Excuses

***DISCLAIMER:  If you don't want to hear my opinion on obesity and how you can prevent it from happening, then do not read this post.***

Nothing gets me annoyed more than those who always have an excuse for not exercising.  I guess part of me doesn't understand the train of thought that people don't want to take the necessary measures to preserve their body.  This body that God gave them.  It is our responsibility to take care of it, make the most out of it, and be here as long as we can to do what He wants us to do, what He put us here to do.

Then there's the people who go on EVERY diet known to man, cutting out carbs or protein or going vegetarian...the list goes on.  The thing about these diets is sure, initially you're going to lose weight, but as soon as you go back to eating like a normal person (all food groups), you'll gain it back.  Everyone always does.  The fact of the matter is, cutting out things like carbs is a horrible idea.  Your body has to have them to process other foods correctly.  Should you be eating the shit out of white bread? Hell no.  You should be eating good carbs.  Carbs that make your body work like it should.  They give your body energy to live.  Eat lean meat.  We can digest it.  Protein is amazing for the body.  Eat your leafy greens.  They are AMAZING for you.  Full of fiber and keeps things moving in the body.  :)  You'll notice, when you start eating the things that your body was created to eat, your body will treat you right.  You'll lose the inflammation, you'll stop retaining unnecessary water, and you'll even lose weight.  WHAAAAAAT?????

Then on top of that...walk, run, ride a bike, do some kickboxing, run around the yard and play with your kids (since you need to be setting a good example for them anyway), grab some old friends and get a game of pick up basketball going.  Don't hurt yourself in the last example by thinking that you are in high school again.  :)  GET MOVING!

Something that Dr. H said on The Biggest Loser last week in the first week of the show should be the gong sounding in your head.

"If I told you that you had lymphoma, would you take two hours out of your day for chemotherapy?" Dr. H, Biggest Loser 

Duh, you so would...don't deny it!  Well here's the truth.  Obesity kills LOTS of people, just like cancer does, BUT you can prevent it!  According to the CDC, "Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.".  Then you can see here, heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States in 2012.  
  Source: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

C'mon people!  If you can do something about it, why wouldn't you.  And this is just adults!  Childhood obesity is a completely different topic for another day.  I can't even go there right now.  It such a serious condition and it just breaks my heart!  This is just the tip of the iceberg in my mind.  There is so much more to be said.

So stop making excuses of why you can't change your life and do it.  Start now!  There's no better time than the present to make this change.  I'll be happy to help you if you want it to get a routine going.