Dog FOOD and Exercise

How would you feel if you carried around four 20-pound bags of dog food all day? DOG TIRED! 2 years ago, I used to weigh 80 pounds more and that’s how I felt. Run down. Exhausted.

Now I feel marvelous. Did I take a quick-fix pill or follow a fad diet? No, I just ate less and exercised more. That’s the only thing that really works.

Now that Beth is off to England, I’m getting back to business. I have 30 more pounds to go. It’s time to get busy.

I’m tweaking my exercise routine.

-- Monday and Wednesday, I’m on the treadmill.
-- Tuesday and Thursday, I take Pilate’s. It’s not as tough as last fall. I’m improving … slowly. When we’re on the mats, I can even touch my feet to the floor above my head. Not bad for 55.
-- Then (weather permitting), I’m walking 4 miles a day on Saturday and Sunday.
-- I get Fridays off. (I LOVE FRIDAYS!)

I want to push myself further on the treadmill.
First 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.7 mph
Second 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.8 mph
Third 5 minutes … 14% incline … 3.9 mph
Fourth 5 minutes … 14% incline … 4 mph
Fifth minutes … 13% incline … 4.1 mph
Last 5 minutes … 13% incline … 4.2 mph

Not bad for someone who used to be ready to die at 3 mph on the flat.


Friday, September 4, 2009

Blowing a FUSE: Misleading Diet Ads




I opened e-mail this morning and saw the above ad. (I‘ve cut off the product.) Ads like the one above give everyone a bad name. The difference between those pictures is WAY more than 35 pounds. Taking a pill without changing your life will not do that for you.


Lieing diet ads give the weight loss industry a bad name. People get suckered into the product. When they fail, they give up and remain unhealthy. Plus they give people false expectations. You can lose weight, but it takes more than a pill.


Lieing diet ads give the advertising industry a bad name. People assume that if some ads are misleading, then they all are. Note from someone that does this for a living: It is BAD business to mislead potential customers in your advertising. Sure you could gain short-term. But once people catch on, it will catch up with you.

2 comments:

~Amy Jo~ said...

I completely agree with the advertising lies. It's unbelievable what they can get away with.

Pat said...

Thanks, Amy Jo. I appreciate feedback. Setting people up for failure is cruel and speaking as someone in advertising, it's bad business.