When
It Comes To Weight Loss, One Size Fits All
By
Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM
James Frazer was a Scottish anthropologist.
His magnum opus, The Golden Bough, described an evolutionary
sequence wherein simple primitives exemplified the early phases of social
development through which modern societies were thought to have passed long ago.
According to his model of progression, humankind passes
though three stages: magic, religion and science.
When it comes to health and fitness, we are a society still
in its most primitive stages.
Generally accepted fitness advice remains predominantly in
the domain of the conjurer. The
tricks of the magician’s trade: powders, instant results and making nothing
from something (Poof! Disappearing weight) are the standard beliefs of the loser
weight loser. Almost all weight
losers are losers at it.
Despite the overwhelming evidence that science provides the
principles to weight loss and training tolerance, people still pooh-pooh the
truth.
Ask “Why?”
Confusion is one answer.
The more powerful among us: the media, the corporations, even the
government all conspire to confound the issue.
Their weapons of choice are the same as the prestidigitator’s:
misdirection and sleight of truth. We
are captivated by their magic. Like
deer in headlamps our brains freeze at the magical images of fat and ugly
transforming caterpillar-like into thin and beautiful butterflies.
In only 10 to 60 seconds!
In the country of the blind, the one who can see is king.
The powers trying to assassinate us with every bite we
take, see the Truth. To prevent us
from seeing it, these powers confuse us with the misdirection of authoritative
sounding techno-babble, sophistry and syllogisms.
The media, the corporations and the government all take
from us. Besides out money, they
are taking our lives and our enjoyment of life.
The assassins in every bite confuse us by lying about what
works. By telling us that there is
no one way, unless, of course, it is their way.
Here is the Truth about weight loss.
There is one way and there is only one way and it is the one way of the
entire Universe. It is a
fundamental Law of Thermodynamics. It is a fundamental Law of Physics. It governs planets. It
governs atoms. Like it or not, it
governs you.
Ready?
To lose weight (without amputating a body part), you must
expend more calories than you consume.
There is no other way.
This one simple, basic truth is it.
No more, no less. And
it goes for everybody. One size fits all.
So evolve. Start
walking on your hind legs. Get past
the belief in magic and for the sake of your life, your children’s lives and a
world’s health, civilize to the point where you can trust the science and
embrace it.
Pliny the Elder (23-79) said "People have less belief in things relating to their health if they understand."
Prove that almost 2000 years of experience, knowledge and
science have not been in vain. Understand
and believe. And do.