So many middle aged Irishmen have let themselves go

The obsessive hatred, anger and bile that one or two posters on here have for that particular demographic is really quite something to behold. Very strange altogether.

What posters and what demographic? Cheers Rothko.

the research is in the deaths of thin fit wirey cross country types.. can no one read

and that is a shite article

Yea I have done the whole gamut of things from CBT to drugs to everything else. Healthy Eating, sleeping and physical activity combined with mindfulness and Vipassana basically has me entirely on top of things. And I am entirely content and happy and living a life full of meaning and fulfilment. And I expect I will be for many a year to come. It's work. And it always will be I am sure. I look at it like mental diabetes. Many diabetics live perfectly normal and fulfilled lives and you would not even know they are diabetics. They just have to self monitor closely and stay on top of their condition.

When I finally "Let myself go" as the thread is about - it will be on my terms I hope.

This morning,

My max has been 3 hours 42 minutes

Maximum elevation

I'm 65 and started back on the treadmill 2 years back

I was getting lazy ish

Yeah I was up to 24 km walks etc

But I wasn't in a regime

Now I eat good

Train hard

Luckily off the booze 11 years

Never smoked

Have 2 great grandchildren OTW in 2 weeks ( ish)

I want to be around and active for as long as possible to enjoy the kids being around

This discussion has made me think back on what once seemed acceptable but wouldn't be nowadays.

I remember retiring to the bar being a very real and respected thing in our town. When my wife's father died suddenly in the 70s her doctor recommended she take up smoking to keep herself occupied.

I wonder what letting ones self go meant at that time. Perhaps wearing unironed clothes?

Ha ha vg

My point is if an old bastard' like me can push himself

Should be no bother to guys in their late 30 S - early 40s

I’m not sure if I could be considered a member of the ‘let himself go’ club.

Eating habits are not brilliant but not terrible either, Chocolate most evenings, takeaway on a Sunday, sausage rolls on a Saturday morning. Otherwise I eat well. Weetabix or porridge with fruit and nuts for breakfast. Sandwich for lunch, reasonably healthy dinners, maybe portions a bit bigger than necessary.

Im probably half a stone heavier than I’d like. I’m not as active over winter months. I definitely could do with being more active overall.

I don’t consider myself a snappy dresser. I have a decent enough wardrobe. I prioritise comfort over style but I still try to wear decent fitting clothes and avoid tracksuits and fleeces.

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Completely agree with this. Health and well-being are seen as auxiliary to life. No, exercise is an absolute must, if you want to avoid a majority of health problems when you're older then eating right and exercising are top of the pile along with good sleep.

"Busy grafting" and "busy raising kids" the way that's thrown out there like "pfft some of us have REAL things to be doing". Yeah, you tell me that when your back is ruined, your gut is protruding and on the edge of some entirely avoidable condition.

And the ironic thing is they would be better grafters and kid raisers if they looked after themselves better. They would have more energy, hormonally and mentally boosted.

It is indeed all just pathetic excuses and widening waist lines.

Every single person I know who has lost any significant weight and/or taken up exercise has never said I was happy or better as I was before. Yeah, you're giving your body what it craves and needs now.

Also sorry, on a purely superficial note, if you looked better and treated yourself with respect you would be more attractive to your partner. A lot of women don't care, not really, within reason, but if you care and show you care about yourself and have pride, that's a very attractive quality.

Absolute cod swallop coming out of this thread. Getting a very good idea of why a lot of men look like dirt by their late 30s.