9:58am today
The time we give up on eating healthily for the holidays
That’s according to a survey floating around today
There’s no doubt the silly season is beginning
We’ve got our 1st birthday party tomorrow and then our Christmas party next week
But does that mean we should give up on being healthy?
Depends what healthy means to you
If it means eating nothin’ but salads then yeah that’ll prob go out the window
If it means saying no to mince pies and mulled wine then yeah that to
If it means not tucking into a box of roses you’re more than likely screwed
See, I’ve a big problem with the definition of healthy
And this line from the survey says it all
“Half of those questioned said a mince pie would be enough to break their healthy-eating willpower”
But how is eating a mince pie unhealthy??
It seems we gotta be a gluten free, sugar free raw vegan hippie to be healthy
The higher than thou ‘health’ promoters would have you believe you can’t be healthy
Unless you follow some sort of messed up, restrictive eating
But that shit ain’t healthy
Sure even what I’m about to embark on isn’t healthy
Tomorrow starts my 7 day photoshoot prep
I’m gonna look great by Friday, I hope
But what I’ll be doing between now and then is far from healthy
I’ll keep you posted on it so you can make up your own mind
John ‘hope the camera loves me’ O’C
P.S. Oh yeah, also got some hate mail on FB. Gotta fill you in on that too
John O'Connell is the owner of SF Fitness & Health Centre. He started working in the fitness industry in 2002 after suffering a back injury. He has worked with many professional organisations including Leinster Rugby, An Garda Siochana, New Zealand Rugby, Dublin GAA, Spar and CBRE. He has also appeared muliple times on both RTE & TV3 as a health & fitness expert. John is the co-author of 2 international best selling books - Total Body Breakthroughs and The Fit Formula.