Practice what you preach

I was at a 90th birthday party last night. I tell you, those 90 year olds know how to have a good time.

It's been 10 years since I last saw some of the people - and to be fair it will probably be another 10 years til I see some of them again ... Yes I've made sure I'm on the invite list for the 100th.

But what was interesting, wasn't the party per se, just one lady - and no, not the birthday girl. As with all parties, where you don't see the friends of friends for some time, there is some catching up to do, and the usual round of "and what do you do?"

Well, one rather rotund lady said

"I'm a dietician"

REALLY?

It's a good job I wasn't drinking at the time she said it ...

I'm sorry, but there is no way I would be able to take dieting and health advice from someone who obviously doesn't practice what she preaches. Which of course got me thinking - as it does.

Do we always practice what we preach?

One of the things I am proud of is the fact that I NEVER ask anyone, including you, to do something I am not prepared to do myself. And sometimes to my own detriment if truth be told. As you know I have spinal issues, and I knew that last week's gym challenge to climb Jacobs Ladder was going to be painful. But I did it. And yes I suffered most of the week as a result. Did I forgo the rest of my training last week? Nope, my personal trainer, was brilliant (she's also a dietician - and I should take her advice) we worked on the bits that weren't sore. By Wednesday I was almost able to walk again. And so - back to group training.

So, some food for thought - if you'll excuse the pun

• Do we tell our kids to do their homework and clean their rooms, when we sit down all night knowing we have work to do?
• Do we smoke or drink too much and then berate the youth of today for being stupid and reckless and having little or no respect for themselves?
• Do we force our kids into courses of study they don't want to do, when we hate the jobs we have but can't be bothered to change?

We are constantly being judged. By our kids, by our peers, our clients, family and friends. Consider the school kids, I'm sure every child in every classroom around the world would be able to do a passable imitation of their teachers for instance... so what are those same kids, our kids, saying about us?

Over the course of the next couple of days I would ask you to take a good look at what you do, what you say and how you say it. Are you practising what you preach? Because it's as obvious as the obese woman who doesn't take her own advice if you're not.

With many thoughts

Elle


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[Childhood Obesity Statistics]

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[Elle]

You're welcome. All I can hope to do is make people ask questions. If I can do that, then I figure I've done my job... the rest as they say is up to the rest of us ...

Elle