What's one of the first things everyone tells you when you talk about getting into better shape?
"It's really all about moderation."
While that might be technically true, it's also next to impossible. After I got over a 2-year illness about 5 years ago, I went on an exercise tear, and lost a ton of weight in the process. Not only did I exercise a great deal every day, I became Mr. No with regard to desserts, fried food, fast food, junk food, soda pop, etc. I was stricter on my diet than Donald Trump was with his illegal immigrant workers. Time after time, I would get told, "It's okay to snack here and there. Just do it in moderation." When I became more lax with my diet, I wound up gaining most of the weight back, and I've ended up going through such a cycle on multiple occasions since.
Moderation may sound nice, but it's much easier said than done. It's fairly easy to say no to cigarettes, alcohol, or junk food after a certain period of time rejecting such food and beverages. However, once one gives back in to the temptation of such a substance, it's often difficult to convince yourself, "Just one cigarette," "Just one can of beer," "Just one cookie."
I am trying a different route this go round to getting in better shape (yet not going crazy in the process). While I am continuing to exercise fairly regularly, I'm not overdoing it, and, in addition to that, while I may not always consume such edibles in moderation, when I get hungry between lunch and dinner or after dinner, I try to eat healthier snacks, like fruit and nuts. To this point, the strategy has worked fairly well, but there are still times I crave for those evil sweets.
Yeah, whenever a person tells me "It's all about moderation" anymore, I just want to say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here, hold these ten Skittles, but eat only one."
"It's really all about moderation."
While that might be technically true, it's also next to impossible. After I got over a 2-year illness about 5 years ago, I went on an exercise tear, and lost a ton of weight in the process. Not only did I exercise a great deal every day, I became Mr. No with regard to desserts, fried food, fast food, junk food, soda pop, etc. I was stricter on my diet than Donald Trump was with his illegal immigrant workers. Time after time, I would get told, "It's okay to snack here and there. Just do it in moderation." When I became more lax with my diet, I wound up gaining most of the weight back, and I've ended up going through such a cycle on multiple occasions since.
Moderation may sound nice, but it's much easier said than done. It's fairly easy to say no to cigarettes, alcohol, or junk food after a certain period of time rejecting such food and beverages. However, once one gives back in to the temptation of such a substance, it's often difficult to convince yourself, "Just one cigarette," "Just one can of beer," "Just one cookie."
I am trying a different route this go round to getting in better shape (yet not going crazy in the process). While I am continuing to exercise fairly regularly, I'm not overdoing it, and, in addition to that, while I may not always consume such edibles in moderation, when I get hungry between lunch and dinner or after dinner, I try to eat healthier snacks, like fruit and nuts. To this point, the strategy has worked fairly well, but there are still times I crave for those evil sweets.
Yeah, whenever a person tells me "It's all about moderation" anymore, I just want to say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here, hold these ten Skittles, but eat only one."
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