BLOG #1 11.07.2023 DAD BOD ITUS
It all begins with an idea.
Well the photo says a lot.; here I was a middle aged man with a 30 yr old’s body self image stuck in my mind like a snapshot in time but the reality of my physical state was far different from my self-image. Time and bad habits had taken their toll.
In the book AGING.F***THAT! I talk about a surf trip to Northern Spain, when my calf cramped so badly it virtually dislocated one of my toes on my left foot.
This picture is from that same trip; I’m jumping off the Harbor wall at Noja I believe. Anyway, at that time I was as I’d always been, training with weights & calisthenics but no man can out-train a bad diet, and there we are - the results are there for all to see, my visceral (internal) stomach fat is pushing my stomach out. I had a pot belly. It’s not rare but it isn’t good and we don’t have to live with it ,if we adopt the right habits.
In the end, what we do most is what we’ll look like. There’s no getting away from it; live like a Sloth and pretty soon we can expect to look like one. Move more & eat less, to look better. Eat foods that nourish your amazing body and you’ll feel better too.
As of 2023, I haven’t been to a Doctor in years for an ailment or sickness. I did have Covid and a knee operation but I deal with my aches & pains using self care and complementary therapies, that I find boost my immune system. These include massage, acupuncture, stretching, foam rolling, percussion massager sessions, sauna (when I can), tons of sleep, and great nutrition.
Dad or Mum - boditus ( yeah I made that up) is completely avoidable if you understand the calories in food & drink, the type of calories that cause an insulin response that biases your body to store calories as bodyfat, and the calories your body burns doing various activities,or even sitting still (your BMR).
And, even if you have some extra poundage onboard right now, underneath tha outer layer of bodyfat your younger, supple and well functioning body, is still there inside. It hasn’t gone anywhere ! It’s just covered up, like a car in a snow storm. All you have to do to look younger is facilitate your big reveal, by stripping away extra weight., to show your actual body that’s just hidden away underneath. This is an amazing thing to see and to feel. Getting fit & slim again is the nearest thing I know of to having eternal youth. I highly recommend it, and I hope I and our wider community as it grows, can help you experience this amazing process - as together we say “ F*** THAT! to aging ”.
Cheers!