Elena made a good point about my blog yesterday saying, "most people don't care." And I agree to the most part. My close guy friends don't get the project but they will say good luck. The people that don't care are the people mostly concerned with themselves. Which is crazy to me. I have a friend that had kidney failure last year (at 29) and when I told her about the diet part she said she would "die" if she did that. I don't understand the people that complain about their body but don't do anything about it. I wish I could say to myself not my body, not my problem, but I can't. Once I've completed the project I'll try to get some people to see what it's all about, but until then I'm keeping it all to myself.
I'm going to tell my sister what Tara mentioned yesterday and I'm sure she'll agree to wait for two years. Her deal is that she's an actress in LA and deals with that whole scene. She just got back from filming a tv show, and I think the pressure of the set brought up the weight concerns. I told her that I'm sure no one even noticed if she gained weight. It's too bad that there's so much pressure on females to be skinny rather than healthy. I'm a dude from chicago so there's absolutely no pressure for me to be skinny or healthy. The only thing I "have" to do is watch every bears game and I can't put ketchup on my hot dog and the city of chicago is fine with me.
I woke up today and told myself I didn't want to do any exercises. Work is hard and whatever (blah, blah, blah). But then out of nowhere I just started doing them. I noticed while jump roping that I didn't think about it and just started up, which was really weird. Afterwards I felt great so I was glad I did it. I find that even though my body is tired my mind is more awake after the exercises, almost like a shot of espresso. So I told myself even if I don't want to do the exercises I'm going to do them. I also started yesterday taking the muscle workouts to the max like Patrick is talking about. My neighbors probably think I'm doing some crazy things in my apartment because of the grunts, but I don't care.
Not my salt intake, not my problem, that's what I say.
I love this one--especially that jump rope comment. Isn't it bizarre how you can still be thinking that you're not going to work out at the same time as you take those first jumps? And then it's all: well, guess I'm working out already.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I didn't know Chicago was anti-ketchup. That's my kind of place.
Week two, complete, and we're kicking ass!
Your sister doesn't have to wait 2 years before trying to get back in shape after the baby, but I wouldn't advise doing something intensive like the PCP so soon. Like I said, there are a lot of things you can teach her (if she wants to learn) that she can incorporate into her life.
ReplyDeleteI have a close friend who is a somewhat famous TV actress and I've seen the anxiety that she endures because of the industry. I agree, I'm glad I don't have that kind of pressure.
That's awesome about not realizing you're working out until you're already in it. I'm still doing that -- up until I actually start jumping, there's still a little voice in my head trying to convince me to just skip today's workout. Haven't let it win yet!
Exactly. Hear the voice, say, "hello you little devil!" in a kind tone and do the workout anyway.
ReplyDeleteSame thing in reverse for saying no to food. "Hello you little beasty!" and put down the cookie.
Huh, weird how people think, referring to your kidney failure friend. In realilty, the diet would actually keep her alive longer. And, her view is how the a good portion of the US thinks....I want to say, NO, you will DIE anyway, but you DIE sooner if you DON'T do it!
ReplyDeleteEnjoying your posts. Isn't it awesome how good it feels after every workout, even if we resisted starting and then blasted ourselves into jelly.
stu -- a little harsh at the beginning of the post, no? i was that person for years and I was unhappy but not ready to take the leap. this program is definitely extreme by my book (ramiro too). i say, let people take the little steps they can take and commit to keeping up. some of us want the whole shebang and some of us just give up soda. it's not enough, but it's something, right? i guess i just think people need to be ready to take positive steps in their lives and no one else can say when that is.
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