Ugh. OK, to those of you who scoff when I've mentioned that my gut is growing, I'll have you know, I'm sitting at work right now, in my fitted-but-not-tight jeans, and my belly is TOTALLY hanging over my waist. I'm actually really dismayed that I have a doughy mass squishing around at the top of my jeans. It's just not right on such a skinny boy as myself. If I had any meat on my bones, it wouldn't be as big a deal. It would be proportional. But I have a tiny upper body, then I'm pooching out in the middle. Just a little, but it's still just not right.
I'm done believing I can get away with midnight snacks here and there and eating too much sugar and too much pizza. It's time to get serious again, folks. Time to minimize all sugar intake. Time to allow myself only one "bad" meal a week again. Time to mix more fat-burning and cardiovascular exercise in with weight-lifting. I've realized I'd rather be trim and able to run and hike than buff and able to lift heavy things but unable to get up stairs without being winded. And let's be honest, I'm never going to be Ahnold.
I'm actually increasingly interested in trying this "cleanse" or "detox" diet a couple of friends have done. Maybe I'll contact them for more info on how to do it. They've both said they felt amazing, and their energy went through the roof, and one of them even remarked he felt a markedly increased sense of self-control.
This isn't about vanity--it's about realizing the affects of my habits on the direction of my overall health (by such indicators as a mushy gut).
Yes, I'm still probably trimmer than most folks my age, but I'm not going in the right direction here, folks, so support me, rather than scoff at me, in my efforts to trim up, dang it! :-)
Oh, it's so squishy...so's my butt...this is just not good...
2 comments:
Did you ever follow through on the cleanse? I have been thinking of doing a cleanse lately and would appreciate your thoughts and/or experiences.
I don't think you're vain, just health conscious.
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