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Originally Posted by Not Afraid
I can't help but think of things I'd dispise more than being fat. There are many. I'd rather be fat than have grey hair, for example. I'd rather be fat than a be a drunk. I'd rather be fat and happy than skinny and miserable. The list is endless.
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I think these are false dichotomies.
For me, whether the subject is food or money, I don't like feeling out of control. I don't like the realization that we've spent so much money at the supermarket or eating out or on books that planning a vacation or some large purchase seems prohibitive. Workwise I don't like realizing that my options are limited because I spent too much money messengering things that I could have mailed with a little better planning.
In terms of food and health, I guess the question becomes what is the standard? It eats at me when I drive past the San Francisco marina and recall that I used to run the beautiful run from Fort Mason to the Golden Gate Bridge and back on a regular basis but that for want of discipline I lack even the sense memory of the body that used to do that. My goals now are more modest: a mile or two a day with the dog.
Right now I'm back on track diet-and-exercise-wise. When I hit my goal, I'll write a book.