a thought...

[Anaverageman]

Life has to be about more than just ONLY health...

My favourite saying is still '“Life should not be about a long slow journey from the cradle to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one piece. SOMETIMES it's good to skid on your knees with a glass of chardonnay in one hand and a bar of chocolate in the other saying 'Whoo hoo! What a Ride!' ”

( its actually a misquote from Hunter S Thomson.. but i like the ' sometimes' - even being healthy shouldnt ignore having fun as well!)

[Zenette]

Of course life is about having fun too. But having fun does not have to equal eating fattening food, There are plenty of sources of fun!

[Anaverageman in reply to Zenette]

I don't mean to imply it DOES.. But so much of healthy living CAN be portrayed too often as stopping people having fun.. don’t eat this , don’t do that.. and you SEE so many people on here getting worried when they ‘slip off the wagon’ , my point is , it should be about enjoying life MORE fully , not always beating yourself up over when you haven’t done this or that.. actually DOING so ‘gives you leave’ to have the occasional treat and not feel ‘ guilty’ when you do. The thing you have to remember is they are TREATS ? i.e. occasional.. and the reason we LIKE them so much is they feel good.. but the key word is SOMETIMES!! but lets give ourselves leave to (occasionally) treat ourselves?

[Salaisa in reply to Anaverageman]

The trouble is in the word "sometimes". My personal definition of "sometimes" is:

1. 3 times a day (applies to chocolate cake)

2. anytime you like, equal in meaning to never when applied to cleaning toilets

2. once a year or less (applies to scrubbing the greasy wall behind the cooker)

[Anaverageman in reply to Salaisa]

sometimes (definition)

adverb

occasionally, rather than all of the time.

[Salaisa in reply to Anaverageman]

exactly. 3 times a day definitelly is not all of the time, and neither is once a year or less

[Anaverageman in reply to Salaisa]

occasionally

adverb

at INFREQUENT or irregular intervals;

[Salaisa in reply to Anaverageman]

I vary my 3 times a day greatly, completely random pattern.

[Penel]

Agreed! Throw some hang-gliding in there, too!

[Anaverageman in reply to Penel]

with you on that.. the feel good benefits of doing something fun that involves exercise should also be included... ( hence 'slide in on your knees' in the quote.. )

[fibronfedup]

I love this! Going into my motivation box thanx for sharing. As i get fitter definitely feel the fun coming back into my life

[Dreadydepp]

I believe that everything is okay in moderation. A bit of weed here and there, a takeaway once a fortnight, couple of ciders on a Friday. I'm only 22 and about 2 stone overweight, but I'm not going to let my weight rule my life. It's coming off bit by bit and in the mean time, I'm living how I want to live this was a very refreshing post to read!

[Anaverageman]

well I always think when people say EVERYTHING all right in moderation , you cant have 'a moderate amount' of being dead! But I SOOOOOOOO want to say "well done!!!" for... ' its coming off , bit by bit' !!!

[Dreadydepp in reply to Anaverageman]

Thank you very much!

[Trierisme 1st 7lbs]

I absolutely agree ! We shouldn't be defined by our weight size or current diet trend, that would be toooooo sad !

[Anaverageman in reply to Trierisme]

and good for you for signing up