03-28-2011 Do we have the facts?

So really what we think we want, and what we do about it is the real question. Do we let others tell us they are the only authentic source of health and nutrition? Do we want a diet or life change? Are we setting a short term time limit? Are we going to diet for an occasion? What will we do WHEN we accomplish our goals? Who will we be? Are we willing to change? Hmmm. Kind of makes us take a second look at this huh?.First of all no one is reading this and second I need to express and record my thoughts about it also. If someone tells us to run out in front of a fast traveling car, and that it won't hit us. Do we believe them? We actually think that they're crazy, right? What if I told you this is exactly what the food industry and the FDA and the medical field have going for them. Oh, I know your going to tell me that one keeps the other accountable. Do they? How can McDonalds keep selling bigger heart attacks without an outcry from the FDA? Did you know that the average person can only utilize 420-460 calories per every 3 hours? OK then lets break it down into macro-nutrients. So if maximum protein utilization is 10 grams per hour, carbohydrates 40 per hour and fat10 grams per hour, what does this tell us? OK, what does a micro meal consist of. Most likely a can of tuna, 1 cup of brown rice and a table spoon of flax seed. You want the facts these are the facts. To lose weight this would all be different. You would have all those cosmetically designed dishes of everything from chocolate strawberries to cheese bread with extra Parmesan cheese. They substitute this for that and tell you to have so many checked squares of protein per day along with the fat and carbohydrate boxes also. No one is laying out your daily every three hour requirements that coordinate with your workout schedule. If you don't have an exercise schedule then forget changing your food habits. The two complement each other. One without the other would be non productive. Our bodies respond to good nutrition and exercise together. Oh, there are benefits to doing one without the other, but why not maximize the benefits by doing both at the same time. When we think of fat loss by reduction in calories, the first thing we do is analyze what we will have to sacrifice or better said temporarily go without. Most of us never entertain the idea that we should move on to a new house (body) but that we are on vacation from the old one. When we get back we will enjoy the new paint job for the short while it lasts. Let me tell you, not for very long. Most who attempt weight loss do just that. There goes the muscle, the ultimate fat burning furnace of all. You can sit and watch TV and burn fat. With muscle that is. One does not have to lift weights a professional body builder would, in order to grow muscle tissue. We may end up eating just a few select foods from each group, and dedicate 30-45 min each day to some exercise program in order to make the best decision of a lifetime. Is it worth it?