Saturday, February 28, 2009

Easy vs. Hard

It is easy to sleep in on a cold winter morning...it is hard to wake up and go to work. It is easy to read an engrossing novel...it is hard to read a techincal manuel for work. It is easy for Posner to watch a Giants football game on a Sunday...it is hard for him to watch Meet The Press.

It is Easy to gain weight and hard to lose weight.

To quote a line from Tom Hanks to Gena Davis in a movie also starring Madonna (Name the movie for a free bottle of Serotonin Multivitamins) "If it was that easy, everyone would do it."

Counting calories, choosing low caloric foods over high-caloric ones, exercising more...all of these are difficult to do. But, allm of them are necessary to achieve significant weight loss. But remember the reasons as to why you want to lose weight. Being healthier, happier, looking younger, having higher self esteem, looking better in your clothes...all of these are great endpoints. It is easy to go back to old life-style patterns that put that weight back on. Choosing to be healthier and happier is an easy choice...it is getting there that is hard.

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