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A picture of health!
Juan Marcos Hemmingway at your service.Lunes, Marzo, Quince, Dos Mil Diez
Reason #10 for choosing Mexico as my 2nd home: Health.
Health? You have got to be kidding, Juan! You live in Mexico for your health? This I have to read! It’s true; I live in Mexico for health reasons. Ok, here’s the picture I want to paint….you have decided to do something about your health whether it’s the extra pounds that even Photoshop can’t delete, or poor circulation in your legs, or high blood pressure caused by work-related stress. Whatever the reason, you have chosen walking as the best solution to your health concerns. Now picture Wisconsin in January or February or March….got the picture? How long does it take to bundle up in more layers than a 7-layer salad? Maybe your motivation is extremely high, but from experience, after a week or 10 days of torture, and you still haven’t left the house, you give up. If you’re really North Pole material, you brave the elements. Not just sub-freezing temps and 20 mph winds, but ice. Your neighbor’s sidewalk ice! The one that doesn’t believe in shoveling every month. (ok, I was guilty of that one also)
So where am I going with this….to Mexico. I do like to walk vs. jogging or God forbid, running. And living in Mexico, I have plenty of opportunity to do just that. In fact, it’s a necessity, since I live about 12 blocks from the ocean, town, restaurants, and bars. At least twice a day, I have to make the hike….both ways, whether I feel like it or not. No it’s not that much, but a lot more than bratwurst and beans on the couch in WI. (for the record, I love and greatly miss Bratwurst and baked beans)
But daily exercise is only half of it…eating well is the other. Really Juan! With a daily diet of lard tacos and cheese filled quesadillas, you tell me you are eating right? Yes. Eating better and eating less. (and no I don’t eat tacos every day) In Mexico, especially since one doesn’t need to wear a watch, I find that I eat only 2 meals a day and that the snacks, if any, are fruit or something very light/small. And the tacos in Mexico are so much better than in the States. Please don’t even compare Taco Bell crap to real Mexican tacos. It amazes me that in the States, a person will look at his/her watch and exclaim, “Oh my, it’s noon, I must eat!” (you can substitute noon for 8am or 6pm)
Now I’m not saying this will work for you, but it does for me. I feel that I have dropped at least 10 pounds since I arrived. Do I still enjoy cervezas, a little tequila and an occasional margarita? Absolutely! But all in moderation.
Reason #10 for choosing Mexico as my 2nd home: Health.
Reason #10 for choosing Mexico as my 2nd home: Health.
Health? You have got to be kidding, Juan! You live in Mexico for your health? This I have to read! It’s true; I live in Mexico for health reasons. Ok, here’s the picture I want to paint….you have decided to do something about your health whether it’s the extra pounds that even Photoshop can’t delete, or poor circulation in your legs, or high blood pressure caused by work-related stress. Whatever the reason, you have chosen walking as the best solution to your health concerns. Now picture Wisconsin in January or February or March….got the picture? How long does it take to bundle up in more layers than a 7-layer salad? Maybe your motivation is extremely high, but from experience, after a week or 10 days of torture, and you still haven’t left the house, you give up. If you’re really North Pole material, you brave the elements. Not just sub-freezing temps and 20 mph winds, but ice. Your neighbor’s sidewalk ice! The one that doesn’t believe in shoveling every month. (ok, I was guilty of that one also)
So where am I going with this….to Mexico. I do like to walk vs. jogging or God forbid, running. And living in Mexico, I have plenty of opportunity to do just that. In fact, it’s a necessity, since I live about 12 blocks from the ocean, town, restaurants, and bars. At least twice a day, I have to make the hike….both ways, whether I feel like it or not. No it’s not that much, but a lot more than bratwurst and beans on the couch in WI. (for the record, I love and greatly miss Bratwurst and baked beans)
But daily exercise is only half of it…eating well is the other. Really Juan! With a daily diet of lard tacos and cheese filled quesadillas, you tell me you are eating right? Yes. Eating better and eating less. (and no I don’t eat tacos every day) In Mexico, especially since one doesn’t need to wear a watch, I find that I eat only 2 meals a day and that the snacks, if any, are fruit or something very light/small. And the tacos in Mexico are so much better than in the States. Please don’t even compare Taco Bell crap to real Mexican tacos. It amazes me that in the States, a person will look at his/her watch and exclaim, “Oh my, it’s noon, I must eat!” (you can substitute noon for 8am or 6pm)
Now I’m not saying this will work for you, but it does for me. I feel that I have dropped at least 10 pounds since I arrived. Do I still enjoy cervezas, a little tequila and an occasional margarita? Absolutely! But all in moderation.
Reason #10 for choosing Mexico as my 2nd home: Health.
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