OH C’MON, JUST LIVE A LITTLE

“80/20 rule right?” “Ya gotta live a little” Comforting words.  But most people’s 80/20 is a lot more like 50/50 at best. 80% requires significantly ABOVE average effort. You want to see average? Here’s some numbers for North America. The average North American is 20-30lbs overweight. It gets worse. Every decade after 30, that number goes up.  This trend isn’t going to be reversed with average effort Yes. It’s 100% easier to eat mindlessly. It’s easier because no effort is required, and you can just operate on autopilot. Somewhere along the way though, we confused “easier” with “better”.  If you…

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“WHY I QUIT DRINKING AT 29”

“No thanks, I’m good” can really trigger people. Had an interesting chat with a young man today, who told me about why he quit drinking 2 years ago He said it’s been interesting observing people’s reactions when he says “I don’t drink” (usually in social situations where alcohol is present and offered to him) He said there’s often a defensive response, while they look at the drink in their hand. As though in that moment, they stop and consider why they might be drinking and might not like the real reason they drink For the record, he isn’t against alcohol,…

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YOU’RE NOT ADDICTED TO SUGAR

“I think I’m addicted to sugar” I’m going to annoy you right now and call BS … You are not addicted to sugar. Seriously.  Do you get high off of eating bananas … apples … honey … pineapple?  Are you breaking into cars for change for donuts? “Hey, but Coach Jon … some guy told me that sugar lights up the brain like cocaine!” ​​ Yeah, so does music … and hugs … but trying to compare a hit of sugar, to a hit of cocaine … It’s like trying to compare getting squirted with a water gun …  and…

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