I’m an Omnivore

I strongly believe that diets and exercise programs can be accelerated when people start monitoring their own progress. But most people don’t know how or even why they should measure their progress. And the biggest problem is that weight is often held up as the yardstick of health.

It’s time to make a big decision. Do you want to lose fat or lose weight? If you just want to lose weight, then stop reading this article, go to your local hardware store, and purchase a handsaw.

Still reading I see. Let’s start with the why.

Why monitor progress at all?
When you go on a diet, you expect something to happen.

Something amazing. You watch the testimonials labeled “not typical” and see people losing hundreds of pounds. Seeing progress motivates you. It’s very difficult to stay on a diet or exercise program when you are expecting results and you don’t see them.

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Now that you know the 10 Reasons the Freshman Fifteen Gets You, it’s time to step up and do something about it. College students are at the age where they have high metabolism and they should be at their physical peak. Do you really want to suffer through college overweight and under energized when you could be in the best shape of your life? The worst thing you can do is develop bad habits like eating terribly, going on no sleep, and avoiding exercise and think, “This is college. This is just the way it is.” Wrong. I had this attitude for too long. Your lifestyle in college is completely up to you.

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Many people claim it’s a myth, but there is obviously something going on here for this myth to be so popular. I certainly didn’t stay in shape during my freshman year or my sophomore year for that matter. Stress, work, and projects can take their toll on students, but why is weight gain such a common thing in an age group that should be at its physical peak?

I think the real reasons are just bad habits. Bad habits made worse by friends with equally bad habits.

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