Comments on: Would You Rather Be Fat or In Debt?

By: Personal Finance Student

Personal Finance Student — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:30 +0000

This is a really interesting project. This way you not only have to do it for yourself for but your reader/viewers. All the best man.

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CrossFit: An Efficient Workout Regimen | The Zen Capitalist — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:24:18 +0000

[...] posted tomorrow on 11.9.09. I came across an article today by Baker at Man vs Debt called “Would You Rather Be Fat or In Debt?“. I choose being Fat. I say this because it’s much easier to lose weight then to [...]

By: The Zen Capitalist

The Zen Capitalist — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:12 +0000

I choose being FAT. I strongly believe it’s easier to slim down to healthier levels faster than digging yourself out of a financial hole.

By: FinanciallySmart

FinanciallySmart — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:51 +0000

To be honest none of them is healthy for a person. I wouldn’t want anyone of them.

By: chacha1

chacha1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:33:44 +0000

I would rather be in debt than fat (and as a matter of fact, I am) but only because, as others have said, it’s easier to get out of debt than it is to manage overweight. You have gotten a lot of great advice and I haven’t had time to read it all, but in case no one else has mentioned this, the FIRST thing I would advise is to not drink anything that comes in a bottle, except milk; and the SECOND thing I would advise is to begin looking at food volume. You said you don’t want to count calories, and I don’t blame you … it’s tedious and annoying. But you might find it helpful to study, just for a couple of weeks, what the calorie counts are in the food you regularly eat, then look at the volume of food. Generally, trainers advise to keep your food volume at each meal about the size of your fist. Obviously, if you eat a big salad, there’s a lot of water and air in there, so the real volume is much lower than it seems. If you eat a big bowl of soup, again it’s a lot of water. If you eat a double cheeseburger, on the other hand, that’s pretty solid stuff.

Keeping a food diary is a very useful tool for a lot of people because it helps you establish your baseline and not kid yourself. You’re kind of doing that with the slideshow idea, so while you’re recording what you eat, also make a mental note about how (fast? slow? savoring each bite?) and why (really hungry? bored?) and under what circumstances (sitting down & talking with your wife? sitting in front of the computer?), and then how you felt after you ate.

Good luck!
.-= chacha1´s last blog ..the james bond orgy continues =-.

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:09:19 +0000

[...] Adam Baker wrote a thorough guest post over at Get Rich Slowly on 9 Ways You Can Knock the Socks off Your Next Landlord. But really Adam, a rental resume? I guess it would help in an unusual situation (like when you were trying to land a short-term lease in New Zealand), but it seems a bit overboard for more pedestrian situations. Regarding rental situations, I’ll add a tip on getting back your deposit: clean up a bit and then spray the better part of a can of Lysol in the apartment. And then leave for awhile so you don’t have to breathe the stuff. It’s never failed that the landlord walks in, takes a whiff, and is impressed. Maybe the harsh chemicals temporarily blinded them to the bit of crud I left on the baseboards. Whatever. It’s worked every time for me. [...]

By: Sassy

Sassy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:37:46 +0000

Hi, I have just started reading this blog from a link on Get Rich Slowly. I have been overweight, obese, fat since I was eight, I am now 37. I have been on many many diets and still weigh almost 300 pounds.

I have always been active though and this year I set myself a challenge. In one month I am travelling to Nepal to trek to Everest Base Camp. It will be 15 days of hiking. To do this I have completed bush walks at least once a fortnight up to five hours in time and 17km in length (not sure what that is in miles).

Since July (when I got pneumonia!!!!) I have done boxing classes on a Monday, Yoga on Tuesdays, Boot Camp on Wednesday and Fridays, stair walking (up to 1600 stairs up now) on Thursdays and altitude training sessions in the gym two to three nights a week.

For the past seven weeks I have been on a strict 1200 calorie a day diet, with one of those companies that delivers the food to you. Now, I thought that the weight would drop off me, but no. I lost 6 pounds the first week, then have put back on 2 pounds.

Not sure why, but have accepted the fact that this is how I am meant to be. I am the fittest I have ever been and now am on the final countdown of training.

Good luck with your weight loss, but please don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t lose enormous amounts of weight.

Sassy.
Oh, and the question about what I would rather be, fat or in debt, I pick fat, cause I already am my life is pretty good!

By: doctor S

doctor S — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:40:13 +0000

I'll take the DEBT any day of the week. I have a certain pride that comes with my healthy and being in shape is one of them. I do not ever want to be overweight when I get older and I am going to preach that to my kids (as well as fiscal responsibilites of course!) .-= doctor S´s last blog ..Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change =-.

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:40:26 +0000

I would say fat, but I am biased because I was lucky enough to have received a rather fast metabolism.

I must say…Congrats on taking such a huge step! I can’t believe you put yourself out there like that, but like you wrote “I wanted to ensure I had NO excuses.” Eat lots of berries & drinks lots of water. Cheers!
.-= Casey´s last blog ..SITE IS COMING SOON! =-.

By: David Frush

David Frush — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:37 +0000

That’s easy – I’d rather be fat. Remember the old saying “I may be fat, but you’re ugly and I can diet”? Well, debt is ugly and I’ve dieted, and once I lost the weight I didn’t have to worry about someone putting it back again. Once you’ve lost the weight it’s going to stay off unless you revert to consuming more calories than you burn again. However, your nest egg could disappear in a moment after you’ve spent years saving, and you could be downsized from your job with no notice, but no one has ever been “upsized” and most people don’t have to worry about sudden increases in cash reserves.
Great website!