Weight Loss, Old-School Style

There is so much nonsense out there about the latest research and so-called breakthoughs on how we can lose the battle of the bulge. Each one promises to be easier, simpler, and faster than last week's blockbusting, earth-changing groundbreaker. Granted, some of them have a bit of truth, even in theory, but most of it in my opinion is inaccurate, if not wholly misleading.

The sad part is that we want to believe it. We want to believe that a couple of pills, a new revolutionary system, or some bizarre plastic gadget will, in a few short weeks, repair the damage we have been inflicting daily on our bodies for many years. An entire industry has been built on this little hope, that something new will come along and rescue us from the unbending error of our ways.

In my own search years ago, I found something very old. And it works.
Are you ready?

Diet Plus Exercise.

You might have uttered two words in response: (1)Ho and (2) Hum. It's not exactly wildfire-popular, is it? You've heard of those before, right? That's because they have been around for such a long time, and that when properly applied, work incredibly well.

They are not new, at least not to your television or magazine rack. For the most of us, they are strangers in our own lifestyles. We seem to vaguely know in the back of our minds that we have to exercise and eat right, but at the end of each day, the most popular time to start a diet or exercise plan is still, "Tomorrow".

Once I decided to change that day to "today", all sorts of changes took place, such as my bodyfat --and not just my weight-- falling quickly, my energy levels on a constant high during the day, and my personal self-esteem from such an accomplishment was something no surgery or pill could replace. I know it sounds like an infomercial, but it really happened.

Why is it not as popular as the latest pill or diet system? Because of the downside of almost every old-fashioned solution : it's not easy, and nobody thinks it's convenient. We live in a pill-for-everything society, one that wants a quick fix for what's broken, and one that looks down on physical labor, to the point of installing electronic window controls in our cars.