Burn the Fat!

Daughter # 1, the doctor, is such a spoil sport. I told her to ask my neurologist if I could take some form of diet pills to hasten my "slimming" regimen. She said "What are you, nuts? You can't combine any form of diet pills with your current medications now." She said so with much emphasis her hairband flew off her head. Okay.I.Get.It. No need to fly off the handle. I have been doing some jogging every afternoon in the hope that my metabolism speeds up. I used to have a fast metabolism but as one grows older, metabolism slows down. Maybe what I need is a fat burner supplement. I'll read up about it first though for safe measures.

Super-sized Meals

One Value Meal #3 please.

Would that be "go big"?

Yes. "Go Big" please.

Fast food restaurants are offering meals that are super-sized. Portions today are bigger than in the past translating to more calories for the consumer. More and more fast food restaurants are offering biggie meals for just a few cents more. Customers, logically, super size their order for the bargain. Super-sizing adds about 50 -150 calories per meal. What's the big deal? An additional stored 10 calories a day equals to a gain of a pound a year. An extra 100 calories a day equals to a gain of 10 lbs. a year. Ok. Now you know where the extra pounds are coming from.

A small serving of french fries packs 210 calories. Super size it and you'll have an extra 400 calories on fries alone. A 12 oz soda has 150 calories. Get the biggie and you'll add another 250 calories to your meal. A biggie hamburger meal would be equivalent to 1500 calories -and that is only one meal. People are now used to big servings. A research shows that consumers buy the large bag of just about anything. We have been conditioned to eat what is served us - no matter how big the portion is. The end result of eating big portions is overeating that leads to unwanted weight gain.

Next time you have the urge to "go big" on your meal, think of the extra calories you'll be consuming.

Why am I Fat?

As you look at yourself in the mirror, you just can't figure out how you added pound after pound after pound. From a size 4, you ballooned to a size 14! You might rationalize that the "fat" genes run in the family. True, you might have inherited the medium and large frame from the gene pool but really, you cannot inherit the "fat" genes. It is more likely that you inherited the bad eating habits of your family.

My maternal side has the worst eating habits ever. That side of my family eats as if there's no tomorrow. You guessed right! I was overweight until my mid teens. I was not aware of calories and stuff. There were no gyms for me to workout nor pills to pop. What I did to lose weight was - eat less. We all know that teens are constantly on the move and has a totally high metabolic rate that I need not exercise then. In two months I lost 23 lbs. I felt fine and wonderful and not bursting in my clothes.

Going back to the question - how did I get to be so fat? Dear, the answer is plain and simple. You just ate too much!