66. "you just have to be proactive about maintaining your health" In response to In response to 64 Sat Nov-30-19 11:02 PM by bearfield
the other option is to not do anything and hope for the best
at some point in the past few years i decided that spending several hours/week getting healthy by exercising and cooking is a good time investment for the future. there is an argument to be made that if you aren't proactive you're going to spend endless hours in doctor's offices and/or hospitals in your 40s and 50s dealing with stuff that is preventable. i'd rather spend those hours getting healthy now — hopefully being preventive and reducing the need for engaging with medical professionals — because it's easier to develop good habits and discipline while i'm relatively young. trying to turn it around at 50+ seems like a lot of work and i'm a very lazy person so i'm just going to become healthy and maintain it now while it's relatively easy to do