I spent the last 5 days just me and my boy.
(Wife and Daughter are on an all-girls vacation)
I learned a lot in 5 days.
Most importantly I learned that time moves incredibly quickly. My little guy is growing up FAST! As a wise old lady at a grocery store once told my wife (in reference to our kids) “Honey, the days may seem long, but the years are short”….how true.
I turn 34 years this year, so I think it’s safe to say I’m having a bit of a quarter life crisis (What? how long do you expect to live?)
Here’s the crisis –> Life happens quickly, and where you are at right now…this is it – so enjoy it.
I blinked twice, and suddenly he's almost two
Now here is where my quarterlife crisis applies to health and fitness.
Life is too short to be overweight.
Seriously, I know this sounds shallow, but I believe it’s true.
Something about feeling fit, not worrying about the health of your body and looking the way you want to look is incredibly rewarding.
And time goes by quickly, so if you’ve been waiting to get in shape…WHY? It doesn’t matter if you are 25 or 95…Life is too short to not look the way you want to look.
Plus, if you are out of shape but thinking about getting into shape chances are this means you are surfing the net looking for nutrition and weight loss advice. Do this too often and you end up as one of those people obsessed with reading complex theories and arguments on weight loss, rather than finding a solution and getting on with it.
And you know how I feel about obsessing about nutrition (hate it). The LAST thing I wish upon anyone is to not have the body you want AND spend countless hours reading about crazy nutrition theories on-line…life is WAY to short to waste on that kind of nonsense.
So please, if you are waiting, planning, and organizing to finally lose weight and get the body you want. Stop. Life is too short. Just get it done.
Life is too short to spend any more time than you absolutely have to in a body you don’t like.
And it’s not as complicated as you may think. Sure, it takes effort, consistency and the fortitude to stick with it.
( I’ve never met anyone who’s transformed their body in a month – so plan to be at it for a while.)
But it’s worth it. It really is.
BP
PS- from my experience, the longer you are lean, the easier it becomes to stay lean. <– consider this the light at the end of the weight loss tunnel.
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that’s almost depressing. LOL
my nephew is turning SIX this year… i mean: REALLY? He was only born like what? 3 months ago?
great reminder Brad, thanks.
J
Couldn’t have come at a better time for me. Been reading your blog and others for many months and have decided that I’m tired of pulling on the t-shirt that’s to snug, and it’s not because I got muscles. So I just started easy last night with 25 minutes on the treadmill and will be working up from there. Not sure with what, probably some kettlebells and running, but keeping it simple.
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You are so right!! Do I REALLY want to be at the end of my life saying “At least I spent every single day thinking about losing weight”. So not worth it…like Nike says…………JUST DO IT!!!!!
Such a good quote. BTW That young man is adorable. I also bring my 3 y.o. to Starbuck in the Indido book store, he likes the small chocolate donut ..1st thing we know they’ll be 6′ tall asking for our car key…well my 3 y.o. already asked for that already and also asked me when he would be allowed to drive…I sure hope to stay fit and healthy to enjoy every minute…THX for the reminder
I enjoy your information on fasting. I’ve decided to fast for a few days with water only, so I hope that’s ok. I wonder how long is too long to fast. You might think I fall into the obsessive category, but I don’t think it is a bad thing unless it causes things like worry. Right now I’m doing paleo with Malika Duke (fitrichwoman). I have major issues with digestion so I’m hoping cutting out carbs and processed food might help. So it really is a health issue for me.
Aw, no crisis please!
(But obviously, you’re right. Life’s too short, time flies and everything’s gone before you realized that it was there. Oh well.)
Tori – Great point.
Imagine if we all added up the hours lost to thinking about weight loss…it would be immense.
I think he likes the attention he gets more than the food
Hi Jolie,
Anything above 72 hours is outside of my expertise…
Hey Brad-what if you have many mile to go and many many pounds? Like over 100Lbs? How do you see the end result in advance when you have a hard time visualizing it or even believing it?
I wanted to tell you that I totally agree with you life Is too short to not have the body you want. I have been a yo-yo dieter for a lot of my life. This is so easy to impliment into your life. I find I am just not hungry the daytime part of my fast. I’m and 8pm to 8pmer… I even had a gastric bypass, and sadly gained about half of my weight back. This really works for me. Thanks for your wisdom and help. I love the book and the following emails and blogs. I feel great about this.
May as well start now.
Think of it this way – if it’s possible to put the fat on, it’s possible to take the fat off. Nothing is permanent.
To Bart: I like that saying….If you have 100 lbs. to lose you just have to lose 10 lbs. 10 times and you’re there. If you break it down into smaller goals it doesn’t look like such a huge mountain.
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My thoughts exactly. We can either spend the next few years enjoying the physique we want or wishing we had the physique we want.
Awwwwwwhhhh!!!!!! Your son is sooooooooo adorable!!!!
Brad,
What a bless!
Another great post. I absolutely agree and am finally on track, thanks in the main to ESE.
Can’t wait to start enjoying life again. BTW is there any difference in weight loss if I fast for 2 days straight or if I fast for one day (tuesday) then eat then fast again on Thursday, Does it matter?
Well said Christie!
Bart: One small step at a time. Set yourself “mini goals” and watch your life transform before your eyes. Good health is addictive!
Do you like the biggest loser, Brad?
I know most experts have many arguments against their methods, but sometimes I do like their mindless approach of just getting it done.
Thanks Brad.
Thanks for the reminder to keep it simple! I have found the more “small meals” I eat to “keep my metabolism up”, the more I eat! The less I think about eating…the less I eat! It really is simple! Challenging yet simple.
This was the best post I have read yet! I am turning 40 this year and still have a belly BUT I started about 3 weeks ago with eating less and moving MORE…no EXCUSES. Thanks Brad for being realistic!
What a cutie-patootie
Bart,
I lost a total of 135 lbs from mid-2001 to start of 2005 (took 2002 off, lol). I’m still 165 lbs today. I will tell you what I said to myself then and have said to countless others since. The next year, two, five, is going to pass by whether you want it to or not. A year from now, would you rather look back and see that you didn’t lose the weight (or part of it), or would you rather a year from now have lost 100 lbs?
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You have to start sometime, no matter how long the journey will be. Like Brad said, life is too quick to let this continue to bother you. Start now. Keep at it. And a year, two, five, from now, you will be better off than if you didn’t do anything. And I had no clue how I would look by the end. I just trusted that I would prefer how I looked at the end more than how I did at the start. And, I did it all with little bi-monthly goals that were manageable. Best wishes!
Great advice thanks !
“Life is too short to be overweight.” that is a great advice. Not only that the life is too short to be overweight, but you will also live longer if you get in shape.
I am not mentally ready to lose weight.I don’t believe I can lose weight.I am afraid of losing weight.
Then I agree, you are not ready.
Take your time
B
great post Brad! Good reminder of what is important.
By the way, I don’t know if it just me, but I cannot search on your blog anymore! When I attempt to look up the archives on the side (by month/year), and I click on any of the articles/posts that come up for the month, it gives me an error 404 page not found message. What gives?
Been like that this last week or two.
great post Brad! Good reminder of what is important.
Im so glad i found this blog! Gorgeous baby btw!