How are you dealing with your health? Is it a top priority for you? Or are you too busy bringing home the pay check? You plan to make up for those 65 years of not exercising during your retirement, which may not come. The way things are going the retirement age may shift from 65 to 70 or higher. What is your physical condition these days? Are you fit as a fiddle, a little plump around the mid section, or are you in the same category as more than 50% of our population is - obese?


The American Medical Association is saying we are facing an obesity epidemic right now. To top that off we have every drug company out there selling every type of quick weigh loss pill, powder, lotion, salve - you name it and they are selling it. And you know what - people are buying it. People actually believe that if they pop a pill for thirty days they will lose all their fat and it will stay off forever.


I wish it were that simple, but the truth is, it is not. However, these drug companies are making a fortune selling the quick, easy fix. A counterpart to the drug companies is the diet industry, which offers so many different diets that it is hard to keep track of them at the rate they are coming out.


Both these industries are preying on the pain and angst of the consumer. They have truly found a hungry market, (sorry for the play on words), and are doing everything they can to make as much profit as they possibly can. What we really need is some good old fashioned common sense.


People need to be told the truth, and they need to be given right tools to help them get what they are looking for. Here is the truth, in simple terms - no fluff, no hype, no sales pitch - just the plain honest facts:


Drink more water: Get good quality water and drink at least half your body weight in ounces a day. That is probably more than a gallon for most of us. The water will help flush out the toxins in your body and will keep you hydrated. I saw a dietician recently who recommended 100 ounces of water a day for everyone.


Eat smaller but more frequent meals: It is true that to lose weight we need to eat fewer calories than what we burn. At the same time we need to get our metabolism revved up, so it helps to eat 4-6 times a day, in much smaller portions, of course. Breakfast also helps get your metabolism moving. That is the reason it's called the most important meal of the day. If you can't then at least grab a piece of fruit and a food bar as you head out. Also, stop eating the 'white' foods: white sugar, flour, pasta and rice. They have no nutritional value.


Get your body moving: Exercise is mandatory. Make it a habit and start - NOW. Do everything you can along the way to get your body moving. Walk up those stairs and never use the elevator, take your pet dog for a walk every day or find other fun ways to move, but in the end burn calories. The best way to lose weight is not just to eat less, or exercise more, but to do both at the same time. That is the key to permanent weight loss.


Find your "Why": When you have a big enough WHY you will accomplish whatever you want. In high school I was a few pounds overweight and I got nicknamed the "bottomless pit". I didn't want to hear that anymore, so the next year I dropped from 185 to 150. I had my WHY and I did it.



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