I was at the gym last night with my wife and I glanced at a Reader’s Digest. The cover article was called “The New Way to Lose Weight Forever.”
Naturally, I was curious. So I flipped to the article and began reading.
The purpose of the article was to list out the things “naturally” thin people do to keep the pounds off. The result? A list of 50 different ways for you to eat fewer and burn more calories.
I didn’t read this article in depth, but I scanned all 50 suggestions. And they were absolutely pitiful! Here are two that I thought, I can’t believe you’re even suggesting this as “the new way to lose weight forever!”
You ready for this?
Now I’m paraphrasing here, but you’ll get the gist.
Reach for the bacon instead of the sausage. Choose 3 strips of bacon over 2 sausage links, and blot the grease off the bacon before you eat it. Saves a few calories.
Put the remote out of reach. When you watch TV, put the remote control out of your reach. That way you’ll have to move a little bit when you want to change the channel or the volume. Burns an extra few calories.
C’mon! These suggestions are for wimps. People who are in love with the idea of losing weight, but who couldn’t be bothered to make any real changes in their lives.
Not only that, how are you going to remember and implement 50 different diet and activity suggestions? That seems way too complicated to me. (Of course, you would need 50 different changes if they were all as feeble as the ones I’ve listed above…)
If you’re really serious about losing weight, why not pick just one or two things and stick with them? For instance, stop eating refined sugar. Follow through on that one suggestion and you’ll lose WAY more weight than if you take Reader’s Digest’s advice.
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Saw that article myself. Trying out the suggestion to eat a little cheese with my breakfast to feel fuller for longer later in the day. It’s day three and it seems to be working. Some of the other suggestions were definitely drafted on the bus on the writer’s way into work. Snuggling up to your partner to burn a few calories? Singing your heart out on Sundays at church? I mean, come on…
Great blog – keep up the good work!
M
Mary – I’m so glad you saw the article and felt the same way.
By the way, a healthier substitute for cheese is almonds. Almonds are alkalizing in the body… and they’re a good source of protein.
Nuts take a long time to digest, so almonds will keep you feeling full for a long time… probably longer than cheese will.
Cheers!
Ryan
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