Life is a series of choices, and I see them every day, after all, it’s a free country.
I see the choices many people get, just like the great Kay Owen had when she was offered a mobility scooter, or should she go and join those crazy people in red t-shirts running up hills all the time? The rest is history but we often have a fork in the road, sometimes daily.
On the way home from the gym tonight, I did see a few in the chip shop, and the takeaway, when I left the gym I saw purpose driven and amazing members in Gail’s class doing incredible things outside, that made me feel good. I wasn’t jealous of anyone in the chippy or takeaway.
The pub was again heaving, and good luck to everyone who does that every day, but I wasn’t jealous.
I knew monday was a great day to get my mind and body right, eat well and get to bed early to maximise all the healthy gains I have made all day, I knew feeling better would come from my daily habits, and what I put in, I would get out.
We live in times when you can eat exactly what you want, as much as you like, drink as much as you want, socialise with whoever you want, you can exercise as hard as you want, and eat healthy for as long as you want-but all things have consequences, physically and mentally, for the good and bad.
The 80/20 rule continues to work well for most people, eating well 80% of the time pays off big time, exercising at least 3 times a week rewards your body and mind daily, nothing wrong with having the occasional drink (if you can handle it) and eating the occasional treat, but it’s what we do on a daily basis pretty much most of the time that shapes us, what we do sharpens our mind and as humans we need to be challenged regularly as we are either getting better or falling back and declining in all ways.
Stay in the fight, your best days are very much NOW, and do everything you can to keep good health, because if you ever lose it, you will regret it forever as it’s tough to get back.
Good health is true freedom, look after it.
