"the problem for alot of us is we are in a society that demands we work 50 hours a week and keep up a working family unit AND look great all the time and just something has to give"
+1 On 10 October 2012 10:04, Peter Morgano <[email protected]> wrote: > All good points but the issues I at least find in my life are bigger than > just wanting to change or "doing things differently." Me and my wife get up > at 7 and dont get back home from work until 6:30, then we eat dinner with > our daughter, do homework and bed time. By then it is 8:30-9pm and everyone > is exhausted and just wants to relax. I do often get out on the bike and > do an hour before coming home to shower and hit they hay but I have to make > myself get out there alot of the time. Once I do though it is always a good > decision as I feel better for having done it, and really enjoy myself to be > sure. Not to get too meta here but the problem for alot of us is we are in > a society that demands we work 50 hours a week and keep up a working family > unit AND look great all the time and just something has to give. Newsweek > had a great article last week pertaining to how this modern schedule is > affecting women but touched on that no-one can lead a happy life at those > levels. It is just sad to see a society that villifies people who are out > of shape or frazzled so bad from just the daily grind that at the end of > the day all they want to do is watch tv and eat some chips or ice cream. It > is alot easier to just tell people to live healthier lives and get in > shape, it is harder to understand the underlying causes of what makes > people have to live unhealthy lives in the first place. > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 9:46 AM, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't disagree but without and actual change in what one eats (if >> trying to lose fat) this doesn't work. I haven't stopped doing any of those >> things.... heck we don't even have television...A holistic approach is >> definitely important but the basic fact is about what and how much of it we >> eat. Years of bad living often mean the damage is already done and some >> might only be able to slow the deterioration down making it difficult to >> return to a healthy body fat percentage and overall health. All the more >> reason to get on it as soon as possible. It is a well know fact that a very >> low percentage of the truly obese are not often successful in their efforts >> to lose fat. It is a real problem for some and not often understood by >> the average slightly chubby person. The subject and the people are more >> often laughed about, (I witnessed that yesterday at work) or dismissed as >> being lazy or otherwise flawed but that's another story........ >> >> >> "we need to get back to the basics and those who are really struggling >> with weight need a multi-dimensional solution. be active. have sex. >> sleep. volunteer. pet a dog. learn something new. unplug the >> computer/TV and go outside. that seems like a better prescription for >> weight loss than any diet." >> >> On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 7:43:43 AM UTC-7, Patrick in VT wrote: >>> >>> On Monday, October 8, 2012 12:36:23 PM UTC-4, franklyn wrote: >>>> >>>> There is a whole community of people who were inspired by Bill >>>> Clinton's weight loss based on a lifestyle and diet changes . .. >>>> >>> >>> Bill Clinton aside, "lifestyle" is a very important part of the >>> equation. There's a lot of talk about what to eat, how to eat, blah, blah >>> . . . but I don't think all that talk makes much difference if other >>> aspects of lifestyle are out of balance. There's a distinct feeling that >>> comes with wellness - things get easy because being physically and mentally >>> well feels really, really good. the body naturally craves this feeling and >>> eating well and being active is our natural default setting - I live that >>> lifestyle not because i'm on a specific "diet" and "exercise" regimen, but >>> simply because it makes me feel good, day in and day out. it give me >>> energy to do the things I like doing. it naturally relieves stress. it >>> promotes rest and sleep. there's no choice or calculus about whether to >>> eat this or that, or whether i should "do cardio" - the only choice is >>> whether i want to feel good or feel like crap. >>> >>> culturally, we're getting pretty far removed from our natural "wellness" >>> default. obesity, depression, anxiety ... that stuff goes hand-in-hand. >>> life gets out of control, weight gets out of control, and we eventually >>> start to lose our minds and feel like crap all the time. to feel "good" >>> again, people over compensate with the things that should make us feel good >>> - over eating is a prime example. "Comfort" has literally become a food >>> group. >>> >>> we need to get back to the basics and those who are really struggling >>> with weight need a multi-dimensional solution. be active. have sex. >>> sleep. volunteer. pet a dog. learn something new. unplug the >>> computer/TV and go outside. that seems like a better prescription for >>> weight loss than any diet. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/taW3cmRByZAJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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