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How important is fitness to you?

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  • zamphir66
    zamphir66 Posts: 582 Member
    edited September 2016
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    I was thinking about this as I made some fruity yogurt this morning.

    A long time ago, someone (high performing athlete) made a threat in the F&N forum about the best way to get the yogurt out of a fruit-on-the-bottom container without getting ANY of the fruit. Because they wanted as close to 0 sugar as possible. Also perhaps because there were sweeteners in the fruit? I don't know.

    Never mind that the whole concept was just weird and impractical -- My point is that this person was probably making micromanagerial decisions like that with their food all day long. And for me, that's about 7 bridges too far.

    My current goal is to break into the top end of healthy weight for my height, get a big stronger, and train up for a 10K in the spring (already knocked 5K outta the park.)
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    It's not an either/or situation.

    I make time for fitness, and I make time for family.

    Luckily, family and I both make time for fun, so we get to rest and relax on our own quite a bit, like the introverts most of us are.

    I work part time (24 hours a week), so I get to devote quite a bit of time to fitness.

    I average 20,000 steps a day, and do bodyweight/strength/stretchinig exercises most days.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    It's not an either/or situation.

    I make time for fitness, and I make time for family.

    Luckily, family and I both make time for fun, so we get to rest and relax on our own quite a bit, like the introverts most of us are.

    I work part time (24 hours a week), so I get to devote quite a bit of time to fitness.

    I average 20,000 steps a day, and do bodyweight/strength/stretchinig exercises most days.

    Wait, you balance your life so you can fit in all the things?
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  • frankie671
    frankie671 Posts: 51 Member
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    My girlfriend sometimes comes to the gym with me and tries to eat healthily but I'm definitely the fitness freak in our house. Luckily she enjoys all the healthy food I cook and is always happy to eat what I'm eating, is enthusiastic to try new recipes and foods and totally 'gets' that this is my lifestyle/hobby and never questions what I'm doing or anything :) my friends and family also know what I'm like and usually I can get a healthy option at restaurants, but I do let myself take one evening off a week to enjoy a few alcoholic drinks (spirits and low cal mixer) and some chocolate so I can join in with nights out :)

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