Your Physical Self

[shareneh]

I think that getting animals and planting, canning, gathering has helped my attitude a lot. I have better days all around. I have noticed my pants fit better and I am always happy.

Before I tried a new style of life I was always tired and cranky. I sit at work and daydream about what I am going to do when I get home.

 

[FarmerChick]

Thanks---that was interesting!

I guess I have to tell Tony that instead of a roll in the hay, it's time for a roll in the MUD!
LOL

time to get my hands dirty! I need a mood lifter... crazy what ya learn everyday! cool

 

[patandchickens]

I have lived this way for so long, even when I didn't keep a garden or animals, I was always frugal , and made things from scratch, shunned processed foods etc. i wouldn't know but I assume I am better for it.

Same here. Who knows


Pat

 

[ticks]

I noticed that excerise will help lose weight. I have been running 3-6 miles everyday, lifting weights, and belive it or not, jump rope helps a lot, and yes I have changed what I eat.

 

[the simple life]

I have always eaten healthy, never a fan of junk food and always cook meals from scratch.
I have always been very physical, whether I was going to a gym or raking,digging,planting,etc. in the yard.
My kids were raised the same way, so I don't have a much of a before and after view.
All of us are healthy and in good shape. No one is a couch potato or eats bad to begin with and no one is overweight, I 've been the same size since I was 18 and thats how long I have been on my own. Who knows.
I assume though if we changed our way of life to sedintary and junk food riddled then we would see big changes so this way of life must be contributing to our good physical selves.
I know it can't hurt.

 

[miss_thenorth]

None of us has had to take antibiotics for around 10 years now. No colds, stomach viruses, intestinal complaints, etc. :

Funny you mentioned that. My kids, 10 and 12 had to take antibiotics for the first time ever a few weeks ago. A really bad cough with high fever that just wouldn't go away. I got the cough, but no antibiotics. We usually get through the year with one head cold a season, but other than that, my kids are never sick.

 

[me&thegals]

We've always lived the way we do, so no dramatic before and after All but my husband are at great weight, no health problems, lots of energy and happy people. We get loads of exercise going to the farm each day (1.5 miles round trip) to get eggs, collecting berries in the woods (up to 2 miles round trip), biking, hiking, extensively gardening, and just pretty much never sitting on our tushes Same as everyone else, we generally eat great--lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains, wild meat and fish.

I LOVE this life, and maybe the satisfaction and enjoyment that come with it are the biggest factors in our health?!?

 

[enjoy the ride]

This is a hard one- I do think that eating fresh and homegrown is more healthy but doing work around the land can be hard on your body. I was doing really well until I took a bad fall about three years ago. Since then I have not been able to recover totally- I have to plan and space out work that I never had to do previously.
One of the reasons I'm on this site for awhile then off throughout the day- these are my rest breaks. I have limited my garden and animals as I do not feel secure that I can take care of them.
So all you children out there- you should be careful and husband yourself- you may not feel the aches and pains now (you are all such youngsters) but they will come back to haunt you as you get older.

 

[FarmerChick]

So all you children out there- you should be careful and husband yourself- you may not feel the aches and pains now (you are all such youngsters) but they will come back to haunt you as you get older.

***********I so agree with this. What I could do 10 years ago when I started is not even close to what I can do now..LOL---from age 38 to now (almost 48) I noticed a huge diff. in aches and pains from the hard physical work.....so I hear ya on this one..LOL

 

[miss_thenorth]

I guess I am different from many of you...
We had always been very busy working folk. I worked three jobs, DH worked two. We had strange hours and found ourselves eating out way too much and depending on junk food and prepackaged foods to make our lives alittle easier. About 8 years ago now we made some changes...I now work only two jobs and so does DH but our hours are different and allow us way more time!! That is about the same time that we began to be more frugal and stopped the junk food and the eating out. At least we don't do it as much, my hubby and I still enjoy our "dinner dates". Then about 3 years ago we made a huge effort, and continue to get better, at becoming more self sufficient. I do notice a big difference. I feel that It has been a work in progress and as we continue to make changes our health seems to improve as well. One of my children had really bad asthma, now he only carries an inhaler and uses it rarely - about once every week or so. This is a huge improvement!! Also my DH has intestinal problems and we have seen great improvement there as well. I am still what the medical field calls overweight but I am healthy. I get migraine headaches and I have went off my medication to control them now. I do have them still but I am able to control them through watching my diet and getting the proper amount of sleep, and that kind of thing.
So I do feel our change in lifestyle has really changed our lives!

That's great to hear!!!!