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One…..More…..Twinkie…….

28 Oct

Writer’s Note: The last few days have been occupied with some health issues. I will catch up the blog today….This is Friday’s Column.

Okay, I admit it…when it comes to being healthy, I suck. I have a Twinkie habit, I enjoy coke cola way too much…and I tend to be a meat and potatoes kind of person. Veggies? Please….corn maybe….

I know that I am not alone out there. Writers are notoriously bad eaters and they tend to spend so much time at their desks they hardly move let alone exercise. You know who you are…. Recently I have had a bit of a health scare. It began with a headache that I could not get rid of and it built into a health problem that had me sitting in front of a doctor who was saying lose weight, eat better or we will be attending your funeral. Needless to say I have opted for the doctors’ orders rather than another Twinkie.

It is very easy to become an unhealthy writer. I sit for the better part of the day. I often eat at my desk, which wouldn’t be a bad thing except that once you get use to eating breakfast at your desk it is much easier to start storing stuff in the drawer and then before you know it you have a bag of chips, a six pack of soda, a box of Twinkie cakes, Cheez-it’s, a bag of fun sized candy bars (it’s Halloween time) and a lowly granola bar that has been min the since 1994. (Yes this was all in my desk when I cleaned it out last week) to make matters worse I often justified not going anywhere because I had writing to do so then I was not only overweight but I had convinced myself that it was okay to become a bit of a recluse too. It was the perfect storm for a heart attack, stroke or some other nasty health scare.

So I am changing…I cleaned out all the crap and I have developed a plan to combat all of the unhealthy habits I began so very long ago. It isn’t going to be easy but it I want to be around to annoy the hell out of my kids as they are adults, I have to make some changes. If you are in the same situation I am you can make those changes too, it is never too late until you are worm food so why not just do it…. Here are some of the thing I began with….there will be others but everyone needs a jumping off point…

  • I cleaned out my desk of food stuff - it is too easy to eat when the food is right there within your reach.
  • I now eat in the kitchen, not at my desk - this is a nasty habit. If you eat away from your desk, it makes it easier to not eat AT your desk.
  • I set an alarm to get up- I now set a stop alarm to get up and move around once an hour. It seems extreme but I needed it. I get to working to hard and forget to get up.
  • I move- that alarm is to remind me to move but it isn’t going to do me any good if I don’t so I make an effort to use the alarm to get up and move away from the desk. I dishes, I work in the yard for 15 min…anything to get away from the desk.
  • I no longer work on the weekends- being a workaholic is not a good thing. I now do other things on the weekend with my family….it gets me moving too.
  • I cut back on television time- the t.v. Is another health stealer and I was going from my desk to the couch…not good. Tape you fav shows and then choose a time to watch them, when they are over, get up. I would spend hours watching crap I wasn’t even interested in just because I didn’t want to get up.

These are just a few of the changes I have made and I hope that you will make them too. It also doesn’t matter of you are skinny or overweight…these are still bad habits and your health is affected in a very bad way. So be a healthier writer and make some good changes. I have already noticed a change in my writing, it’s fresher, a change in my budget, I have more money and a change in my spouse who is much happier that I have more energy. So I challenge all of you to come along with me and be healthier….come on….put that Twinkie down….your writing and your family will thank you.

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3 Comments

Posted by on October 28, 2022 in Healthy Writers, Writing

 

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3 responses to “One…..More…..Twinkie…….

  1. healthyme365

    October 28, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Hi Jai. You have a good plan. I hope it works out well for you. Get beeter soon.

     
  2. October 28, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    Hi Jai. I’m sorry you weren’t feeling well. Your plan looks like a good one. Stick to it and I know you will be ok. Hope you are having a nice relaxing week end.

     
    • thewritersadvice

      October 28, 2022 at 8:37 pm

      Thanks Carol, I am hoping so…it’s not easy giving up all those bad habits….

       

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