So I went to our
local water park this weekend with some friends. Apparently the park had some sort of discount
for guests that qualify as morbidly obese or excessively inked (possibly double for both). At first I was terrified to take my shirt off
but after looking around at that place, the modesty evaporated. I found myself openly acknowledging the
childhood obesity epidemic and I had to actively contain my contempt for the massively
obese adults as well. I don’t want that
to sound arrogant, but after only about 6 months of hard core training I have
gotten my body fat levels to a much more health level. Surely people with less intense goals could
simply maintain good healthy levels.
I do wonder what
the significant change was from the 70’s when we (Americans) were among the skinniest,
to now when we are the fattest. Some say
it’s the availability of fattening fast-foods, but McDonalds, Wendy’s and
Burger King have been around a lot longer than that. Some blame video games and TV; that might be
partly true but I certainly doubt that it’s the root cause. I don’t think that there is any one smoking
gun other than apathy.
I am starting to
learn that fitness is very much self reinforcing. It feels kinda good when you can start (as my
trainer puts it) setting the bar higher.
The real trick is not to become excessively arrogant or vain. I am using the (very effective) imagery I got
at the water park to motivate me on my mad Quest. I can say to myself that I want better than
all of these people have settled for. Cliché?
Maybe, but it seems to be working.
Super-Jerry
PS: More “progress so
far” pics next week
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