Why Weight

Blunt Talk From a Former Fatty

By Linda Joy Allan

Take it from a former fatty. There's no good reason to eat fast food, and candy bars won't make you feel better about this bad economy.

You know how many calories are in those fast food hamburgers and milkshakes. Here's another reason to stop being a fast food junkie. There's way too much salt in all that fast food, too.
According to a new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, about 70 percent of American adults would benefit from a low-sodium diet. But even though we should be getting about 1,500 milligrams of salt, the report says many of us are gobbling up 3,500 milligrams of salt. Too much salt can equal high blood pressure and heart problems.

So where's all that extra salt coming from? According to the CDC, most of it's coming from processed and fast foods - the same stuff that can make you fat. Take it from a former fatty! I once weighed more than 200 pounds, and fast food was a great way to feed my addiction! So add a dangerous new health threat of heart disease to the dangers of obesity to your list of reasons to stay away from fast food. And guess what? Candy bars won't fix your bank account, or make you feel better about this economy, either. The recent headline in the New York Times was: "When Economy Sours, Tootsie Rolls Soothe Souls." When the economy goes down, candy sales go up, the newspaper reported.

"Sugar is comforting," one candy buyer told the newspaper. If you're a fatty, like I was, there's not much comfort in looking in the mirror after you eat those candy bars. I was addicted to overeating and weighed in at more than 200 pounds. Did I use a bad economy or those so-called "healthy" new fast food menu items as my excuse? Nope. I didn't need an excuse. I ate when I was broke, when I had money, when I was sad and when I was happy. If I ate a "healthy" salad, I made sure to pour hundreds of calories worth of fattening dressings on top. Candy? I loved the stuff. But here's what happened.

I made the decision that I didn't want to be fat anymore. If you think you're addicted to overeating, let your mirror be your proof. Now I'm no longer fat, and I love it. I'm not afraid of looking in mirrors, and I don't think up dumb excuses to start overeating again. I quit. You can, too.

Go to the 'I Quit' Web site at http://www.dovelinpublishing.com/ for more tips to quit your overeating addiction, and sign up for my Tip of the Week.
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