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[quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t say I’m a naturally lean person.  I come from a family who all put on weight as they age. When I was working and in grad school in my late 20’s I literally put on 50 lbs!  I was just having to rush from work to class, pick up any kind of crappy food I could and I would study nights and weekends when I wasn’t in class.

That said, I’ve made it a point to stay fit for a number of reasons:

1. Heart disease and diabetes are ubiquitous in my family.  When I gained all of that weight my blood pressure also went way up and I had to go on meds which triggered a bunch of side effects (weird, incessant cough, joint pain, lethargy). I’m in my 50’s now, have a relationship with my doctor and don’t have to take any meds.

2. Growing up, I had two sides of my family, the side that stayed fit and the side who didn’t really know how to take care of themselves.  As a young kid that played out as one set of grandparents who did everything WITH you - swimming, hide & seek, bicycles, you name it.  And the other side who enjoyed sitting and watching you play. I want a functional life where I’m the grandparent who plays too.

3. Professional optics. I work in a pretty high stress environment. People need to be able to put their faith in me.  Looking like I have myself together makes it a little easier for people to put their confidence in me.

4. I want to set a good example for my son of what staying healthy over the long term looks like.  I want him to know what good habits look like, how to practice moderation (even with healthy habits) and be set up to make informed decisions over the best path for himself.

5. My relationship with my wife.  When, my wife sees me without a shirt, I want her to think, “damn, he looks good” and actually WANT to have sex with me.  We’ve been together 24 years now and so far it’s working.  We still treat each other like a gf/bf.

As far as doing extreme things - I lift weights 2-3x per week and ride my bike 2-3x per week, which are both things I enjoy.  Really the most important thing though, is that periodically I’ll track calories and lean off any weight I’ve put on before it becomes a problem like it did in grad school. One of the things I did a while back just for an education was to wear a glucose monitor for two weeks.  It was eye opening seeing which foods and what combination of foods caused spikes.

I don’t think I’m better than any fat person.  Other people’s bodies aren’t any of my business - I just do the right things for me.[/quote]

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