and eat the mulch. (Killing to birds with one stone, so to speak). But, I like food - and a good margarita.
Torn between to lovers - exercise and fried food! Now tell me that isn’t balance? I guess I like to be in the middle.
I walk the line…exercise & eat lean sometimes; then get hammered and feed the hangover other times. Balance is good…thankfully it doesn’t have to be “one or the other.”
I go with both and I also violate both some time. Thanks for reminding.
I have found that eating healthily as an automatic default (which took quite a bit of work to shift to over these past two years) allows the out-of-habit indulgence without any worry.
#2, but always planning to start no.1
somehow there is never a good time to start…
try to stay within 20 lbs of ideal weight. Eat clean most of the time and cheat when the occasion is right.
It’s not really cheating if you stay active
However, I’ll probably never be that 5% body fat guy. I’ll just hang out around 14 :/
I will indulge in No.2 for a while, feel guilty and then go back to No.1
The cycle continues…
Number Two, for sure! But realistically I’m kind of like Paul– I will eat what I want for months and when I start to feel heavier, I eat grass mulch for a few weeks.
Number one from May 1st till late September.
Number two the rest of the year when I’m trying to keep warm.
Very simple plan but its kind of hard to actually set up.
There is no such thing as true happiness. It is just farce created by Big Pharma.
I am happy just being fat an unhappy!
Hmmmm…..I want it all.
I want to be healthy and lean and live forever - but I don’t want a miserable existence of not eating the foods I love - and I love them ALL!
So how about Saturday and SUnday I eat a lot, and Monday thru Friday I try to “undo” what I did over the weekend.
I`m already in the No.2 group, though I realize it isn`t ideal. I just love my fries, and cakes too much.
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