Motivation to Stay Healthy and Active

Friday, February 12th, 2010 | Featured, Health, health tips, nutrition

My longest-term goal is This:

I will be able to

walk

Wipe my own butt

And feed myself

Until the day I die.

Now there are plenty of other good goals to have for one’s entire life but these ones are the ones that motivate me most to continue caring for my health.   I find that I consider deeply the long-term effects of things like eating candy or drinking alcohol.

I want to feel good now AND 50 years from now.

There have been many times over the years I would try to tell my friends to drink more water.   They would say to me “I don’t feel sick! I don’t want to drink water. I feel fine and I’ve been drinking diet Coke for the last 4 years, (9 years, 19 years) That doesn’t apply to me” or something along those lines.

It’s one of those things that people do to destroy themselves, I think. (I have compassion for that.  I destroy myself as well in the ways of eating, drinking or lifestyle.  I have said in other posts that I recognize this.)

If one is told that something is bad for them – and they do not want to consider the advice – I believe this is a way to stay oblivious to one’s health.  It’s a form of self-delusion.  A way to stay fixed into immediate gratification by not considering long-term effects.

Scares the shit out of me to think of the health problems one would face after consuming so much processed food over a long period of time.

I can imagine our nurses, surgery experts and nursing-home employees could speak much on the subject of diseases caused by poor maintenance of the body.

It’s not like I want to have a body that’s pristine and unused in my old-age.

I just want to be able to

Walk

Wipe my own butt

and feed myself

Till the day I die.

This is my solid motivation to stay active and healthy everyday

3 Comments to Motivation to Stay Healthy and Active

Mark Atwood
February 12, 2010

My aunt basically committed long slow lifetime suicide via Coca-Cola. She drank the stuff like water. Several sixpacks a day of it.

Now here metabolism is wrecked, and the obsisty and the complications from the diabeties have wrecked her joints, causing her constant pain.

Drink water.

sierra
February 12, 2010

Oy. Harsh.

Yes, indeed, drink water.

*shivers* Committing suicide with coca-cola… to answer you, I have this quote:

“it is no sign of health to be well adjusted to a sick society”

sunebam water coolers
April 5, 2010

Yes I agreed. We truly get a lot of benefits from drinking water compared to consuming energy drinks and softdrinks. We should make it a habit to drink water as often as possible even if you’re not thirsty.

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