All or Nothing

So, last night in bed I was reading Cosmo eating low fat yogurt in my favorite pair of pajamas when I stumbled upon one of those fabulous quizzes. It was titled "All or Nothing: Which one are you?" I couldn't resist. I pulled out my favorite Hello Kitty pen and went to work. 15 minutes later I had an absolute sneak preview to who Valentino Ortiz really was. Turns out I'm the guy that jumps into a cold pool as opposed to easing in slowly. I'll bet most of my money on three bets as oppose to gambling for hours. If I was to go out for a cocktail- the police WILL be called later that night. So on and so forth.


Is this a good thing or bad thing? As an, "All in" type of guy my answer should be obvious. No person has crossed the finish line to greatness without barreling forward head first.


As far as exercise is concerned, I do believe it is an all or nothing activity. Very much like gambling with the household grocery money. Either you're going to come back home with all the groceries you were sent out for PLUS some extra change; or you're going to have to move in to your buddy's one bedroom apartment with an agenda to take over the dog's spot on the couch.


What I'm trying to say is if you want to be healthy - be healthy. Make the decision, put it all on Black, tell the bartender to just bring you the bottle of Tequila, cannonball into the freezing cold pool, dance a dance you don't know how to dance, or just get to the gym, figure out what to do, and do it.

It's kind of like Angelina Jolie always says, "It's all or nothing with my makeup. If I get dressed up, I'll go to an extreme. I'll wear foundation, bright blue or bright red lipstick with one of my weird purple wigs.”

I couldn't have put it any better myself.....