With my reading of the recent posts on food, eating, smoking, relationships, etc. I get the impression that the membership is pretty undisciplined. I don't know why I am so disciplined compared to many of my peers.I do know I work hard each day to stay disciplined.
Wife is much more self-disciplined at work than I ever was. With co-workers, including her supervisor, calling in numerous times during the month to take a PTO day, she doesn't. Where some co-workers she'd had order things online during work hours, she doesn't do this at all. Unless it's me, she doesn't answer her iPhone at work. At home, we aren't nearly as self-disciplined with eating as we probably should be.
When necessary, I am very self-disciplined. For the mundane and day-to-day, not so much. I have relaxed in my old age and it feels nice. (Previously a tightly-wound Type A.)
No. And I keep getting worse, as time goes by. I resent putting in the time required to do routine things. I like to try and learn new things, and something has to give to make time for that. I was fine at my job because it was never routine. I enjoyed most of it. But the schedule was somewhat flexible--- i.e., 18 hour days one day, and 0 hours the next. Maybe that's why.
I discipline myself to do and eat what I please, as long as I get good health reports twice a year. Harry
More self disciplined since out of the maddening rat race of work, play, boys etc etc....Having to answer to no one else now since retired I am quite disciplined especially when it comes to good health...And I can easily let stuff go, so much I cannot change and don't even try.
Our Smith's store (Kroger) has a 4-day only sale going on of fruit pies. Knowing the value of blueberries, I picked one up this morning, despite misgivings from my wife, my "inner best direction", and the fact that I need to lose a few pounds. Yet, I think about those endless years I spent often "doing without" any number of very desirable things, not only foods, that having been aimed at a healthier lifestyle, and hence better longevity. But now, thinking to myself "twilight years, eh", second thoughts enter. Nearing 77 now, why the hell should I deprive myself of the satisfying results stemming from a delicious blueberry pie? Will refraining add years? Or nothing? Or, will "ambitious" eating kill me? Ahhh,.....I took a taste.....nice, thick compote, plenty of real berries, lots of seeds crackling between these old choppers! This just might keep me around longer! Frank