I spy with my little eye...

Fat people.

Follow me on this, I'm not talking about someone that has some extra weight, I've got plenty myself too. I'm talking about huge people here. When I joined the service back in '01, every fifth person I saw didn't make me think I was going to be eaten. And I'm over 200lbs and trained. I know that everyone wants to lose a little weight by cutting back on their diet, or cutting out the carbohydrates or protein, but that will really just screw with your body. Make it go into survival mode, ie start hoarding calories. The best thing to lose FAT is to gain muscle.

Yes, yes, people may gain weight doing this sort of thing, but they will be healthier for it. Ask yourself, would you rather be the one that gets tired walking up a few flights of stairs, or the one that can run several miles and still have energy to spare? I had the Army to train me to be able to run, and lift, and fight. Some of it really great training, some was really boring. But the results spoke for themselves, I was in the best physical condition of my life. But the military is not for everyone, luckily there are people that put programs together like this one:Click Here

I know I could be in better shape, but I also have knee and back injuries from my service tour, so I have a valid reason to be a little heavier. What's yours? Not to single people out, but we all need to be in better health. I spent a total of three years over in Europe, mostly in Germany, and I can tell you this: those people walk EVERYWHERE. Now most people don't know what a lot of walking is. Military people go on "marches" of 4 to 13 miles with gear on their backs. I can tell you that marches are nothing compared to what most city living europeans do, and it builds sexy calf's too.

So next time you drive to the supermarket, park a couple spaces further away. Small things like this will add up. If you really want to be more active, get a pedometer. They count your steps everywhere you go. The AVERAGE American takes 3k to 4k steps a day. A "fit" American takes 8k to 9k steps, which is good enough to keep them in good condition. If you think these numbers are crazy, just pick up a pedometer and wear it a few days. That will help you burn more fat, and build sexy calf's on the women.

If you're one of the ones that think gaining ANY kind of weight is bad, then you really need some therapy. Seriously. Muscle is good for your body, it keeps your bones from slipping out of place(good) and all those niffty organs on your insides(good). I can just hear the thoughts running around, but those people with huge bulging muscle don't look sexy. Your right. They are an extreme, so why even go there? You're not going to go buy a compact family car and buy a Grey Hound Bus are you? No, you're not. So quit listening to that nagging voice telling you those silly things(whoever/wherever it's coming from.)

So again, if you want to get into good shape, build some muscle 5 to 15 lbs goes a looonng way towards speeding up your metabolism. That military has great programs, but you need to be in the military for that. So having a military based program is the next best thing, unless you're a professional athlete.
That's my rant.

One last thing, if you love to eat, but don't want to gain fat, then you should know that more muscle means you can eat more and not feel guilty.

Steven P