Continuing the discussion (and unfortunately it's going to have to be very short tonight), the next ingredient for burned calories is fuel.
Way too many people are putting sugar in their gas tank.
It is possible to be overweight, exercise like a madman, and not lose weight (guilty as charged). With today's calorie bombs, it's very easy to put more calories into your body than you expend. Not to mention that with our wonderful brains, we are also figuring out how not to do things. As our technology increases, it becomes more and more important to watch what goes into our bodies.
What goes into the body is more important than exercise but for a high quality of life, I wouldn't leave either one out.
Three of the most important fuel sources are water, fruits, and vegetables. By increasing the amount of these foods, you will automatically decrease the stuff that may not be as good for you. This is, in fact, one of the big problems with the Western diet. It's not just that Big Macs are not good for you (or poisonous in my case), it's that by eating them, you are choosing not to eat something healthy. Every choice you make is a decision against everything else. When it comes to food, this presents a double whammy. By eating cancer causing french fries, you take up space in your stomach that could be used for cancer curing vegetables. By drinking soda pop that causes symptoms of MS, you are not drinking cleansing and hydrating water.
The good news is that we get to choose.
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