''But that's not healthy! Aren't you supposed to be on a diet?'' Everyone that has spent some time around me in the last year has come to know that I am working my ass off creating a new and healthier version of me. I work out and I stick to a diet. My diet of choice is flexible dieting (IIFYM). I eat healthy, but I also have room for treats which may not be considered as ''healthy''. I eat white potatoes (O....M....G.... the shock! The horror! ) and I occasionally drink a Coke Zero or a sugar free energy drink. Somehow people always seem to comment on this and this got me thinking about what defines a person being healthy? I even get comments that Quark (greek yoghurt) every morning can not be healthy (you know who you are my dear!) and that I should not eat after 8PM.
So what makes someone healthy? This was a tough question which i had to think about quite hard. I believe that this is based on every person individually and their personal goals and aspirations in life.
Health and fitness should EMPOWER you. It should build you up and make you a better version of you. It should make you more and not less. In my personal situation, I am in the best shape of my life- I eat well and i work out. I am trying to make a better version of me by taking care of my body. I push it to breaking limits while working out and fuel it with the right diet which suits my needs and my lifestyle. This could be the total opposite to someone who mediates and only eats greeny mushy looking smoothies (can you spot my ignorance here?). But if it empowers you then all the more power to you!
That is my take on what makes someone healthy. No tofu and super foods required for me.
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