Counter Intuitive

In just one week, The New York Times published three articles about obesity and exercise. The titles of these articles may cause you to “SAY WHAT?”.

The headlines all seem to be counterintuitive. But those of us who know anything about exercise and fitness, read most of this and say DUH?! (and that’s not meant to insult or ridicule anyone.)

Just the same, it is interesting reading:

In ‘Obesity Paradox,’ Thinner May Mean Sicker

By Harriet Brown

Eating for Health, Not Weight

Opinion By Dean Ornish

For Weight Loss, Less Exercise May Be More

By Gretchen Reynolds

Jay’s “you should knows” (Two quotes from each of the above reference articles.):

• studies conducted by Steven Blair at the Cooper Institute in Dallas (those who’ve read my previous blogs should know this is the institute founded by Dr. Ken Cooper. Dr Cooper is the man who introduced the concept of aerobics), - shows that being fat and fit is better, healthwise, than being thin and unfit.

More often that not, cardiovascular fitness is a far more important predictor of mortality risk than just knowing what you weigh,” said Glenn Gaesser, author of “Big Fat Lies” and director of the Healthy Lifestyles Research Center at Arizona State University.

LOSE the WEIGHT… LOSE the SCALE!

How often should you weigh yourself?
It’s all about changing habits.

Losing weight should be about your pursuit of health and wellness. In order for you to stick with it, the steps you take must be FUN!

Grab a friend and do some exercise. Try to eat healthy. Cut out at least one junk food a day. You will know how you are doing by the way your clothes fit.

Eventually you will only need to get on the scale once a month. Start by cutting down to once a week, then

Next time you drink your morning coffee:











1. You don’t NEED more than 2 cups.

2. By switching to SKIM milk from whole milk and using only ONE ounce of milk per cup you save 8 calories per cup.

3. Cut your sugar to ONE teaspoon. (Each teaspoon has 15 calories.) If

LOSE 50 pounds in a YEAR! COUNT ON IT!!!

The following easy to follow plan will shape you up in no time.

This is a simple plan, and one year is not a lot of time.

START NOW! The only thing you have to LOSE is the WEIGHT!

First, the numbers (Don’t let the numbers scare you):

• One pound = 3500 calories. 
• The average MAN needs 2300 calories per day to maintain his current weight. 
•  The average WOMAN needs 1900 calories per day to maintain her current weight.

Keep reading, NO ONE is average!