It
seems that after 20 years of diet, exercise, miracle
potions, and a host of gimmicks, the American people
have concluded that losing weight is a lost cause for
them. They take it off and put it back on. They are
unhappy losing the weight, depriving themselves of their
favorite foods, and then feeling guilty because they
regain the weight.
There's
a major trend among millions of Americans who are saying,
"To heck with it! I'm going to eat what I want and just
suffer the consequences, but I'm not going to be miserable
about it."
That's
an unfortunate approach. But I understand why they feel
that way because for many years I was on that roller
coaster. A quarter of a century ago I decided to lose
weight on a gradual basis, and in a 10-month period
of eating sensibly and eating regularly, I lost 37 pounds.
I averaged losing one and nine-tenths ounces per day.
Most
attempts at weight loss are undermined by unrealistic
promises made about a "revolutionary" new approach or
product that "will take all the weight off permanently
and you won't even feel hungry." The real answer is
a change of lifestyle, a combination of eating sensibly
and exercising regularly. Benefits are enormous. On
Nov. 24, 1999, at age 73, I stayed on the treadmill
at the Aerobics Center more than two minutes longer
than I was able to stay at age 45 when I weighed over
200 pounds and was terribly out of shape. I have a resting
heart rate of 47, my cholesterol level was described
by my examining physician as "perfect" at 156, and my
blood pressure is 110/60. Those are the readings typical
of a much younger man. And my enthusiasm for life grows
every day.
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