' Message of the Day - Thursday

December 27, 2001

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? 12/27/2001

How long has it been since you`ve done exercise 4 days in a row – okay, 3

days in a row? I don`t see too many hands up! Last week the Surgeon General

came out with a lot of statements about being overweight. His study shows

that over sixty percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. He also

said that children are not getting the proper food in school cafeterias.

He`s saying the community should chip in and help out. There wasn`t a great

deal in the study about exercise except that he feels that exercise should

be put back in schools.

A lot of people are very nervous about that study and what can really be

done to solve this weighty problem. I said it before, and I`ll certainly say

it again. We will always have hang-ups about the food – ALWAYS – but that`s

not really the big problem. The big problem is that America is under

exercised. I wish the Surgeon General would do a study on that!

Getting back to how many times a week you exercise, well, how many days have

you personally done in a row? Things have got to change! You must learn to

embrace exercise, and you must do it every day. You eat 7 days a week, and

you should work the body out 7 days a week.

That`s what keeps me safe with my weight. Sure, I may have had a little

extra mashed potatoes or stuffing, but it`s okay for me because I know I

will work that extra fat off. I have not let up one day because frankly, I

can`t. If you don`t do it one day, all of a sudden, it could turn into 5

days and then 2 weeks, and you know how wonderful you feel when you finish

your workout!

Find the kinds of exercise that will keep you healthy, and pick something

you`ll enjoy. Is it walking or light jogging? Is it swimming, or is it my

favorite, aerobics? Begin today, please, please, because, my friends, the

temptations are making an encore appearance! Soon the New Year`s Eve parties

will begin, so do what I do. I don`t shout it out; I SWEAT it out, and

speaking of sweating, I`ll be doing a 2-hour class at Slimmons tonight!

Love,

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