What is your reason?
In our interview with Mark Sisson, he revealed that he works out and eats healthy in order to look good. There is nothing wrong with that, but some people seem to think it is shameful to have personal goals of simply looking good!
Perhaps the reason is that there’s this notion out there that selfishness is a bad thing, and sacrifice and doing things for others is the only way to be a good person.
But ultimately, most of us do nice things for other people because it makes us feel good ourselves. And if everyone were to just help other people, and no one did things for themselves, what would happen to us? I think we may all lose the self esteem to function!
Seriously, in order to hit your goals, they have to be congruent with who you are as a person. If you want to lose 50 pounds but carry the idea around that “thin people are bad”, then you will have a tough time achieving this goal. Similarly, if you want to lose weight just to look better, but at the same time you hold the idea that this is somehow wrong, then you will likely not get very far along with getting to your optimal weight.
Come up with a reason or two that work for you. Don’t worry about what other people might think, focus on what it is that you are truly after, and your path will become a lot less frustrating and a lot more fun.
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Majic Nwejubo on Tue, 23rd Mar 2010 3:42 am
How old do you have to be to go on a low carb diet or specifically an atkins diet?
Wes on Sun, 28th Mar 2010 6:17 pm
Thanks for the question, Majic. I’ve not seen any research indicating that children should avoid eating like their paleolithic ancestors ate in order to maintain good health. Basically, we are not very well adapted to dealing with lots of insulin secretion as a result of eating lots of carbs. Lowering carbs (to less than 40%) and increasing fat intake is in line with healthy human metabolism, regardless of age. Now of course infants require breast milk, which contains the perfect balance of nutrients and immune system modulating factors.