“Fat people want their cake and want to eat it too”

Am I wrong here? If you talk to any fat person about
weight loss or a fat person asks you what they can do
to lose weight, and you give them an answer; they will
almost always put up resistance. Fat people will tell you
that I can’t give that up or I’ve heard, I’m Italian and I love
bread and pasta. Yeah, the reason your fat is because
you keep eating what got you fat in the first place.

Fat people want you to tell them to eat all the cake, cookies,
pasta, chips, soda they want, just eat a salad for dinner and
everything will be alright. Fat people want the easy diet.

Fat people see a diet as short term. Fat people figure that
when I drop a few pounds than I can go back to eating the
same way they used to. Fat people use food as a reward
for weight loss.

If you were trying give up cigarettes, would you reward yourself
with a cigarette? If you were giving up alcohol, would you reward
yourself at happy hour? This is real life. Fat people almost always
eat all day long. Fat people are always thinking about their next
meal. Fat people almost always know they will fail before they
start.

Want the solution to this problem? “Keep your word to yourself”
hold yourself accountable, know you are capable of change, but
only if you can keep your word to yourself. You are the most
important person, if you can keep your word to family and friends
but always let yourself down, why even bother.

There are no rewards without pain. A little pain, and then great
rewards.

I believe the above saying to be true, it’s hard to have one with out the other.
It’s no good to exercise and then sit down and eat unnatural foods. It also
makes no sense to eat good and let your muscles get soft and weak from lack
of exercise.

Many men and women will have you believe that it’s okay to eat bad as long
as they exercise, and this maybe true in the beginning but somewhere down the
road you will pay the big price of weakness,sickness and disease.

Our bodies and minds can not be duplicated, you could never put a price on it.
If you could, it would be worth billions of dollars that’s how amazing the mind
and body are.

So why do so many people abuse the most priceless thing they own? How do
you treat your pets? Your home? Your car? All can be replaced, you can’t.

What will it cost you in the long haul? High medical costs and high prescription
costs your life. You can ask anyone who has treated their body like a garbage
disposal and has paid the price with their health and the high cost of health and
prescription costs.

This is real, it happens every single day. People are cheating themselves into
thinking they are invincible and all you need to do is look around and you can
see there are not a lot of supermen walking around.

I said it before if you do what everyone else does you will get the same results. You
need to step out, be your own person and decide I will not be like everyone else, I
will to be different.

Living a healthy and active life should be your biggest concern, because without
it your dead. Become a lot more active and eat as much natural food you can.

Eat as much natural  food as possible. Exercise everyday.  Two things that
will change your life.

Toughness Builds Winners

Johnny Grube

Oatmeal
Start your day with a steaming bowl of oats, which are full of omega-3 fatty acids, folate, and potassium. This fiber-rich superfood can lower levels of LDL (or bad) cholesterol and help keep arteries clear.

Opt for coarse or steel-cut oats over instant varieties — the coarse and steel-cut contain more fiber — and top your bowl off with a banana for another four grams of fiber.

Salmon
Super-rich in omega-3 fatty acids, salmon can effectively reduce blood pressure and keep clotting at bay. Aim for two servings per week, which may reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by up to one-third.

“Salmon contains the carotenoid astaxanthin, which is a very powerful antioxidant,” says cardiologist Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, the author of “Lower Your Blood Pressure In Eight Weeks.” But be sure to choose wild salmon over farm-raised fish, which can be packed with insecticides, pesticides, and heavy metals.

Not a fan of salmon? Other oily fish like mackerel, tuna, herring, and sardines will give your heart the same boost.

Avocado
Add a bit of avocado to a sandwich or spinach salad to increase the amount of heart-healthy fats in your diet. Packed with monounsaturated fat, avocados can help lower LDL levels while raising the amount of HDL cholesterol in your body. Health.com: What puts you at risk for high cholesterol?

“Avocados are awesome,” says Dr. Sinatra. “They allow for the absorption of other carotenoids — especially beta-carotene and lycopene — which are essential for heart health.”

Olive oil
Full of monounsaturated fats, olive oil lowers bad LDL cholesterol and reduces your risk of developing heart disease.

Results from the Seven Countries Study, which looked at cardiovascular disease incidences across the globe, showed that while men in Crete had a predisposition for high cholesterol levels, relatively few died of heart disease because their diet focused on heart-healthy fats found in olive oil. Look for extra-virgin or virgin varieties — they’re the least processed — and use them instead of butter when cooking. Health.com: Good fats vs. bad fats — what to eat

Nuts
Almonds, walnuts, and macadamia nuts are all full of omega-3 fatty acids and mono- and polyunsaturated fats.

Almonds are rich in omega-3s, plus nuts increase fiber in the diet, says Dr. Sinatra. “And like olive oil, they are a great source of healthy fat.”

Berries
Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries — whatever berry you like best — are full of anti-inflammatories, which reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

“Blackberries and blueberries are especially great,” says Sinatra. “But all berries are great for your vascular health.” Health.com: How I survived a heart attack at 43

Legumes
Fill up on fiber with lentils, chickpeas, and black and kidney beans. They’re packed with omega-3 fatty acids, calcium and soluble fiber.

Spinach
Spinach can help keep your ticker in top shape thanks to its stores of lutein, folate, potassium, and fiber.

But upping your servings of any veggies is sure to give your heart a boost. The Physicians’ Health Study examined more than 15,000 men without heart disease for a period of 12 years. Those who ate at least 2½ servings of vegetables each day cut their risk of heart disease by about 25 percent, compared with those who didn’t eat the veggies. Each additional serving reduced risk by another 17 percent.

Flaxseed
Full of fiber and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, a little sprinkling of flaxseed can go a long way for your heart. Top a bowl of oatmeal or whole-grain cereal with a smidgen of ground flaxseed for the ultimate heart-healthy breakfast.

Soy
Soy may lower cholesterol, and since it is low in saturated fat, it’s still a great source of lean protein in a heart-healthy diet.

Look for natural sources of soy, like edamame, tempeh, or organic silken tofu. And soy milk is a great addition to a bowl of oatmeal or whole-grain cereal. But watch the amount of salt in your soy: Some processed varieties like soy dogs can contain added sodium, which boosts blood pressure.

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