‘Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves’ – Ovid
Guess who is back? .........................................
I have been on a sabbatical, so I apologise for not writing a blog post last week. Today’s post is carrying on with the theme of the seven deadly sins with the topic this blog is, Sloth!
Quite ironic due to my slackness in writing last week, but apt. So what is sloth? The dictionary definition is below.
“Habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness “
I will not set of the hypocrite alert, and my own lassitude, and learned apathy towards exercise has been developed over many years.
How did we get to this stage?
Was television? ....... The schools system? ........... Was it our Parents? ........ The Government? ......... Lack of role models? ......... Or is it glandular?
I think the clue is in the dictionary description, and is habitual. I have spoken on a previous blog about habits. If you do something 12-times it can become a habit, do it for more than 30-times it can become a lifelong habit.
So what is sloth? I suppose for this blog’s purposes, someone who sits in front of the television every evening. The thought of exercise is a mere fleeting flicker in their mind, with the guilt numbed by sugary snack food. Thus a viscous circle ensues.
Ok, so without judgement and to generalise. We are all in the situation where we are carrying too much weight and have no energy to exercise. The underlying causes are irrelevant, however the viscous circle forms.
We try and get out of our viscous circle by applying artificial energy; this is usually in the form of sugar. Although the delivery system does leave some side affects which actually worsens the situation. The sugary food does give us energy but we crash quicker than before. The mind is tricked and suggests more energy. This brings us many highs and may lows – The chocolate SMACK as it is commonly known.
So sometimes we reach the point where we want to change, we have already tried quick fix sugary fixes to motivate us, and this has actually made our situation worse. The next point is to look at how we can change – there is a lot of stuff out there, which promises big change for little effort.
Atkins diet, weightwatchers, calorie counting, psychotherapy, hypnosis, support groups.........
There is the excuse as to why people get this way; glandular, genetics, injury..............
To simplify this all in a summary, is that we all have developed a habit; that is hard to break.
To stop over eating, laziness, lack of energy or the blog title, sloth, can be overcome, not by a fad diet or any shortcut.
The sloth in us is telling us all one big fat lie and that there is a magical formula out there, some miracle system, so undiscovered super food, some mystical meditation, some angelic affirmation, the secret of all secrets that is the elixir of life and path towards happiness
I can however give you a shortcut, and that is to ignore everything above, eat what you want and just read the following paragraphs and you will have more energy, lose weight and live longer.
I first want to draw your attention to Newton’s first Law of Physics, specifically motion - states that in order for the motion of an object to change, a force must act upon it, a concept generally called inertia.
The force terms is important, and hope you can appreciate why it is underlined. Force is the derivative of momentum with respect to time. What this is stating is simply, that constant motion over a period of time can force an object (you) to change.
The term inertia can have two meanings and more simply states that an object (you) will stay in constant motion or constant rest, unless acted on, by a force.
Is this a light bulb moment? You will only change, when you are constantly trying to change and in this analogy with regards to sloth. Your body and energy will change when in constant motion.
Your body does need rest, however this is the purpose of sleep. We are designed to be in constant motion. It is a fallacy that we need to be in a state of rest, and this belief is drawn from constant lack of motion. We then crave food so that the body can then create energy; however this is only burnt off through our automatic nervous system, such as the stomach, bowels etc...
The energy from this causes us to be in a state of rest and makes us lethargic, thus bringing is back to the viscous circle.
So my top tips.
1. Eat what you like! – You burn off what you eat that’s the deal. Sugary foods bring you to a high, then you crash and it makes you lethargic
2. Remain in a state of motion – You can sleep at nights. Constant rest requires greater force to restart and can make you lethargic (Do it 30-days in a row, then it will be a habit for life)
3. Eat little any often – It is better to maintain, than to refuel when empty. Eating a large meal makes you lethargic
4. Drink plenty of fluid – dehydration makes you lethargic and your kidneys cannot filter toxins and makes you lethargic
Sloth is a choice, maybe a subconscious one, but we can consciously get out of it.
Thank you for reading and look forward to next week.
Laying in bed with a bag of crisps ........
Scott xx
Guess who is back? .........................................
I have been on a sabbatical, so I apologise for not writing a blog post last week. Today’s post is carrying on with the theme of the seven deadly sins with the topic this blog is, Sloth!
Quite ironic due to my slackness in writing last week, but apt. So what is sloth? The dictionary definition is below.
“Habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness “
I will not set of the hypocrite alert, and my own lassitude, and learned apathy towards exercise has been developed over many years.
How did we get to this stage?
Was television? ....... The schools system? ........... Was it our Parents? ........ The Government? ......... Lack of role models? ......... Or is it glandular?
I think the clue is in the dictionary description, and is habitual. I have spoken on a previous blog about habits. If you do something 12-times it can become a habit, do it for more than 30-times it can become a lifelong habit.
So what is sloth? I suppose for this blog’s purposes, someone who sits in front of the television every evening. The thought of exercise is a mere fleeting flicker in their mind, with the guilt numbed by sugary snack food. Thus a viscous circle ensues.
Ok, so without judgement and to generalise. We are all in the situation where we are carrying too much weight and have no energy to exercise. The underlying causes are irrelevant, however the viscous circle forms.
We try and get out of our viscous circle by applying artificial energy; this is usually in the form of sugar. Although the delivery system does leave some side affects which actually worsens the situation. The sugary food does give us energy but we crash quicker than before. The mind is tricked and suggests more energy. This brings us many highs and may lows – The chocolate SMACK as it is commonly known.
So sometimes we reach the point where we want to change, we have already tried quick fix sugary fixes to motivate us, and this has actually made our situation worse. The next point is to look at how we can change – there is a lot of stuff out there, which promises big change for little effort.
Atkins diet, weightwatchers, calorie counting, psychotherapy, hypnosis, support groups.........
There is the excuse as to why people get this way; glandular, genetics, injury..............
To simplify this all in a summary, is that we all have developed a habit; that is hard to break.
To stop over eating, laziness, lack of energy or the blog title, sloth, can be overcome, not by a fad diet or any shortcut.
The sloth in us is telling us all one big fat lie and that there is a magical formula out there, some miracle system, so undiscovered super food, some mystical meditation, some angelic affirmation, the secret of all secrets that is the elixir of life and path towards happiness
I can however give you a shortcut, and that is to ignore everything above, eat what you want and just read the following paragraphs and you will have more energy, lose weight and live longer.
I first want to draw your attention to Newton’s first Law of Physics, specifically motion - states that in order for the motion of an object to change, a force must act upon it, a concept generally called inertia.
The force terms is important, and hope you can appreciate why it is underlined. Force is the derivative of momentum with respect to time. What this is stating is simply, that constant motion over a period of time can force an object (you) to change.
The term inertia can have two meanings and more simply states that an object (you) will stay in constant motion or constant rest, unless acted on, by a force.
Is this a light bulb moment? You will only change, when you are constantly trying to change and in this analogy with regards to sloth. Your body and energy will change when in constant motion.
Your body does need rest, however this is the purpose of sleep. We are designed to be in constant motion. It is a fallacy that we need to be in a state of rest, and this belief is drawn from constant lack of motion. We then crave food so that the body can then create energy; however this is only burnt off through our automatic nervous system, such as the stomach, bowels etc...
The energy from this causes us to be in a state of rest and makes us lethargic, thus bringing is back to the viscous circle.
So my top tips.
1. Eat what you like! – You burn off what you eat that’s the deal. Sugary foods bring you to a high, then you crash and it makes you lethargic
2. Remain in a state of motion – You can sleep at nights. Constant rest requires greater force to restart and can make you lethargic (Do it 30-days in a row, then it will be a habit for life)
3. Eat little any often – It is better to maintain, than to refuel when empty. Eating a large meal makes you lethargic
4. Drink plenty of fluid – dehydration makes you lethargic and your kidneys cannot filter toxins and makes you lethargic
Sloth is a choice, maybe a subconscious one, but we can consciously get out of it.
Thank you for reading and look forward to next week.
Laying in bed with a bag of crisps ........
Scott xx
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