Thanks for the long reply. I appreciate your comments more then you know. Any time someone leaves a comment, it makes what I do here that much more worth while, so again, thank you.

Also, I understand what you’re saying. Since this post went live, I’ve actually started leaving pop behind a bit (not as much as I should, but it’s got a LOT better) and I also started riding the exercise bike that’s been doubling as a junk table for the past few months. I’m seeing some good improvements in my stamina throughout the day and my energy levels in the morning (when I’m usually dragging).

Part of my switch wasn’t geared towards the “I need to get healthier or I’m going to die” aspect of it (although that’s true as well), but more because I’m training now to fight in my first Mixed Martial Arts fight later this year so since I have a solid reason behind it, I think that’s what kicked me in the ass more.

Thanks again for the comment. I appreciate your time a LOT.

Mike
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As a long-time member of AA, you didn’t say anything I haven’t heard dozens of times ‘around the tables’. You ended up rationalizing and justifying an unhealthy lifestyle in order to avoid an entirely temporary discomfort.

You use essentially the same baloney lines I use on myself to avoid actually exercising. I walked at a moderate pace for about an hour last week and didn’t realize that I was out of breath until I tried to speak to someone.

I’ll need better rationalizing now, because the old malarkey won’t work any more. Or maybe it’s time for me to actually put aside some time each week to get away from this keyboard?

Rather than shunning the perfectly good advice that you were given by the people who actually care about you and have a noodle between their ears, you might want to re-examine it for the many grains of truth it held.

BTW … I’ve been clean & sober for roughly 25 years precisely because I took the advice of some complete strangers who just happened to know more than I did. I quit smoking roughly ten years ago and have spent the past year or so learning to eat vegetarian style.

Three years ago I shook off a bout with pneumonia (way too much work around way too many sick people) only to find that it was masking Legionnaires Disease and that I was looking death in the eye.

I was back to work in a week. I’m no martyr … I was actually feeling up to it. That’s the difference between a healthy lifestyle and the chronic bronchitis I’d had since I was a teenager / young smoker.

Make your own decisions … but what you were told was beneficial and the conclusion you’ve come to now is not.

Not that you asked me.

I still go on binges and I let that happen and don’t worry about it. But overall I’ve found that you can cut back on these things and not have any adverse consequeses. Cold turkey is not a good idea. As food though with a little salt it tastes great. We had roasted pork recently. That was good cold. Pizza is even better cold. And for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee.

I’ve found that my biggest productivity killer is not getting enough sleep.

I think the idea of addiction could be applied to work. I get so addicted to my work, making logos or websites, that I don’t sleep well, etc. Sometimes its a good thing and sometimes I end up unproductive after a few days of not sleeping enough.

Thanks for the article. Also, when you get a chance consider switching your body text to a sans-serif font (Myriad, Helvetica, Arial) or something similar. It would help with reading your posts.

What’s your health (or any long-term intangible) worth to you? Don’t sacrifice them for the short-term “feel-good” things in life.

Thanks for the comment. 100% accurate. I’m glad you liked this article. Let me know if you think we should write on any other specific topics or if theres something you’d like to see here.

Mike

But not lapse into indulgence, one common habit is to find “sinks” for time now that you’ve given up your desk job. indulge only in stuff that contribute to your business, hobbies that widen your social circles…
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