Stop Eating The wrong Food

Did You know that less than 3% of Americans are physically fit? I don't mean the ones who are trying to get fit, I'm talking about the people who are physically fit. The stats are sad and I hate to think about it. The cost of not being healthy is over $100,000 per person in a lifetime, plus the fact that overweight people are not as productive and on average earn less money over their lifetime.

Overweight people will pay more for health insurance over their lifetime, they will see the doctor more often, they will take more sick days, and they will take more medications over their life and all of this will cost the average person more money and is costing the taxpayer more money in taxes because of those people who can't afford to pay.

For those people who have been trying to lose weight and always regain the weight and never seem to lose the fat, there is hope. Anyone can lose the fat and keep it off. Losing fat is the key to good health. The only people who fail to lose fat are the ones who return to their old diet. They go back to the restaurant food that put on the fat.

I think of losing fat as the same as quitting smoking. I quit smoking 40 years ago and it's easier than losing body fat. I have to admit that I quit several times before I actually stopped smoking. But in a couple of months, I was through with cigarettes. I just stopped, we called it cold-turkey. 40 years ago we didn't have the prescriptions you can take to help you stop. We didn't have the "patch", so I just stopped.

That's how I stopped eating the wrong foods, I just stopped. I had read enough that I knew if I was going to lose my belly fat I would have to stop eating bad fats. The body can't process bad fats so your body stores those fats in fat cells and they stay there.

I had to start eating clean, fresh foods. I chose the diet of the Mediterranean people. They eat whole-grains, not the grain we eat. They eat very little red meat; mostly fish and poultry. They eat more vegetables, fruits, nuts, and dairy than we do, and basically they still eat like farmers did in this country 50 years ago.

I was raised on a small farm and I remember how we grew our own food, we raised our own chickens, and the cow next door gave us all the milk we needed. Besides the garden, we had an apple orchid, grapevines, raspberries, pears, and plums.

We had so much food we use to give it away. I wrote an ebook that will give you the in-site into eating fresh, the benefits of eating fresh, and how you to can lose the fat you've want to get rid of. After you lose your body fat you'll feel years younger and much healthier and have more energy.

I didn't realize that it wasn't my age that made me feel old, it was the extra body fat robbing me of my energy. I never feel tired now. I weigh less than I can ever remember. I'm 6 feet tall and weigh 158. Just 10 years ago I weighed 220 pounds, and I was miserable. Today at age 71, I ride a bike 3 miles a day, do yoga, and lift weights twice a week. I like to swim and I often walk several miles just for exercise.

Don't give up on yourself because you're getting older and losing your energy. Change what you eat and get more exercise and lose that fat, that's the key to good health.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You'll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books. 

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $1.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.