100 percent right. Diet alone won't do it alone! You will starve yourself to death and feel horrible. You have o kick up your metabolism. That's what I love about running, I ran 9miles this morning burned almost 1000 calories. I'm good to go rest of the day

I used to lift weights all the time in college.... now at 38 yrs, I just can not stand the thought of working out. Or running. I tried doing that P90x thing with my wife and I got bored.. or lazy. :D Everytime I see someone running, I say to myself, 'That does not look like fun.'

I DO like riding my mt. bike. We have some great *flat* paved trails around here. I guess the key is finding something you enjoy doing. Otherwise it will just seem like a chore.

But fitness with a poor diet isn't any better than no fitness and a great diet, IMO.

I used to say the same thing about runners. Now, I crave runs.

You bring up a good point and it touches on a topic I've mentioned a few times. You have to find a work out that you can stick with for life. I don't care if it's a walk around the neighborhood, everybody needs to excercise. We are meant to be active, not couch potatoes.

I'd tend to say that an individual with a great diet and clean lifestyle will out last an individual with a poor diet/lifestyle and a good work out ethic.

I've done the work outs with decent nutrition/poor lifestyle and dedicated work outs and felt like ****. I've never had great nutrition and no work outs and never plan to either. I want both.

"Success is making your life what YOU want it to be"

"Remember, success is not a set of standards from our culture but rather a collection of personal values clearly defined and ultimately achieved."

-Jim Rohn

These quotes really hit home for me. For one guy, success may be Greg Weld rich and the lifestyle it permits. The next guy is happy being a social worker and helping people everyday of his life with his 1 bedroom apartment. You get the point. They both feel rich and fulfilled in very different ways.

The sooner you figure out what makes YOU happy in life, the more fulfilled you will be at the end of the road. Also, the more negative influences and parasitic waste of life you eliminate, the more natural fulfillment will come.

One of the many things I like in The Compound Effect is the subject of self improvement. The best way to improve yourself is to be a positive influence on other people and help them achieve success. Those relationships will naturally blossom and you will end up benefiting from them as well. Whether it's your spouse, friends, employees, coworker, or even a perfect stranger. Be the bigger man.

So.... only since you mentioned me....

I can/will relate a statement I made many times to my beautiful bride while at the Monaco Grand Prix. Every time she asked if I was enjoying the trip - my response was - "Yeah... but I'd just as soon be in Willows at the Mexican food joint with my buddies".

I was serious.

I don't care about money. What makes me happy is being ABLE to do what I enjoy... and that is the ability to go hang with my friends, in blue jeans and an oil stained T shirt.

I work out to stay healthy enough to get through the day... lugging tires - loading unloading cars - driving etc. Not to loose weight or be buff... :willy: :cheers:


Now I'm going to go out to the shed and finish welding and installing Rudy's exhaust system. Once again I'll be doing exactly what makes me happy.

Such a great point. I have a lifelong friend who has nothing to give but his time. And he spreads it around to everyone that he knows. Almost too much. The lesson he taught me was "when you honor your friends, you honor yourself."

Taking a moment to improve the lives of others does lead to a sort of fulfillment that cannot be achieved any other way.

Greg, my point was that many people judge success by their bank balance instead of the meat and potatoes of life. Clearly you seem to have both which is great man. :cheers:

Clearly you had to become the person it takes to STAY wealthy. It's one thing to have money, it's another to keep it.

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This is the healthiest advice in this whole thread. Finding a positive center in your life whatever that may be, is ideal to ultimate health. It's the quest for inner peace and outward enjoyment of life, and that's achieved differently for everyone.

Being a co-survivor, this article is very interesting to me, so I thought I'd share it.

http://blog.imva.info/medicine/baking-soda-cancer-laugh