How Will You Look At 84 Years Old?
September 28th, 2009
Meet Bob Delmonteque, he’s 84 years old. Yes, you heard me right, 84 years old!
I came across a Correct Weight Loss Blog post about him over the weekend and I was shocked. I’m only 29 years old and I don’t even come close to this guy! Some people would try and discount his appearance to genetics, but it’s clear that above anything else, his philosophy on life is the main reason he’s stayed in such great condition.
“I actually am growing younger as I’m getting older. And this starts with the mindset, because you can do anything you want to do in life if you want it bad enough. There’s nothing you cannot accomplish. So for any of you seniors, I know it’s never too late to get going. All you need is the goal and the impossible dream. You need a plan, you have to organize yourself and you’ve got to work at it. There has to be a spiritual side of you. You have to so intensely believe that you can do it and that is the secret to making it happen. Because you must persist until you succeed. You can never give up.”
As you grow older you have choices in life. To enjoy life to the fullest on one hand, on the other hand, sit down in your rocking chair waiting to die. The secret is making the right decision.
I don’t want this body for just now, i intend to live to be a 100.”
Just the other day, I heard a kid in his late 20’s joking with a man in his 50’s that he was starting to feel old. They both had a laugh as they discussed the incredibly false limiting belief that as you grow older you have no choice but to give in and accept the fact that your best years are behind you. I didn’t say anything, but perhaps the young man’s lack of energy and minor doses of pain had something to do his out of control sugar addiction he was fueling with a 20 oz. energy drink and a bag of Jolly Ranchers.
Bob sums it up nicely, “Fitness is a lifelong investment with huge life-term payoff and substantial penalties for early withdrawal.” He goes on to say, “My secret was that I had this goal and this impossible dream in life and I never let go until I had accomplished it. I have lived every day of my life like this up until now. I never let go. I persist until I succeed. In fact, I still have this blazing determination and burning desire. It’s changed a little, now at the age of 84. Now I want to be the best built senior citizen on the planet and be like the pied piper with millions of people following me, so I can show them a better lifestyle, so they can enjoy life to the fullest as I have.”
So, put the sugar down and start living your impossible dream today!
Posted in Sugar Addiction, The Life | 1 Comment »
October 8th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Great post! I had heard of this guy years ago but didnt know he looked that good TODAY.