I know you have heard it before whether in Spanish or English. Translation:
One must eat to live…not live to eat!
I know it doesn’t sound like fun but let’s face it. We Americans are basically gluttons. I mean, we ought to be ashamed of ourselves. I sure don’t need the Surgeon General to tell me that we Americans are killing ourselves with our forks. All we need to do is sit on any street corner in America or any mall and gape with wonderment at the mass of overweight human protoplasm shuffling along in their endless search for the next nacho plate or twinkie. It is amazing. The kids are no better. I now understand why some animals in the wild will eat their young to improve the species!
It doesn’t have to be that way. All it takes is the decision to make better choices. Of course any change is going to be met with resistance. (See the post on homeostasis) The key is not to try to do too much too soon. That’s why 80% of the New Years resolutions to lose weight have already been broken less than 3 months into the new year! A pound is 3,500 calories. So to lose a pound we need to eliminate 3,500 calories either by cutting back our intake or increase our burning off of calories. Small changes are the key. Just move around an extra 30 minutes a day and choose to knock off one or two lattes a week or some other little treat that does nothing for us and we can easily realize a pound or two loss each month. You know what I am talking about, don’t you! You knock that stuff off and that’s about 15 pounds a year with no muss or no fuss.
That’s not very much you say.
Well, just look at the alternative. If you do nothing but continue with your same sedentary lifestyle and eating habits I can almost guarantee that one year from now you will be about 10-25 pounds heavier than you are now. The choice is yours and a no-brainer. 10-25 more or 15 less. Net loss of 25-40 pounds of ugly fat in one year! It’s simple…but not easy! Next case!
Hope you have recovered from St. Patrick’s Day! Rick
