's motd Thurs Aug 26, 2010

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BURN,

BABY...BURN!

Thursday, 26 August 2010

I love reading the newspaper.

I've been receiving the Los Angeles Times

at home for years and I read it thoroughly everyday.

And you know what? It seems that everyday, there're

ads in the paper about losing weight. Some of those

ads feature well-known celebrities. So you'll see

this famous, handsome guy or beautiful lady extolling

the virtues of a new weight-loss program. They're

often selling some product that promises to help you

"burn fat!"

I'm talking belly fat, hip fat,

thigh fat and cushy fat. The ad may feature that

celebrity holding some pill that has little rays of

sunshine beaming from it or some miracle shake

promising to help you burn fat! Oh, please!

Now I do take the time to read

these ads. See, I've met some of the celebrities

touting the claims from that pill or shake. And I'm

interested in seeing just what they have to say. But,

after reading the ads, I have to say, I end up letting

out a little chuckle.

See, most of these celebs have never been overweight a

day in their lives. And I know they all go to the gym

and workout faithfully. But I can't believe they're

pushing a product that claims it will burn fat from

a person's body. I mean, come on!

I wonder how many people have

actually ordered these products, falling for the

claims made in those ads? It's so sad! I'm talking

about usually smart people, spending their

hard-earned money on some product that makes false

promises.

I'll be honest. Over the years, I've tried just about

every product put out there that promised to help me

lose weight. Back in the 70s and 80s, there were ads

just like the ones I told you about. And yes, people

were as gullible then as they are today. They see how

good the people in those ads look and, hey, they want

to look that good, too. They want to believe those

claims the ads make but hey, the old saying is true.

If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably

is.

Pills, shakes and supplements don't burn fat...you

do! I've told you before that you're a human

furnace. When you're active, then you're

burning fat. Like the furnace in your home, you have

to get your body temperature up to a certain level and

believe me, when you do, your body will begin burning

fat!

Take a two-mile walk, you'll

burn some fat. Put on and workout to my Sweatin'

To The Oldies 5 DVD and, you'll see the

fat fly off your body. Get on the floor, do your

pushups and sit-ups, you'll burn some fat. Get out

your cords or bands and do some toning or workout with

some free-weights and let me tell you one more time...you'll

burn some fat!

This is what I love so much about teaching class at Slimmons

and around the country. I love turning everyone

in my classes into fat burning machines. I can see in

their faces as they dance around the studio and the

sweat pours down their brows that they're burning

fat.

And you know what? I get that

same feeling when I turn on my own body's furnace and

sweat starts pouring from my body like water from the

Trevi Fountain! When I get home from class and take

off my soaking, sopping wet tank top and shorts, I

feel so revived and exhilarated by how well I'm taking

care of my body.

Please remember, exercise does not come in the form of

a pill or a shake. It comes from your little personal

furnace. So I say bring on the "coal." Put on some

good music and...Burn baby, burn!

Love,