Weight loss Market Worth Over 60 Billion This Year???

January 21st, 2009

Weight loss Market Worth Over 60 Billion This Year???

I’m going to save all of you some time, and some of you some money.l10543204zz

  • 99.99% of weight loss products out there are B.S. and the .01% that have any value, are of very little value.
  • Most of them are dangerous to your health.
  • Just because a doctor wrote it doesn’t make it so.  Doctors are people just like you and I and they are equally motivated by greed.

The fact that there is a 60 billion dollar market for weight loss and somewhere near 20 billion of that is spent on herbal supplements of some kind goes to show that Americans are looking for the quick fix. The magic pill.  The easy way out.

STOP!!!!

Do you want to help fix the economy?  Spend your 60 billion this year on fruits and vegetables.  I’ve met some farmers and they are generally nice people who would thank you greatly. How about purchasing a gym membership or maybe some walking / running shoes.

Are you looking for answers?  The answer is simple, its fear that stops you from seeing it.

If you want to lose weight, then;

Eat less calories then you burn during the day.

If you want to stay alive longer;

Make sure those calories come from nutrient rich foods and not junk.

If you eat a balance of the right foods, you don’t have to count calories.  There is no way to get too many.   1 lb of leafy greens such as spinach contains aprox. 100 calories.   Aprox. 80 calories in an apple, 118 in a banana, 131 in an orange.   If we focused our food intake so that it consisted of 90% of fruits and vegetables, most of us would lose substantial weight.

Now I know I’ve said this before but I always get the same questions.  Which diet are you on?  How many calories do you take in per day? and What supplements should I take?

I’ve lost 46 lbs between Sept 1 2008, and Jan 20th 2009 and I’m still losing weight quickly.  I don’t currently take supplements, I don’t count calories, I just exercise, eat healthy (mostly fruits and vegetables) and the weight is coming off.   You can do this also.

If you’re still hell bent on spending your part of the 60 billion, there is a donate button on the upper right hand corner of the blog.  Send some $$$ to me, I’ll pay my gym membership off and buy some veggies.

Good health and Good night.

While I believe all the statistics in this article to be fairly accurate they are rough estimates and are meant to make a point.  I didn’t spend hours verifying their sources because even if the actually number was a fraction of what I’ve stated, my points would remain the same.

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