You cannot live the rest of your life in this body
MossiO
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This body needs some upgrades and repairs at the mechanic, if you know what I mean.
If you choose to live the rest of your life in this body, it will not be terribly long. You will have ailments, aches, fatigue. You will be more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, cancer. You'll go out like your father. Or your aunt or grandpa or cousin. Medicating yourself with a handful of pill bottles and cake, or maybe alcohol. Or whatever. You know it's a temporary escape. You know it. You will die early, worn out and weary. It's already started.
I mean--you will die anyway, but wouldn't it be better if it were farther away and the lead-up was less painful? If you were strong where you are weak now. If getting up off the floor didn't make you out of breath. What if you could just jump up and maybe even bustle around? What if you could run? How would the steady breath in your lungs feel? How would your heart feel, making itself more known within your chest?
What if your weak muscles weren't so weak? What if you were actually STRONG? It's still possible. You're still alive, so it's still possible. But every day you stuff yourself with pizza, ice cream, beer, and/or cookies, you are going to lose out. At some point, the food you eat and the way you move your body regularly will be the defining factors of your health. At this rate, anyway. It's your choice.
So, what are you going to do about it?
(Written to myself this evening.)
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bump already, 'cause that's a keeper.5
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Yes, you can be strong and healthy, and deserve to be. Our actions today determine who our future self will be, and how healthy and happy she will be as well.
I'm working to improve my odds of a long, healthy life followed by a short, sharp decline - something I've seen other older active friends achieve. Having lost weight was part of that effort, for me. Too many of my friends my age (62) are already well into a life of reduced health, vigor and capability, and most of them sadly believe there's little they can do about it. I don't want that for myself.
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OP this post really resonated with something I've been musing on recently. In life all we ever really have is our selves.
You can make this a really complex thing or keep it simple and think about your mind and body. That's all you really have. If you feed it and look after it what you have will be enjoyable.
Circumstances and mistakes will happen and we will live with them. But when you go to bed at night and move yourself through your day, it's you/your body that you have, that's all.
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collectingblues wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »so are you selling brain transplants?
Nevermind. I was just having feelings tonight and it struck a chord, so I thought I'd share. Sorry. Asking for deletion rather than be mocked.
Sorry you feel that way. Maybe if you used the first person ("I can't live the rest of my life in this body") you would have gotten a better reaction. Because if you feel mocked by a joke, the rest of us can feel berated and body shamed by a thread title.
This. The amount of body shaming is ridiculous in that post.
That is not body shaming. People seriously need to re-evaluate things. This post calls attention to a huge problem in America. America has an obesity problem. That’s factual and I think a lot of it is because people don’t have the proper education about health and fitness26 -
Respectfully, the OP has some very worthwhile thoughts that ought to have been posted in the first person to avoid giving other people the impression that it is jab directed towards them.
As written the post can be easily misinterpreted regardless of original intention.
Perhaps this could be edited with moderator assistance?22 -
Clearly an open letter to him/herself, geez people.27
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Well, I get what you're saying and I needed to hear that tonight. So Thanks!6
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lemongirlbc wrote: »Clearly an open letter to him/herself, geez people.
I also thought that was pretty clear
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I wish you all the best, @MossiO. Thank you for sharing your beautiful writing.12
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Awesome post op!!!!6
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lemongirlbc wrote: »Clearly an open letter to him/herself, geez people.
Yup. It's a good post, and taken in the spirit it was meant. 9 -
To be fair, I'd rather die a bit early because of health issues than die late and lose myself in the process with Alzheimer (which I might have the gene for) and dementia.
Plus life without cookies is honestly not one I want to live.11 -
OP you wrote from the heart. Now its up to you to make some changes to find that healthier/fitter you.
All the best.
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I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.11
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OP, sorry you got slammed for this. It is OBVIOUSLY written to yourself. Apparently there are some on these boards that get massively triggered by thread titles then somehow manage to make it all about them. [ eye roll ]
Hang in there and do your thing! Hugs.12 -
Great advice to everybody around us. Thanks MossiO5
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I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.9 -
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This body needs some upgrades and repairs at the mechanic, if you know what I mean.
If you choose to live the rest of your life in this body, it will not be terribly long. You will have ailments, aches, fatigue. You will be more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, cancer. You'll go out like your father. Or your aunt or grandpa or cousin. Medicating yourself with a handful of pill bottles and cake, or maybe alcohol. Or whatever. You know it's a temporary escape. You know it. You will die early, worn out and weary. It's already started.
I mean--you will die anyway, but wouldn't it be better if it were farther away and the lead-up was less painful? If you were strong where you are weak now. If getting up off the floor didn't make you out of breath. What if you could just jump up and maybe even bustle around? What if you could run? How would the steady breath in your lungs feel? How would your heart feel, making itself more known within your chest?
What if your weak muscles weren't so weak? What if you were actually STRONG? It's still possible. You're still alive, so it's still possible. But every day you stuff yourself with pizza, ice cream, beer, and/or cookies, you are going to lose out. At some point, the food you eat and the way you move your body regularly will be the defining factors of your health. At this rate, anyway. It's your choice.
So, what are you going to do about it?
(Written to myself this evening.)
I hope this helped you get your thoughts in order. I think I had a similar talk with myself.
When I started with MFP I was in fairly bad shape. Losing just 10 lbs made a difference in how I felt even though I was still overweight. I was surprised at the realization of how bad I had been feeling all the time. I really got upset and told myself that I deserved to feel good and live a full, active life and to do that I needed to lose weight. I didn't really have to give up food I liked to do that just moderate portion sizes.
If you are unsure where to begin I suggest logging what you currently eat and drink for a week or so as accurately as you can. Then make small changes like getting more protein or reducing portion sizes of higher calorie items and putting more vegetables on your plate. Switch to low calorie or no calorie drinks. Set a reasonable sustainable goal like losing 1 lb a week. If you are new to exercise start small and gradually increase time/intensity. Read the stickied threads in the forums here for some great advice.
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grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
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I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts14 -
Lol woo all you want, but you see what my physique looks like. I didn’t get this body without some knowledge of diet and exercise. People just get upset bc they know they have to make changes in their diet and that makes them uncomfortable. I respect that but there comes a time when you have to be mature and accept facts.14
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It all just points back to my original post, so many Americans are not properly educated on diet and fitness.12
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grayrhondak4575 wrote: »grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
My calorie goal isn't 2000 and I am not eating 2000 calories of dessert every day or any day for that matter. I eat healthy for me and then have dessert if I feel like it. Why does everyone think that everybody can eat 2000 cals of anything and not gain weight? 2000 cals a day for me would have me gaining probably a pound a week.
I was just using that as an example. Also, I’m confused with what point you’re even trying to make bc you literally just reversed your previous notion.6 -
grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
disagree on the assumption that your "better" = my "better"9 -
grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
disagree on the assumption that your "better" = my "better"
I don’t believe you read what I put. I stated that Whole Foods are better than desserts on the basis of nutrition. I seriously fail to see how that’s even debatable8 -
This body needs some upgrades and repairs at the mechanic, if you know what I mean.
If you choose to live the rest of your life in this body, it will not be terribly long. You will have ailments, aches, fatigue. You will be more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, cancer. You'll go out like your father. Or your aunt or grandpa or cousin. Medicating yourself with a handful of pill bottles and cake, or maybe alcohol. Or whatever. You know it's a temporary escape. You know it. You will die early, worn out and weary. It's already started.
I mean--you will die anyway, but wouldn't it be better if it were farther away and the lead-up was less painful? If you were strong where you are weak now. If getting up off the floor didn't make you out of breath. What if you could just jump up and maybe even bustle around? What if you could run? How would the steady breath in your lungs feel? How would your heart feel, making itself more known within your chest?
What if your weak muscles weren't so weak? What if you were actually STRONG? It's still possible. You're still alive, so it's still possible. But every day you stuff yourself with pizza, ice cream, beer, and/or cookies, you are going to lose out. At some point, the food you eat and the way you move your body regularly will be the defining factors of your health. At this rate, anyway. It's your choice.
So, what are you going to do about it?
(Written to myself this evening.)
You're right. I couldn't keep up my lifestyle. I was eating a diet of candy soda and take out. I was destined to become diabetic and have heart disease. I woke up a few months ago and said not anymore. Well actually seeing a friend who dropped 50lbs made me wake up. I have 4lbs to go before I am just overweight and not obese anymore. I will not ever get back to the 200lb mark. I support you and great job.3 -
grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
disagree on the assumption that your "better" = my "better"
I don’t believe you read what I put. I stated that Whole Foods are better than desserts on the basis of nutrition. I seriously fail to see how that’s even debatable
First of all, you did NOT say on the basis of nutrition. You said better, period. Here, let me quote it again for you -grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
Second, if I'm getting adequate nutrition, why can't I also have some dessert every day? Is my adequate nutrition not adequate enough?
Lastly, are we talking about 2000 calories of dessert vs 2000 calories of whole foods? Or are we talking about something that actually happens in real life, like a balance of whole foods, convenience foods, treats, goodies, etc vs 2000 cals of exclusively whole foods?
BTW - I eat oreos whole... do they count as whole foods, or dessert? Or both?13 -
grayrhondak4575 wrote: »I get that OP was meant to inspire, but I'd rather have dessert and a shorter life than no dessert and a longer life. My life is miserable enough. I take whatever bit of happiness I can get. I'm physically in my best shape, but being able to run longer doesn't give me joy.
You can have dessert and still maintain health and fitness. I think the OP is saying foods like this shouldn’t be eaten everyday.
If someone is meeting all of their nutritional goals, why can’t those foods be eaten every day if they fit in my goal? Please explain.
ETA: fixed typos
I don’t see how eating desserts everyday would not make your sugar and grams of fat excessive. Maybe your calorie goal could be met, but at the end of the day eating 2000 calories of wholesome nutritious foods is better than 2000 calories of desserts
disagree on the assumption that your "better" = my "better"
I don’t believe you read what I put. I stated that Whole Foods are better than desserts on the basis of nutrition. I seriously fail to see how that’s even debatable
First of all, you did NOT say on the basis of nutrition. You said better, period.
Second, if I'm getting adequate nutrition, why can't I also have some dessert every day? Is my adequate nutrition not adequate enough?
Lastly, are we talking about 2000 calories of dessert vs 2000 calories of whole foods? Or are we talking about something that actually happens in real life, like a balance of whole foods, convenience foods, treats, goodies, etc vs 2000 cals of exclusively whole foods?
BTW - I eat oreos whole... do they count as whole foods, or dessert? Or both?
Yes that’s exactly what I stated in the post. 2000 calories of Whole Foods are better than 2000 calories of desserts12
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