I had an experience this morning that just made me laugh.  I had a check up with the eye doctor.  I’m sitting in the chair with some apparatus pushed up against my face, and the doctor says, “I see from your chart you’re a dietitian.  You’re probably interested in the diet I’m on.”  As it turns out, I wasn’t.  I was there for an eye check up.  This appointment was about my health, not his.  And as it turns out, the diet he’s on is crazy.  It has him rubbing testosterone cream on his arms once a day, apparently because he’s low in this hormone which is making him gain weight.  Oh, and by the way, the diet recommends he eat a low carb diet and exercise every day.

It’s an unfortunate truth that in our society we want glitz, glam and sex appeal.  We want there to be a catch, to be a magic bullet.  In reality, weight management isn’t glitz and glam.  It isn’t rubbing testosterone cream on your body every day or taking a diuretic or wearing a special suit in the sauna.  It’s boring, it’s day to day work, it’s routine.

That said, we are all creatures of habit.  So if we build in the right habits, live those habits every day, weight management won’t be a struggle and we won’t need the latest fad diet that guarantees we’ll lose 10 pounds this week.  There’s an opportunity for all of us to put those habits in place in our lives and the lives of our family members, and then not have to stress out and worry about it all the time.

And if you still need the glitz and glam, try a new type of exercise (I’m trying kettle bell classes right now!), take an adventure vacation (white water rafting is on my list), spice up the foods you eat or buy new trendy workout clothes.  These have to be better choices then rubbing testosterone on your arms every day.  . .

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