BIKINIS GOOD. UNDERWEAR BAD.

My wife asked me this question today. “Why is it okay for a group of people to go swimming in their bathing suits, but it is not socially acceptable for that same group of people to sit around in their living room, wearing nothing but underwear?”

While I don’t know the answer to that question, it got me thinking about a particular way our society is divided.

There is one side of our society that is aware of their constant physical state of well being. These are the people that watch what they eat, exercise on a daily basis and lead very active life styles.

On the other side of the coin are those of us who are apathetic about our health. We have come to accept the downsides of the life we choose to live, that of the sloth.

Being of the former persuasion, I would never go swimming in a large group of people; much less sit around my house wearing nothing but boxer briefs. Just read the title of this blog and the Wii incident described in the first post to discover the depth of my situation.

My days consist of waking up; doing a job that requires me to be seated about 80% of the time, writing something that hopefully comes out witty and thought provoking, then vegging out in front of the TV and computer until I can’t keep my eyes open. Guess what? I wake up and do it again the next day.

No wonder I, and this country, have a growing waist line. I have come to think that the overweight population is now the norm and the physically fit healthy people are the new minority group.

We all know what being fat and obese will do to us. But diabetes and heart disease be damned, I am going to order that extra double cheeseburger from McDonald’s at lunch today because I don’t think the Big Mac, large fries, and large soft drink is enough. Holy shit have I lost my mind?!

I don’t have enough fingers to count on one hand the amount of times that I have turned down offers to go to Cedar Point or sports events because of the fear of not being able to fit in the seats. My company decided to order shirts for all employees to wear and I had to ask if they were available in larger sizes. This has got to change.
I want to be a part of the health conscious and physically fit segment of our society. I don’t want to die young from a heart attack, stroke, or become diabetic because of the constant garbage I shovel into my mouth.

So, to keep myself on track and to hold myself accountable, I will be making periodic updates on this blog. If I am successful, maybe I can inspire others with the same condition that I have to do something and change their lives.

Cedar Point here I come!



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That’s it for today’s post of:
Chuck Amok on the World, Life, and Living Fat

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