As a living super hero, I don't actually need to go to the gym.
But my alter-ego does have a gym membership... just to keep up appearances, you understand.
My alter-ego use to have a very active job playing around on big trucks, but then he got "promoted" right in to a desk. Now he's expect to sit still for 8 hours a day. Instead he walks around the office between tasks, and does push-ups and chin-ups in unoccupied conference rooms. He goes to the gym a couple times a week for cardio and/or swimming.
Outside of work I'm just very, very active, but rock climbing and kayaking are my two favorites, followed by backpacking and hiking. And considering how urban the world is getting, I'll probably take up cycling in the near future.
Unfortunately, because of my size and active lifestyle, I have to eat every 3 hours, or my blood sugar drops and I become a rather unfortunate person to be around. My girlfriend was calculating my caloric needs for a hiking trip last year and figured out that I would consume 2300 calories a day if I were asleep and 4000 if I'm hiking. To avoid junk food and curb my hunger I munch on baby carrots and grape tomatoes, unless someone brings in peanut butter cups (damn you Reese’s! DAMN YOU!!).
I'd share my diet tips, but I think my idea of "healthy" would clog other people arteries. So instead I'll share my principal ideas.
-Eat REAL food. Cooking anything at home will be better for you than anything you'll get at a store or restaurant. Even grilled ham and cheese (provided you're using cheese and not plastic).
-Eat vegetables. Frozen, canned, fresh, genetically engineered; doesn't matter. Your body needs them. Science has yet to figure out why, or how, but people who eat vegetables are healthier than people who take the same nutrients in pill form.
-Eat fruit instead of candy bars. You'll think that they aren't as good, but after a week or two of eating fruit you'll be amazed at just how overly sweet most junk food is and it won't sound nearly as appealing.
-Eat Dessert*.
-Stop eating. If you grew up in America, chances are you were taught to "clean your plate" as a child. The theory is that it teaches a child not to waste food. This works if you make your own food and you can take as much or as little as you like, and put the rest away for later. Unfortunately we all eat out a lot and the restaurant controls our portions, so we still try to clean our plates even though there may be more on them than we really want.
-Margarine is the devil. Use something else like real butter, or whipped olive oil.
*No, really, make sure you eat dessert. It the best part of dinner!
