Ladies and Gentlemen....START YOUR BELLIES!!! Today marks the official beginning of eating season. Yes folks, the State Fair of Texas opens today, and most go for one reason, and one reason alone...TO EAT!! In addition to world famous corn dogs and the perennial giant funnel cake, this year’s lineup includes fried beer & fried margarita (because lord knows we need booze with our fried foods), fried club salad (yes that says SALAD), deep fried smores pop tart, and this year’s winner, Texas Fried Frito Pie. (My arteries hurt) Our obsession with food seems to know no boundaries. We discussed this morning in the gym that maybe they’ll start deep frying crickets or caterpillars, or maybe just have a deep fried mystery bowl where nobody will know what the hell they’re eating, but they won’t care because it’ll be fried.
A study released this week reported the cost of obesity for women annually is almost $5000, for men almost $3000. I’ve probably stated it before, but the annual cost in the U.S. for obesity and related complications is $147 BILLION. Recently it has come to my attention that so many people just have NO CLUE when it comes to fitness and nutrition. It’s not stupidity; it’s a lack of education. People don’t know what is in their food, don’t know the difference between healthy food and what “appears” to be healthy, don’t know how many calories they have to burn to lose a pound. But we all know what celebrity got busted for drugs last week, what sports star got arrested for battery, what new show is coming on primetime tonight, and what fried food will be at our local state fair.
It’s time to WAKE UP!! It’s time for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!! If we sit around waiting for “Health Care Reform” to solve our problems, our health issues (along with our butts) will only get bigger. When is enough, enough???
I encourage ALL of you to be informed, educate yourself, and be accountable for your actions. No one is going to change your health except YOU.
Oh, and that sound you hear...that’s me stomping on my soap box. And this time I’m not getting down.
NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS!!
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