Get busy living or get busy dying. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:43:43 AM UTC-5, 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/-/w0UnXM1sz2oJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
