Lightening up…

Work, stress, the economy, and the state of world affairs being what they are today, those fast, convenient, sweet foods seem to be calling our name.  They can even be delivered right to our office or doorstep by Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc. for what we salespeople call “a nominal fee”. 

I think our “battle of the bulge” in the face of today’s job stress needs a little reinforcement.  Though retired there’s no exception here; I’m 21 pounds over my college playing weight.  Margaret Thatcher reminds us: 

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. 

Did you see this recent Facebook post?

Making matters even more challenging, we’re surrounded by lots of nutrition misinformation, true?  We can’t even rely on our favorite Unknown Sage: 

Question: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

Answer: Well, if you have a body, and you have body fat, your ratio is one-to-one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two-to-one, etc. 

Question: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life.  Is this true?

Answer: How could that be true?  Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it.  Everything wears out eventually, so how could speeding up your heart make you live longer?  If you want to live longer – take a nap. 

Question: My wife says I should cut down on meat, and eat more fruits and vegetables.  What do you say?

Answer: Look, what does a cow eat?  Corn.  And what’s corn?  A vegetable.  So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. 

Question: Is beer bad for you?

Answer: Look, it goes to the earlier point about vegetables.  As we all know, scientists divide everything in the world into three categories: animal, mineral, and vegetable.  Well, we all know that beer is not an animal, and it’s not on the periodic table of elements, so that only leaves one thing, right? 

My advice:  Have a burger and a beer and tell everyone you’re on a vegetarian diet.                  

                        Unknown Sage 

Battling for good health over job stress is definitely worthwhile.  It was none other than Colonel Harlan Sanders (yes, that Colonel Sanders) who said: 

Make sure you don’t wind up the richest person in the cemetery.  You can’t do business from there.                                 

So here’s to lightening up on ourselves, our job, and our intake; burgers, beer, ice-cream and otherwise! 

GAP 

When life gets tough we could get a helmet… or… we could leverage the peace and share the power of a positive perspective.