Except for a tiny bit of chicken that was in the peanut curry soup I thought was vegetarian, I haven't eaten meat in a week, as of today
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No, you're right and I agreed even before you said it. I have always been very aware of my horrible diet and lack of exercise. I feel it in my body, and I'm conscious of a family trait: the males only gain weight in their bellies, eventually looking, well, pregnant. But mostly looking unhealthy. I don't like walking around feeling like this, feeling unhealthy. The number was just an easy, identifiable, tangible handle on the whole thing. I hadn't even realized I'd gained more than a little actual weight in the last few years, only that I'd been eating worse and was in worse shape.
I don't care about the number. But I do know that a number getting up into "overweight" land generally means getting into "unhealthy" land, especially as I approach my fucking thirtieth birthday. Basically, the number is like the vegetarian thing: shortcuts to get me motivated for things I've been wanting to do and lazy about doing for a long time.
I think I'm trying (with mild success at best, to be honest, because I'm just not physically vain enough for it to "work") to sort of scare myself into actively seeking a healthy lifestyle.
I don't care about the number. But I do know that a number getting up into "overweight" land generally means getting into "unhealthy" land, especially as I approach my fucking thirtieth birthday. Basically, the number is like the vegetarian thing: shortcuts to get me motivated for things I've been wanting to do and lazy about doing for a long time.
I think I'm trying (with mild success at best, to be honest, because I'm just not physically vain enough for it to "work") to sort of scare myself into actively seeking a healthy lifestyle.
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