By David Tepera, June 12, 2024
Recently, I was gathered with a few medical professionals, including my orthopedist friend and her 18-year-old special needs son, whom I’ll call Jeff.
During our conversation, a gentleman recognized me and kept asking multiple questions about losing weight. Well, Jeff decided to speak up and told the gentleman “Have you thought about eating less?”
I looked at Jeff, then let the gentleman know that he just heard the best advice possible for losing weight. Let’s be for real. It doesn’t matter how destructive your eating habits may be, if you just reduce the amount consumed, you will lose weight. It’s as simple as that.
For example, instead of super-sizing your order, keep it a moderate or small size. Stop purchasing the grande-big slammy whammy size coffee, and drink the regular cup.
Listen, how many diet programs have you failed? All year, every year, there’s the latest and greatest weight loss program on the market. Go ahead, try that one, too. Yes, you’ll lose weight at first, but most of those programs will fail you in the end.
Now, don’t get mad at me. I’m not trying to pooh-pooh a program that’s working for some people. If you can live with that diet for the rest of your life, then good for you. Just know, that’s not the case for the majority of people.
Like Jeff said, if you want to lose weight, eat less.
Before owning a fitness center, I didn’t need to join a gym to get in better shape. All I had to do was strap on my jogging shoes and run the neighborhood. It was free and simple. Once I was older, I bought a bicycle, rode through the neighborhoods and enjoyed nature. There was no need to purchase a treadmill, stationary bike, stair climber, elliptical or any other latest and greatest cardio gadget. It was as simple as making my body move for a period of time.
Again, if you possess any of those cardio machines, then that’s fantastic. Be honest, how often do you use them?
It was common for people to tell me how they purchased some new abdominal gadget and their abs got really sore from using it. My first question was, “Before you bought that product, how many sit-ups and leg lifts were you doing?” Of course, their answer is always that they haven’t performed a sit-up in years. Well, guess what? if you would had just laid on the floor and performed some crunches, you would have saved yourself some money.
Alright, I hope I’m making some sense today. Quit wasting your money, quit stressing over your weight and just keep it simple. Don’t get suckered in the newest scam. Just love yourself!