i just read this post at smitten--it asked if you would rather have giselle bundchen's body:
or a million dollars?
it totally reminded me of a question they were asking on the local radio station about 5 years ago--it was 6:00 am and i was driving to the gym, wishing i was still in bed sleeping. the dj's were asking this question: if you could be at your ideal weight for your whole entire life, but you had to give up 10 years of your life, would you do it? one dj was TOTALLY bagging on the whole idea, saying that he would never trade 10 years for something as silly as staying at his ideal weight. which only told me that he was one of those idiots who hover around their ideal weight withOUT having to do anything.
so i'm just gonna type it out loud (and i can't imagine this will be controversial AT ALL....)
i would DEFINITELY trade 10 years of my life to be at my ideal weight forever.
losing and maintaining weight has always been hard work for me my whole life--it never comes without blood, sweat, and tears no matter what i have to do, and sometimes i am SO OVER it. i would like to be able to eat all the gas station nachos and real dr. pepper that i'd like without having to worry about it biting me in my potentially ginnormous arse within 3 months. anybody who criticizes those who would jump at the chance to do this? yeah, i'd bet they'd be part of the "i can eat whatever i want and not exercise and i'm still a size double ought" crowd. and they'll never get it.
shallow and superficial? maybe. but if you've ever had to count calories or hated the fact that you have to/should be, then i'm thinking you are with me on this one.
so, giselle's body or a million dollars? 10 years of your life for your ideal weight? whattdoya think?
or a million dollars?
it totally reminded me of a question they were asking on the local radio station about 5 years ago--it was 6:00 am and i was driving to the gym, wishing i was still in bed sleeping. the dj's were asking this question: if you could be at your ideal weight for your whole entire life, but you had to give up 10 years of your life, would you do it? one dj was TOTALLY bagging on the whole idea, saying that he would never trade 10 years for something as silly as staying at his ideal weight. which only told me that he was one of those idiots who hover around their ideal weight withOUT having to do anything.
so i'm just gonna type it out loud (and i can't imagine this will be controversial AT ALL....)
i would DEFINITELY trade 10 years of my life to be at my ideal weight forever.
losing and maintaining weight has always been hard work for me my whole life--it never comes without blood, sweat, and tears no matter what i have to do, and sometimes i am SO OVER it. i would like to be able to eat all the gas station nachos and real dr. pepper that i'd like without having to worry about it biting me in my potentially ginnormous arse within 3 months. anybody who criticizes those who would jump at the chance to do this? yeah, i'd bet they'd be part of the "i can eat whatever i want and not exercise and i'm still a size double ought" crowd. and they'll never get it.
shallow and superficial? maybe. but if you've ever had to count calories or hated the fact that you have to/should be, then i'm thinking you are with me on this one.
so, giselle's body or a million dollars? 10 years of your life for your ideal weight? whattdoya think?
33 comments:
With a million dollars I could learn to be happy with the bod I've got.
I'm with you on the 10 years thing though, how much would I really be missing out on?
I would SOOOO give up 10 years of my life for the perfect bod.
They are the worst 10 years. They are the drooling in your food - crapping yourself - "Honey, have you seen my teeth?" years.
I am all over the bod.
Oh and i would take Giselle's body too - cause I could whore myself out for the millions.
yeah, i'd give the 10.
funny you post this now because i was reading this blog earlier that was moaning about wanting to lose weight and when she mentioned her height and weight and that she was "barely squeezing into a size 4" i almost puked all over my white laptop. puh-lease.
a million dollars would pay for all the cosmetic surgery i'd need to make me happy with my body.
seriously!
everyone has already said what I was going to say.. But have a great week anyways :)
Amen to Tiburon's answer. Amen.
Can I have the money and the body if I give up 15 years?
Would I have to take her face?
if yes, no thanks.
WOOF!
Giselle's body=happiness
million dollars + me=happy for six months ( it would be gone so fast)
I would keep my body and have the extra 10 years. My kids need me!
Sometimes those last ten years are total crap cuz your body is breaking down anyway. Who wants to lose all normal functions very slowly over 10 years? I'm with you!
I would, in a heartbeat, give up ten years of my life for the perfect body. However, I think I would like the million dollars, because I could get lipo and a boob job, and still have money left over.
Oh the money! I can always pay for the perfect body.
One perfect body, please.
I'm keeping the 10 years of my life. 8 1/2 years ago. I almost died 3 times. I had congestive heart failure 3 times after the delivery of my son.
I wouldn't trade the 8 years of life to be an ideal weight. I would have missed out on so much. Like the baptism of 2 of my children, seeing my son accept the priesthood as a deacon, and now bless the sacrament as a priest. There is so much living and memories that I wouldn't forsake. So, I'm not the "ideal" weight. Would it have been worth all those years?
What if your wish were granted you got her body but then you had to die because the next 10 years you would give up were the next day? Makes me think of the movie Ghost Rider.
I'd take the money and make everyone happy. So, I can be a fat rich biotch. The world has so many of them already, what's one more?? roflrofl
I have been on both sides of this equation. Most of my life I was small without having to do much (cause I am a lazy beotch when it comes to any 'real' exercise). Then after Micah, I got Hypothyroidism and it all went downhill from there. I had my non-functioning thyroid removed in 2004 & have never regained that wonderous ability to drop weight easily. I still don't like to exercise (I wish tib could give me that ability) but I really truly been focused on trying to be healthy. I would totally have to take the money (please don't fire me!) Giselle prolly doesn't get to eat much and what she does eat, she throws up anyway & I like food too much. And I miss having money....
Bring on the Bunchen! The end of life is sad and painful--why not flaunt it while you got it?
I vote shallow & superficial, but thats just me! I've been overweight the past 16 years and I hate it with a passion, but I can't imagine giving up 10 years of my life, my kids, my parents, ect...
P.S. people that stick around their "ideal weight" without much effort can kiss my smoochy white butt!
If I had a million dollars, I could buy her body.
And I would.
oh can I be greedy! I would love the ideal weight forever and for a million dollars I could nip and tuck the rest. 10 years yeah I could live with out that. Atleast the old part where some one is looking for a good nursing home for me.
I would take the money and hire me a personal trainer!
I hate being fat. I've been fat forever. It's a toss up. Like Tanja and Tammy said, I could hire someone to make me look great, but to be guaranteed my ideal weight forever, I'd prob give 10 years up.
It's an interesting subject. If you asked people that took Phen-Fen if they would do it again, knowing the health risks associated with it, the majority would say yes.
I guess we are obsessed w/how we look. Blame it on Gisele and Dr. Rey.
I would take Giselle's body over 1,000,000. I didn't even have to think about it!
I would also give up 10 years of my life! Judge me if you must.
10 years...i'd even go 15... maybe twenty if I looked real good, nothing worse than constantly worrying about the weight issue and never being where I want to be.
Gisele or a mil... that ones a little tougher...I think I would go with the moolah!
How could you be so cruel to post a picture of "HER" on a Monday morning after my weekend of eating everything in sight. I think I'll go and sit in a dark corner now.
this is kind of depressing me...
i'm going back to the halloween post. ;)
your cosutmes rocked!
If I had her body, I could earn the million and be a model or something. That's what she gets paid for, right? I think it's win/win!
I would rather be my ideal weight and live 10 less years. Unless I was previously destined to die at 44, then no.
Giselle's body over $1million, hands down.
I would take the million over Giselle's body in a heart beat. But I would keep the ten years and continue to struggle and work at maintaining a healthy weight every day of the rest of my life. I am with you sometimes I just get tired of making the healthy choice and getting up to exercise when I really don't want to.
i too would way rather have the body. I think I stress more about that than money.
If you had Giselle's body wouldn't you be able to make over a million dollars?
But I'd take the money. I'm pretty happy right now.
But ask me again after I have a kid or two and my answer might probably be different.
I'm thinking if you stayed at your ideal weight permanently, you would gain those ten years back anyway-as part of the whole "good health" package. It's a win-win situation:)
Can't I have a little of both? Maybe 1/2 a mill and a body in between mine and Giselle's. I would totally settle for that!
Oh I am so with you! Give up 20 years for a bod like that. Are you kidding me. Where do I sign up!
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