As unfit as %#!&

This photo was taken just under 2 years ago and just before my 38th birthday. I would like to say that the only thing that has really changed is that my daughter has grown and I have grown a beard but, that isn't quite the case. The last years have been pretty rough in various ways and insanely hectic and while it has taken a toll on many facets of life, it shouldn't have exacted such damage on my body.

Time to move?

We are all statistics being mined for our data but I am not planning on being one of those who has a body in the average category. One might say that there is no problem with average but these days, the average has a much higher fat percentage than the average a few decades ago and the core reason for it is self-inflicted lifestyle decisions, what is done and what is consumed.

I definitely need to start watching what I eat more than I do and I have to seriously curb my sweet tooth cravings that I have carried with me since childhood. I am by no means in the worst shape but considering what I do know, what I do do is definitely not in line with what I would consider taking care of myself. I am growing evermore conscious of the role model effect I am having on my daughter too.

Some people like to say it doesn't matter what one looks like but that is bullshit when it comes to a healthy or unhealthy body for the most part. While it may not be a perfect measure, you can see a fit person just by looking at them and, they are generally balanced in other areas too. I am not talking about those who are obsessive about their bodies, I am talking about those who care enough to understand that it has to last them 80 odd years, perhaps more if they are much younger than myself.

I don't really have the time to exercise like I used to exercise so I am going to have to get a little creative in that area but I am able to change the way I eat pretty easily and that will go a long way to getting me active again as the results will be seen pretty quickly. I am currently around 83 kilos and I would like to get down to between 72-75. The weight of course is pretty meaningless as a metric as I am relatively solid and once I start exercising, it will likely go up unless I burn a decent amount of fat.

I am terrible at working out at home but with so little opportunity to do otherwise, I will likely start with some rubber bands and Tabata interval training as I can squeeze 12-20 minutes in somewhere.

At the moment, I feel much too lethargic and under-powered. I have been to the gym once in the last year and I struggled to bench 80kg which used to be my warm up weight. The time I had been before that I was pushing 130-odd kilos so that is quite a dramatic drop. Again, the weight doesn't matter but it is a good way for an individual to gauge themselves against themselves.

As said, that photo was taken just under 2 years ago and I still wasn't happy with my condition as I wasn't overly energetic at that point either but better than now. Next month I turn 40 and while I am not planning on getting a convertible (even if Steem was 50 dollars), I am also not planning on giving up on my body. Too many people use phrases like, 'Be happy in your own skin' as an excuse to not take care of themselves while they flick through magazines complaining about what they see and how society pushes certain ideals and give dirty looks to those who are in better condition than themselves.

Umm.. what does it matter if you are happy in your own skin?
_{I call BS on these types of people}

So, it is time to get something done about myself because while some people think the body is just a way to move the brain around, the way the body works fundamentally changes the way the brain grows, thinks and creates.

Eat less crap food, be more active.
_{Carbs are the devil.}

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]