A nice success story!

Great article in USA Today (Thurs. Feb 3, 2011) Life Section page 10D.  A 49 year old man lost 181 pounds in 18 months to get ready for a golf trip to Scotland.  He now "walks and carries", feels great and had a wonderful golf trip to Scotland!  He went to Weight Watchers (great organization).  The most interesting statement he made was the following:  "I have to think and concentrate on my food and exercise choices every day"!! 

Stay on top of what's going on with nutritional guidelines!  Check out the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture's 2010 update on Dietary Guidelines at:

www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines very interesting!  Notice on the food Pyramid the guidelines for "fats".....very, very small portion of the diet should consists of fats and oils.  Also, the guidelines for anything containing sugar (baked goods, sugary soda, etc.) are interesting!

Bottom line, according to the HHS and USDA statements, only 10% of Americans follow a healthy diet - we are a nation of overweight and obese (2/3rds of our population is either overweight or obese).  It's time to lose weight and get more exercise!

Get informed, get in shape -  Today is the best day to start!!  Check out the guidelines and let me know what you think of them and how you are doing on your weight management plan!