If you are on Atkins, you are a retard. Or fat. Most likely both. Let’s add lazy to the list too, because that is the real reason so many people go on Atkins; because constructing a healthy diet and exercising regularly is too much work. Anyone can lose weight if they develop some discipline and have some willpower and that’s a fact. It is typical, fat American, style to cut corners and find some asshead diet of the day which allows us to pig out and artificially lose weight in grossly unhealthy amounts over the course of a few weeks. If we happen to develop heart disease as a result, well….so be it. At least we didn’t have to strain ourselves working out.

I am not fat. I could be. But I’m not. I am not a work out freak or a diet nut. I don’t pour over nutrition labels and freak out at the sight of a greasy meal. In fact, I am eating out of a big bag of chips right now. The difference between me an your fat ass, is that I won’t eat the whole bag. I don’t eat them every day, and I led up to the chips with some sushi and some soup, not two cheeseburgers and some fries. I subscribe to a diet philosophy that is based on moderation and light activity with a side of avoidance and smart decisions.

Let me elaborate.

Moderation: Have some chips, don’t eat the whole bag. Have some ice cream, don’t eat the whole pint. Sit around, just not every day. McDonalds is ok, just don’t make it a routine.

Light Activity: You need to be active at least sometimes. I play soccer once a week, and it is 45 minutes of hard running and exercise. I know that sitting 9-6 every day and then going home every night to lay on the couch is bad. Pick an activity and do it at least once per week, it will make you feel good and goes such a long ways towards making you healthier.

Avoidance and Smart Decisions: Skip the fries, the donuts, the soda, etc. One thing I have done lately is to remove a small group of things from my diet that I know are bad for me. Here is a sample:

• No Donuts. Ever. Have a yogurt or fruit for breakfast.
  Avoid the soda. Get juice or something. Just as good and easy, way healthier.

• Skip the fries. “Want fries with that?” —> “No”
• Tone down the coffee. Besides keeping you up and making you crap your pants each morning, coffee is awful for you. Have a tea or something lighter. And if you are just hooked on coffee like I am, slow up on the sugar and opt for the skim milk.

Again…I eat bad things, I don’t workout like I should, but I am not getting fat either. Some simple diet changes and some smart choices can make a huge difference. Now go put your helmet back on and grab your Atkins book. The short bus is waiting outside.