Pro Health

The pro-health craze is more like a gimmick then a movement for awareness. I started on my path to a healthy lifestyle back in 2003. I committed myself to exercise and eating healthy portions of healthy meals and stuck to it for 3 to 4 years. I went to a low carb high protein diet. Worked out 4 to 5 days a week. I was very careful even at cookouts, banquets and Superbowl parties. I even started reading labels, counting calories and taking cleanse. I lost 45 pounds. I must say, It was a chore. The discipline required and the meticulous schedule of eating, sleeping and exercise. I was borderline miserable. I brought all of these health and fitness magazines and each issue had a new idea of how to get "ripped" quick. I worked and had other responsibilities and I found myself out jogging at 1:00 in the morning. The results were great and I felt better health wise but to keep this up forever seemed impossible. The food that is suggested to buy that is supposed to be so much better for you proved to make my pockets slim and trim before anything else. You can pound a treadmill for 45 min. and burn 600 calories but eating dinner for 15 min. can put on 3 pounds the next day it seems.

It is now 2009 and my 45 pound are back. I have started my quest over several times without success. I started over again Sept 1st. My mission is to get those 45 pounds back off of me but also to do it in an enjoyable way. This time instead of setting a goal just to see it accomplished. My goal is to prolong my years by good eating and active habits. Not routines, or sessions, but habits. I love sports, I plan to work these into the active side of my lifestyle in stead of making myself jog all times of the night. I plan to not deny myself of the foods I enjoy but use moderation and balance. I also am not going to rely on these magazines to tell me to invest in all these types of dishes that cost so much that it is a discouragement. I will not rush off the pounds this time I will change my habits in a way that my body chemistry will adjust and start working with me. This will work. It has to. My doctor says so.

There is nothing wrong with being health conscious, but in order for it to benefit me for the long run, it takes balance, and fun. The slogan is no pain, no gain. But what is a work out if all you think if is your last set, or the last quarter mile. I will desire the way of life, not just the results.