Here is a special article for young people, especially teenagers who are rapidly coming up to adulthood. Many of you at this point have no trouble with your weight. You can eat anything you like and not gain a pound. Some of you laugh and joke about how you can eat whatever you want and still stay slim and trim. You might even be a bit prideful, looking at overweight classmates with disgust because they are “fat” and you are not.
Take heed, you who judge, because if you do not start taking care of yourselves RIGHT NOW, you too will be in trouble some day. It usually hits the girls after you have a baby. You will not know what or how to lose and control your weight because you have been so used to eating whatever, whenever, and how ever much you want.
Consider how you feed your bodies. Is your main diet junk foods? Junk drinks? Do you realize that even though you are not gaining weight what you are putting into your body is what is feeding your hair, skin, nails, mind, emotions and all internal as well as external parts of your body? Living on a junk food diet makes me wonder how much of this plays into depression for young people. And exercise? Many of you balk at the thought of working your bodies. I was out walking on my street one morning, and there were a group of girls walking past me. They were in their p.j.’s so I figured they had just had a slumber party. As they were walking up the street (and it was a hill) I head one girl say “I can’t make it”! Yikes! That’s scary!!
This is the time NOW to start making positive changes in your lifestyles. Start now to consider your diet and how you are feeding your body. Look at the foods you eat. How much are natural? Fruits, veggies, whole grain breads, baked products, lean meats. I’m not saying never to eat French fries and shakes. Make those foods a treat, not a way of life. And for exercise. Instead of ignoring it, change your thinking on it. Get into something you enjoy doing. Dancing, bicycling, jogging, swimming, sports anything that gets your heart rate up and stretches and works your muscles. Grab a friend and the two of you get a routine going. No girl friend willing to commit? Then do it yourself, for yourself. It will pay over and over for you now, and surely in the future.
Laurie Jones
Personal Fitness Trainer
For any questions or help needed, please visit my website at lauriesimplyfit.com
