| To be fit and healthy is the best we can wish for | | | | ever stood in line at a check out and looked at |
| ourselves. | | | | the magazine headlines can attest to. Most of the |
| Having our family physician tell us to be careful | | | | information about weight loss is only hype |
| crossing the road, as otherwise we might well live | | | | bordering on false advertising. As with all hype, |
| forever, would really make our day, would it not? | | | | you know the saying, 'If it sounds too good to be |
| What can we do, then, to put ourselves into this | | | | true, it usually is.' |
| fortunate position? And how do we deal with all | | | | In fact 95 % of all diets fail. |
| the conflicting advice out there? | | | | That means only 5 % of dieters succeed not only |
| We can choose to live a fit and healthy life style. | | | | in their weight loss program but also in keeping |
| I suppose we all agree that means eating | | | | the extra weight off. If someone could actually |
| nutritious food, equally chosen from the four food | | | | teach you, would it not be wonderful to learn the |
| groups as taught to us in grammar school already. | | | | steps necessary to be in that remaining 5 %? |
| In addition to that, also instilled in grammar school, | | | | We've all heard of diets that play havoc with our |
| we would live an active lifestyle. We would walk, | | | | metabolism. |
| run, play, swim, bike, skip rope - anything that will | | | | What if you could save your metabolism? What if |
| drive our heart rate up. | | | | someone could teach you how to crank up your |
| What if our body mass index tells us that we | | | | metabolism and turn your body into a |
| carry a little too much fat and not quite enough | | | | food-incinerating, fat-melting human furnace? |
| lean muscle? | | | | Staying or becoming fit and healthy hinges around |
| There is so much information, as anyone who has | | | | seeking and following credible advice. |