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Hello, /fit/. I want to talk about something else. I want to talk about "happiness" and what it means.

Let me start from the beginning. Pretty much throughout my whole teenhood, I got drunk almost every night, ate junk food, had late nights, and generally did what I liked. Life was good. Really good. I wasn't overweight or underweight, I was just normal... no six-pack and no bulging bicepz. Then, once I hit 20, I decided now would be a good time to make a change. I became determined to get a better body, not XBAWKZ HUEG or anything, just a little bulking and toning so I can have more muscle and less fat. So, I did a lot of research, and I learned that I'd need to cut out all my junk food, late nights, alcohol, all that shit. I thought "that sucks, but if that's what I need to do, then I'll do it" - I pride myself on being very determined and I'll go to any ends to reach my goal.

I've been living a "healthy" lifestyle and been actively bodybuilding in that time. I've pretty much achieved what I initially wanted, two years ago.

But... something struck me recently. Is it really worth it? Think of all the parties and late nights I've missed. All the awesome Chinese takeaways. Last night, I was at a party. I drank a few beers and had a KFC (for the first time in two years) and it tasted fucking incredible. I've never felt so good. The night was amazing.

They say that once you start living a "healthy" lifestyle, you never look back on unhealthy things. That's a load of bullshit. You just force yourself to become scared of them because you don't want to mess up your hard work, but deep down, you crave for them.

So... what I'm asking here is: who honestly thinks that being healthy is worth it?
>> Anonymous
So live an empty life of partying and drinking like everyone else. Before you know it, you'll be old, fat, and wondering if you should have lived your life any differently.
>> Anonymous
I think the key here is moderation. Having the occasional greasy junk food or hammered night isn't going to ruin all progress.
>> Anonymous
>>405935
I believe in the saying "life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but how many times our breath is taken away". Living a healthy lifestyle is... well, let's face it, it's fucking boring.

Again, is it really worth it?
>> Anonymous
>>405939
is it worth it to destroy your liver by your 24th birthday?

you can, however, find a compromise between the delicious alchool and the healty oaths...
>> Anonymous
>>405936
This

And yes, it is worth having a healthier lifestyle, but not if you're bored.
Moderation and all that jazz. Work out still, but maybe an hour every other day. Eat out two or three times a week, just don't overeat.
It's not that hard to have a fun life while also maintaining your body.

you might not be chiseled anymore (if you were anyway) but you'll still be healthy.
>> Anonymous
>>405939

Go drink your ass off then and get high every night if you want, I already gave you my opinion.
>> faggot !kzxLmJyzX.
>>405936

Solid advice. If its that big a deal, find sports & activities like rock climbing or train for an event. I'm sure once you find stuff to occupy yourself and give you more goals you won't want to go back to the shit lifestyle of getting wasted and eating junk food.
>> Anonymous
CONSTANT SELF IMPROVEMENT BRO
>> Anonymous
>>405939
If eating KFC and drinking until your liver becomes your dier is what takes your breath away, then go hard, retard. i live a healthy lifestyle and it's not boring. i ride mtb, lift weights, walk/hike several kilometres a day, work, overall i enjoy life. if all you value is drinking, shitty food and throwing your future away for fun today then you're just like everyone else and you will never amount to anything. i will look back on my life and think "god damn what a great time" while all the idiots partying their lives away will wonder how the fuck they had a heart attack at 44.
>> Anonymous
this is why i swithced from training so intensley to just being fit. I no longer care that i don't have a 6 pack now or that I can't deadlift so much or squat so much or that I might not be able to look like arnold one day. Now, i just exercise on my stationary bike for 1 hour, do calisthenics and eat healthy and no longer feel like i'm working towards nothing more than a pat on the back and slightly inflated ego.

but that doesn't mean you should revert to a total couch potato and party animal. eat healthy, live life and stay in shape. But make sure that you're having fun without sacrificing yourhealth.
>> Anonymous
ITT: OP falls off the health wagon and looks for reassurance this it's ok that he's still a fatass.
>> Anonymous
>>406108
>>406108
L O L

Not living a healthy life style is NOT equal to living a very unhealthy one.

I exercise maybe twice a week, and not very much. I do a few sets up push ups and sit ups, maybe a bike ride or some shit.

I don't eat much fast food, but when I want to I fucking devour it.
I go to parties and get slammed, I love beer, I love my lifestyle.

I look like I'm in good shape, I got dis mussel, and I have shit tons of fun on the weekend. To say that I'm going to have a heart attack at 44 is retarded.

Keeping yourself from doing what you WANT to do is WASTING your life.
If you aren't doing what you want to be doing, why the fuck are you doing what you are doing then?

I suffer through shitty jobs so I can spend money on AWWWWWSOME shit.
I work hard so I can do whatever the fuck else I want, and that's how I look at everything; A means to an end.


Have fun wasting your entire life. Instead of "having a heart attack" at 44, you're going to look at what you've done and cry. Mid-life crisis inc.
>> Anonymous
>>405925

The very fact that you second guess your own decisions on healthy living prove that you are, in fact, living unhealthily.

Be happy; If you don't try, you'll just get fucked.

^Good life motto.
>> Anonymous
>>406209
wow talk about going over board. sayign that you dont need to work out or juts do what you do, which can barely be described as active, is pretty shitty. You're under the misconception that just because you're not fat, you're not going to have a heart attack and that you need to live in obscene oppulance to liev a good life. i bet you have thousands in credit card debt.
>> Anonymous
WoW fucks up life
I want to play wow
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>> Anonymous
>>405936
>>405946
what these two said.

I could go to the gym 5 days a week, eat nothing but healthy/practical foods, for a year, and still never look like some guys on here. so I don't. I go out, and eat shitty food or get drunk once in a while, I'm happier for it.
>> Anonymous
i believe living a 95% healthy lifestyle is the best one you can live. any more or any less you will suffer little by little. 100% is too strict, even for the elites. 90% is awesome but sometimes you wonder if eating 2 meals a week that are absolutely terrible for you is too much?

i go by the 95% rule, i mean once a week i go out and eat whatever i want (within reason, i rarely eat a lot of carbs because then i will a) throw them up b) fall asleep c) act drunk or d) wake up with a headache) but once a week i'll have a moderate amount of sweets or carb loaded food. and then wake up the next day and go back to how it was.

of course this isn't for everyone, not everyone is 95% compliant and not everyone is 90% compliant. finding what works best for you, and you only is the key to happiness, people can guide you in the right direction but only you can choose the right path at the end.
>> Anonymous
>>406281
I play WoW and I am still in awesome shape, people who can't limit themselves to something like WoW are completely fucking pathetic.
>> Anonymous
>>406344
what a fucking stupid idea. why start complicating it more than is necessary? just eat right, exercise, and enjoy life. Enough of this "well 93 is not dedicated enohgh, but 98 is too much! now 94.8 on the other hand is kinda iffy"
>> Anonymous
I eat healthy. I live healthy. I very rarely drink anymore. I don't smoke. I still have some late nights, but I make sure I get at least 10 hours of sleep. I spend my time in the gym instead of going around banging random skanks.

I love it.

Every time I lift weights, I become a better person. Every time I lift weights, I become stronger than I was.
Every time I lift weights, I drive all the negative things out of my body.
Every time I lift weights, I achieve something that many people dream of yet few ever achieve.
>> Anonymous
>>406455
good for you dude, its awesome to see you're into staying fit 100 percent. just don't be THAT guy that scorns people and puts people down for nothing working out like you do.
>> Anonymous
>>406432

glad you totally missed the point! i would've been surprised if you said, well that makes sense hopefully one day I can find that happy medium like you did, good job sir.

but maybe consistency isn't your thing, so what if it isn't? does that mean you have to monitor how many times you don't workout or how many times you go out of your nutritional boundries? no not at all

i'm not like most people who are on these boards but i feel guilty if i miss a training session or if i'm not eating well enough. because i cheated myself, i'm very serious and strict, if someone offers me something out of my personal nutritional guidelines i will tell them pleasantly not to offer me anything in the future. i have a goal, in fact that goal is what keeps me going full force everyday, day in and day out my life revolves around achieving this. if suddenly i stopped doing this, i couldn't comprehend what i would be doing.

plus i'm a geek when it comes to training and nutrition. i need (not want) to know my average heart rate during a workout session, and i need to know what my daily macro nutrient breakdown is, and most of all i need to prove to myself that i can do this day and day out without doubt and without compromising any part of my goal.

but for the average person, i would tell them to find what makes them stable and consistent, i don't believe people can be erratic all the time and be happy. consistency makes people comfortable and less stressed, and also you have to have more good stress than bad, and knowing the difference between the two will help you greatly in the long run.
>> Anonymous
>>405925

Pro Tip:

Being healthy is only "worth it" if it's important to you.

Ultimately, the road to happiness is completely different for everyone. Only YOU can truly answer if it's worth it or not...for you.

What makes me happy, won't make you happy. I love being able to run with my kids or play soccer/football with my nieces/nephews, and I really like being able to put up big numbers in the gym...but that's just ME brah.

Gotta find what makes YOU happy.
>> Anonymous
>>406530
i bet you got real hard at the thought of trying to sound so deep. Honestly, you just wrote a fucking page about nonsense redundent bullshit. have fun being a useless bullshitter the rest of your life.
>> Anonymous
5 minutes of my time, while i was waiting for my food to get done cooking isn't really worth much.
>> Anonymous
I never craved un healthy food in the first place tbh.
>> Anonymous
this article sums up a lot of what i am talking about in a better written and kinder gesture (i lack sensitivity to people, and have 50x the normal arrogance) hopefully taking up BJJ 2-3 times a week will help me with that.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-rules-of-aging-well/