Life in a bubble.
Why do others view this lifestyle as living life less than its true potential? Everywhere I turn I have the people that are closest to me asking me how I can live like this? Life is short… Are you really happy? Are you going to regret not living while you’re young? When was the last time you did anything?? You know…you’re going to look really good locked up in your house all your life.
Well I’m sorry I don’t like going out to the bars every weekend and getting shit faced and feeling like a waste of space the next day. I like to look good and feel good. This is what makes me happy. Everyone has different things in life that make them happy. I don’t need alcohol, McDonalds, Taco Bell, chips, cookies and cakes to make me happy. Those things make me feel soft and nasty which in turn makes me feel like shit and NOT enjoy life. So I’m sorry if those are the things that make you happy. But it is hard sometimes hearing these things..it makes me wonder if it’s true. Am I really missing out on life?? To me I don’t see this happening. Being healthy makes me happy. And I’m the only one that needs to know that.
April 16, 2008 at 12:05 pm
You are definitely not missing out on anything. As long as you’re healthy, happy, and around good people. The bar scene gets really old. It might actually be a lot of fun to find friends who like to do more physical activities to have a good time. It doesn’t mean you can’t go out once in a while to a bar and have one drink. I know plenty of very health conscious, extremely fit people who will still not pass up their favorite mixed drink. As long as you know how to reverse the bad affects of that and how to control yourself, then you’re fine. I know it’s hard to hear because even me just eating healthier, I always get people asking me if I want to try this and that and when I say no thanks, they don’t understand why I won’t eat it and try to convince me that it won’t hurt and it’s not bad if I do it once in a while. But only you know what is good for your body. And I really feel that when other people see you doing so well, they subconsciously try to find something wrong with your way of life (they think you must be obsessed) since they just can’t see themselves having that same drive and doing as well as you. It’s just ignorance.
April 16, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I had to make a small sacrifice.. I switched half and half for 2% milk in my coffee. I also say "NO" to the bar scene. Day after handovers make it hard to keep working out.
April 16, 2008 at 12:37 pm
mmmm… that’s HANGovers not HANDovers.. phew… let’s clear that up!
April 16, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Yup i totally agree! I turned 21 a few months ago and i had EVERYONE around me (even my own mom) trying to get me to go out to the bar.. Eventually they got the hint.. You look awesome and should be very proud!
April 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I have the same problem, I understand where your coming from. I just try not to listen to it and stay focused. Keep it up, you look awesome
April 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm
First off you are totally right. It is so much better to feel good day after day rather than have to recover from drinking to much or eating like crap day after day. Dont feel like you are the only one because the same thing has happened to me. People always ask day after day how you can do it. Oh you are missing out on so many things, I just let actions speak louder than words, when they see me happy day after day and stay positive! I hope my words have helped you out somewhat!
stay positive and have fun!
April 24, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I feel the same way. I have had people give me a hard time and call me an old lady for going to sleep earlier so I can work out in the morning or not wanting to binge on booze and crap. Well, I happen to like getting my rest and working out hard and the results will show it. I will feel so much better doing that than I ever felt going to the bar and spending the day hungover lounging around and turning into a fatass.
May 1, 2008 at 9:31 am
It’s hard to believe that the people closest to us. Our friends and family, are usually the ones that stand in iur way. It’s not do to lack of love for us but rather by accepting your lifestyle as the right way. It turns a mirror on their lifestyle and begs they look at the wrong in it. It’s much easier to find fault in others rather than admit we are over weight over indulgent or well… A little more lazy.
DO What You Do For YOU! You look great. Best of luck.
May 8, 2008 at 2:34 am
Girl, diddo on the bar scene. I kicked the habit and went sober for 5 years and the significant increase in health was amazing. Since I started Crossfit workouts my overall fitness has skyrocketed, but I still got co-workers who hate on me because my workouts are intense as all hell and its intimidating to them. Its the age old saying, "People fear what they do not understand." We get it.
May 10, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Alcohol is for the very people that are so uptight normally that they dont know how to let lose without the liquid confidence.
May 10, 2008 at 5:28 pm
i agree with you if thats what you enjoy an it makes you happy then don’t stop for anythin …i also have to say thou you look phenomenal from what you enjoy doin
May 26, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I totally agree with you on that one! It`s hard for me to find people that share the same views and lifestyle as well..Getting shitfaced every weekend is not what I call living!
May 26, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Wow - great summary of what a lot of us feel, more blogs please…….great communication skills, keep up the good work, you look great. clc.
May 29, 2008 at 5:23 am
You are not missing out on anything!
First, lets face it, McDonald’s and Taco Bell just do NOT taste as good as a quality, healthy home cooked meal so you definitely are not missing out on that.
Bars can be fun once in a while, but I prefer not to do that too often. Like you said, the hangovers suck and hurt the training. I’m usually worthless the next day so I really cut that back in my life. I do still enjoy having a few beers or mixed drinks with my family and friends on occasion. Just watch the amount and the frequency - this in moderation won’t kill your training.
I think that the bottom line is do what makes YOU happy. Your not really missing anything by not eating fast food or living in the bars. You are also enjoying things that most of those people can’t enjoy like looking awesome at the beach, buying smaller clothes, getting complements on your hard work, living healthier, less health problems and a longer life!
I know for a fact that most of the people in my life who live off of McDonald’s and get smashed several nights a week cannot enjoy those same things.
Keep up all of your hard work as it is really paying off. Don’t let any one deter you from reaching your goals no matter what they are!
June 3, 2008 at 5:30 am
I completely agree. I had my fair share of party time while I was in high school and college. Since I graduated college, I’ve been out drinking maybe 6 times…..and that’s always on a Saturday mostly during football season. It’s not worth feeling like crap for an entire day…..especially when half the time you don’t even remember what happened the night before!
And forget about going out during the week. It’s hard enough waking up in the morning for another day staring at a computer, why would I want to do that with a pounding headache and feeling like shit? Then by the time I get home from the gym after work, it’s 7pm. Then I take my dog for a run, eat and go to bed……..there’s no time for getting wasted. Plus, alcohol depletes muscle development.
Yeah, I could drink and eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted…….but then I’d be afraid to take off my shirt like most of my other friends. I look forward to hanging out by the pool…….because even though I’m 27, I’m in a lot better shape than most 21 y/o’s………and that makes me feel pretty damn good. So I’ll continue to have a few brews on the weekend for a game, or on the golf course, but the committment I made to myself to stay in great shape outweighs the need to get drunk and stupid.
Your pictures are great btw!
June 5, 2008 at 11:01 am
I think there is something to be said for a fun night out every week or two … especially if it is a dinner and drinks "date" type atmosphere. On the other hand, I have no interest in hanging out with the guys getting shit-faced! My advice would be to keep doing what you’re doing, and maybe try to get out just a little bit … I’m sure you have no shortage of invitations!
June 5, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hey, you look amazing. Nothing beats that! And just wait ’til your 20- or 30-year class reunion. I can tell you it’s very easy to see who spent a lot of time in bars and who did not. You’ll still be HOT. They’ll be haggard.
June 5, 2008 at 11:24 am
I feel like your blog is talking to me directly.
that is for sure.
June 5, 2008 at 11:38 am
All things in moderation.
July 13, 2008 at 11:48 am
Great post. Great body. If your mind is in it I guess it just flows.
July 17, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I couldn’t have said it better myself. People always think I eat the way I do because I’m forcing myself to suffer. They can’t understand that I actually don’t like crap foods and I enjoy being healthy and fit.. they seem to think I’m torturing myself.
I think you look fantastic and you sound like you’re happy with it so **** em!
July 22, 2008 at 3:49 am
sometime, I do wonder if I missed out on life…i’ve been asking all these questions over and over again, but it’s not that i can’t afford to have a drink or watching my diet etc…I just don’t have the mood for bar and clubbing…my friends do, they went out every weekends, and they eat out every Friday’s night..but hey, people have choices, they make their and I’ll make mine.
August 14, 2008 at 8:34 pm
You’re certainly making the right decision. Activities that don’t provide quality to life aren’t worth pursuing. What will define if you are "living" life, is whom you are living life for. What is your purpose in life? Focus on that and the chatter around you will be of little to no concern.
September 25, 2008 at 8:07 am
I had to write back to your post even though its older…I totally agree 100% that those things dont bring joy…they bring depression. I used to do the same and binge cause I told myself it was my reward for looking soo great and eating soo healthy. Changed that one as soon as Im hitting the stage again! Its easy to slip into old habits, but doing what makes you happy is what you should listen to…for me its clean eating. Stay Strong… you look amazing! xo~z
October 20, 2008 at 11:07 pm
this looks like an old blog but it is interesting so i will comment lol….the party lifestyle is fun but I think everyone realizes that in the end is just a waste of time, health, and money. some people figure it out early and others never do because they are missing reality. reality is that drinking and going crazy is not the root of happiness lol. happiness is simple and it comes from being a good wholesome person and sounds like u have that.
October 20, 2008 at 11:08 pm
this looks like an old blog but it is interesting so i will comment lol….the party lifestyle is fun but I think everyone realizes that in the end is just a waste of time, health, and money. some people figure it out early and others never really do because they are missing reality. reality is that drinking and going crazy is not the root of happiness lol. happiness is simple and it comes from being a good wholesome person, and sounds like u have that so keep doing ur thing and good luck ))))
October 24, 2008 at 1:05 pm
i read this and just had to comment. I totally agree with you. I am faced with this everyday. People closest me, like my good freinds tell me, "how can i live like this?" or other subtle comments such as "live life", "lets go out and get plastered". Its just now worth it. I stay positive and eat healthy and it shows. So keep up the good work.
January 5, 2009 at 11:01 pm
This is so true so many people my age all they want to do is go out party and drink and they think it is what makes a happy person. I have never drank or smoked in my life and im thirty years old I take alot of flack for it but I am happy with myself. I never eve gave into peer pressure and i am so glad I didnt. I love being healthy when I see people who are out drinking and acting stupid it makes me sick and I wonder how people can live not caring about thereselves or there body. Its nice to see people who take care of thereselves and enjoy life the right way.
March 13, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Oh my god- have you just read my mind? I feel exactly the same as you. Its hard when everyone around you just wants to waste their lives sittin in a pub gettin drunk and then moaning about how they feel the next day! Give me healthy living any day!!
March 15, 2009 at 6:34 am
Your sexy (and cute as hell!) and the only person you should worry about making happy is yourself!!
A lot of it is pretty much your friends wanting to hold onto you. Their on one path, your on another and simply put your moving away from each other (and it’s you thats moving forward). We all hold onto things.
Social life doesn’t have to revolve around heavy drinking and parties all the time. And believe me that lifestyle makes no one any happier. People will grow up eventually.
This life will lead us where it does, and everone’s on their own path.
Freinds and ‘circles’ change depending on what your doing.