Disney Employee Engagement Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
There are two ways to look at our bodies.
As a temple.
As a burden.
How is it with you?
Betcha Lane 8 scares, annoys, angers and otherwise does just about everything it can to challenge those few brave souls that have the guts to keep coming back.
A challenge to find a purpose for being healthy. Don’t look for a reason. Find a purpose.
Well begun is half done.
Well, I haven’t done everything. I haven’t ever said it’s acceptable to be unhealthy.
You know how children like to write to Santa each year to ask for stuff? It’s no different for adults. Here’s my version.
Dear Dr. Weinberger,
I’ve been a good boy all year. Have focused on diet and exercise, just like you said to do.
This year’s wish list includes some old standbys and some new things too.
My BMI, blood pressure, and resting heart rate all on in line. Still treating Plantar fasciitis. If you are able to surprise me with any additional tests or recommendations that an especially health-conscious midlife male would like, that would be great.
Have enjoyed the past 27 years as your loyal and attentive patient. 🙂
75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
So the million-dollar question is, “Why is it so challenging to drink enough water?”
Some people are gifted. Mentally, physically, spiritually, financially.
Where do you place yourself in this mix? Honestly, on a good day, I’d give myself an average at best, and quite possibly a below average in some.
And yet, there s a popular saying that says, don’t judge a book by it’s cover.
And so it goes for all of us. We look inside ourselves for our motives, our values, our determination, and even for the ever elusive indomitable will. And we have varying degrees of success. But mostly, failure.
And a few years ago, while taking a “coffee break” by the proverbial water cooler, two colleagues were talking about the Atkins diet they were following. And so I asked antagonistically.
“Why doesn’t anyone ever ask me what I do for my diet?” And their ignorant, but honest, reply was instantaneous.
“You don’t need to worry about it.” To which I replied.
“I worry about it every single day, that’s why I don’t need to worry about it.”
Put up or shut up. But please don’t judge a book by it’s cover.
Feeling overwhelmed? We all are.
There is hope. It’s free. But it’s not easy.
You must do the five simple steps from Lane 8’s blog post two days ago, if you intend to transform yourself.
You can (repeat, CAN) become conditioned to work on two or three impossible goals simultaneously.
But not until you’ve had some success doing it one at a time.
Look, you won’t find easy answers here. You’ll find simple answers, but nothing here is going to be “easy”.
Will I ever make it to Lane 8? No, but that won’t stop me from trying. And in the process of never giving up, perhaps I’ll stay healthy for the rest of my life.
And maybe, just maybe, if the best runners in the world have their worst day, and I have the absolute best day of my life, maybe the finals in the worst lane, Lane 8, isn’t impossible after all.
And maybe reaching your impossible goal isn’t impossible either.