Today's Weight: 232.4 lbs
America obviously has a fascination with weight loss. There are several programs which attempt to take advantage of this preoccupation. The other day I watched one of these such programs, Losing It with Jillian. This kind of fitness television is extremely interesting. Unlike traditional exercise programs in which you are expected to work out along side the athletes on tv, the viewer just sits on the couch watching other people work out. It's like a spectator sporting event. There should be a rule that if the people on the tv are moving, then the people watching the tv should be moving.
The premise of the show was basically that an unhealthy family gets five days with the expert to jump start a new fitness and diet regimen. All of the meals get a healthy make-over, and everybody goes through fitness boot camp. After five days, the family is on their own for six weeks, when we get the "after" picture. The five days are obviously a lot more intense than they would be for an ordinary dieter. Even the show's host and namesake admits that this is not how she would go about things if she had more time available. I don't know, just some things to think about.
Exercise: 30 min. climbing stairs; 15 min. strength exercises
Breakfast: 2 eggs, and 1 cup of broccoli
Lunch: strawberry shake
Dinner: veggie burger on light bread, and mixed vegetables
Midnight Snack: small lemon poppy seed muffin
Link of the Day: Losing It with Jillian: watch the show that I discussed earlier in the post on hulu.
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