For most of recorded history, fat was revered as a sign of health and prosperity. Plumpness was a status symbol. It showed that you did not have to engage in manual labor for your sustenance. And it meant that you could afford plentiful quantities of food. Rich people were fat. Poor people were thin. Today, the polar opposite is true. Numerous studies show that low-income children and adults are far more likely to be
So many times we let our situation, where we are in life, define who we are. I’m fat. I’m poor. I’m unemployed. I’m rich. I’m a brain. I’m divorced. I’m single. I’m a virgin. I’m unattractive. I’m blonde. I’m shy. I’m not smart enough. I’m “insert label here”. How about “I’ve got no arms and no legs.” Think that might define a person? It doesn’t have to. In fact…
Always be aware when someone’s trying to sell you something. Be skeptical of everything you see, everything you hear, and everything you read. That’s the best way to keep from being misled. Look for proof behind any health claims they make. Remember that very few things are actually as good as advertised.
We’ve all heard the statistics that somewhere around 95% of all dieters gain back any weight they lose and then some. Why is that the vast majority of people can’t lose weight and keep it off? What’s the secret of the 5% who do? It’s not really a secret. It’s something simple that they do before they ever go on a diet. Not doing this simple thing is the biggest mistake that the other 95% of dieters make, which keeps them from being successful with weight loss long-term. Want to know what that thing is?
Yes, they just keep coming. I know it’s been a little while, but never fear, there are always new entries showing up for the coveted DEPOT’d (Dumb Exercise Product of the Day) Award. And today, we’re going retro. That’s right, it’s back to the 70′s baby for this beauty of an exercise product. Remember the Bullworker? If you were alive in the 70′s, especially if you were a…
As William James, an American philosopher and psychologist in the late 1800’s stated, “As you think, so shall you be.” What does that mean? It means your reality, your being, who you are, how much you weigh, is shaped by your thoughts. Good thoughts or bad thoughts, positive or negative, they will shape your reality. The world is going to return to you exactly what you ask for. In other words, what you focus on is what you’re going to get
Some times you just never know how the decisions you make will impact your future and the future of others. If I hadn’t decided to call my boss that day in December 2001 and tell her that I wanted to take the early buyout the company was offering (though not offering to me since, as the senior guy in the office, I was supposed to be the last one standing to turn out the lights), and then further decide that I was never going to work for anyone again, I might not be writing this blog today. Watch this video…
Can you lose weight while still eating junk food all the time? Sure. Can I help you do that? Nope, don’t know how. Can you lose weight without ever exercising? Sure. Can I help you with that? No can do. Can you lose weight doing some ‘cleanse’ that Beyonce did? Sure. Can I help you with that? Not…
