^ that Kanye Quest looks ignorant as hell. "Kanye uses coke" lmao. I want to play that shit.
Well it really depends on lifestyle and not all aspects of a persons life are easily controllable. Someone working 50+ hours a week at a desk job + commuting + small children really doesn't have time to be super active. Add to that most food in the US is loaded with sugars, salts, and carbs, and it becomes really easy to get out of shape quickly. Then once someone has adopted to that lifestyle it becomes hard to break the habit.
When you have developed a habit of drinking a 12oz can of Soda at every meal and drinking Beer/Mixed Drinks on the weekend.. then you really do need to cut that stuff cold turkey for at least the first 30 days otherwise you run a high risk of screwing up and just going back to what you're used to.
I will agree that complicated diets aren't necessary to lose weight but in terms of being fit.. there are so many personal ideas of what fit actually is... that's where thing can become a quagmire of complication depending on who you talk to.
See this is where my assholeness comes through because all I see is excuses (I get that from my mom). Barring physical & financial limitations it really all comes down to willpower and "want to." So many people's problems are right between their ears.
Willpower - I am a sugar addict. Folks at school used joke that I ate more candy and drank more soda than I did actual food/water. So I realized that cutting that shit out completely was just unrealistic. So I cut back. I might grab some gummy worms or some SPKs maybe 3 days out of the week instead of multiple times per day. I always drink a soda or a tea when I'm out. Occasionally I'll buy some at the store for the house. But there isn't a day that goes by that I don't want that shit, but I tell myself no. I'm strong enough to cut back, which is a victory in itself. You have to be self-aware of what you put in your body.
Want To - I am a firm believer that if you want something bad enough, you will do what you have to do to get it. I didn't wake up one day wanting to be in shape. I tried it at 16. I tried it at 18. But it finally clicked when I was 20 (X-Mas 11) that I needed to do this and the rest was history. I got a buddy trying to be a musician, literally has nothing in his schedule during the day because he isn't in school or working. Just playing music.
Always talking about getting in shape, but never actually getting off his ass to do it. At some point I told him "look I can't help you until you want to help yourself" and he eventually came around from what I've heard. Whether it's a job, kids, etc, after watching my parents get it together I fully believe you can plan around all of that...if you want it bad enough.
Now people in disadvantaged situations, I understand they might not have the access to make all that shit possible or the education to make good food choices. But I do believe that most folks should and can do better, but they just haven't wrapped their minds around it. And it surprises me how quick folks are to throw in the towel on their own health.
Well that's not even just individual eating habits, but part of the culture and even economy at this point.
My own attempts to decrease my portion sizes have caused me to repeatedly decline additional food and soft drinks from friends, relatives, and restaurants. Just look at how many sit-down restaurants in the US just automatically give you a free refill without you having to ask.
Exactly, and see that's where willpower comes in. Just because they put it in front of you, you don't
have to consume it. The soda shit at restaurant kills me because before you know it you've subconsciously drank 2 or 3 sodas. And that shit fills you up more than the food does!
