Saturday, January 19, 2013

Taking Care of Number One

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things. – Esther Williams

Lately, I’m hooked on watching “health” shows like Dr. Oz and The Doctors. Although most of their topics pertains on how to “retard” the inevitable dread of most women, once in a while I do picked some practical health tips.  But my favorite is House. I’m fascinated by his character. I can’t decide if his a sociopath, lacks empathy of just plain aloof. Is he a sadist or it’s just his way of showing his affection? Unlike other “detective” series where I can guess “whodunit”, one only knows if House had an epiphany when the camera focuses on his bulging blue-eyes and then - case solve. To be frank, I don’t have an idea what the hell they’re talking about most of the time!

When you reach that milestone where your age is more than the number of days in a calendar month, it’s time to count the number of calorie you take in a day. That includes changing your lifestyle like putting a ceiling on you vices, watching the food you eat and stretching those stiff muscles to produce sweat.

I do that. I’m down to smoking 6 sticks of cigarettes a day. I eat nuts and raisins as TV snacks instead of my usual potato chips or popcorn. My breakfast consist of 4 crackers, a banana and coffee, an apple, an orange and 4 more crackers for lunch and fish, vege and rice for supper with plenty of fluids between meals. But of course I indulge on beef, pizza and fried chicken on weekends to put some color and spice to my monotonous if not drab weekdays eating habit. I also promised myself to do a 4 km. walk, 3x a week the moment outside temperature hits above 20 degrees.

It works for me. When my wife and I have our annual general checkup, all my numbers are down while hers are playing just below critical. That’s the reason she complained to our doctor. She brags she does our laundry by hand instead of using the washing machine. A chore she regard as a form of exercise. She sleeps early while I sit and watched TV all night. I smoke while all her vices “only” consist of coffee, chocolate and doughnuts. So how come I’m healthier than her? It is perplexing indeed when the question comes from someone who does not eat breakfast because she’s “on diet” and considers a glass of fresh milk and a slice of chocolate cake – lunch!

But hey! What works for me does not necessarily mean it will work for you. The least you might get, especially with the nuts and raisins, is farthing all the time!

8 comments:

  1. Hahhaa, me being 35 in a few days will want a general check up too, before my medical insurance expires. You see, aas we get older, we become moreconscious of our health, it is but normal. At least conscious ka, as compared to others who take Healthy living for granted.

    let us all remain healthy this 2013.

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    1. I need to stay healthy, sheng. Mahirap mag kasakit dito. Karamihan ng sakit ng OFW ay alta-presyon at kidney and bladder "stone". : )

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  2. we all could use caution when eating nowadays. i really desperately needs more exercise in my life :)

    happy new year. di pa ata kita nabati eh.

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    1. Me too, but it's still cold outside for a brisk walk. Happy New Year too, Photo Cache! : )

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  3. naks. ang disiplinado, ah! congrats!

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    1. I still have to fulfill one more promise to myself. >: D

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  4. happy new year (kahit na late)! :D

    we used to watch House then. the potrayal is a very good one, that of an addicted to painkiller medical practitioner. add to that, he is not American but you won't notice. versatile actor indeed.

    yep, if the age number cannot be found anymore in a month's calendar, one has to monitor the food intake. i'm frustrated i didn't get to stick to my exercise routine. let's see this February. :(

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