Fat Dad Thin Dad Launches Today

Have a lot happening today in performing all the various tasks I need to do. So I will just give you a quick over view of what I have started today and will post a video later this week with an update.

Who Is Fat Dad And Who Is Thin Dad?

What many of you may not know is that I entered the Body For Life contest back in 2004. I was a finalists and got a pin and certificate to prove it. I have stayed fairly on track except for last year when I had two different injuries which set me back a lot. I tore my right calf muscle and when that healed, I broke my right hand. Both were freak accidents.

With this in mind, the Fat Dad, Thin Dad series is about my trek back to being the best shape of my life. I will be sharing exactly how I did manage to go from one to the other in only 12 weeks, but this time I want to do it with a different goal in mind. I want to do it with the idea of asking one question - Can I see myself doing this for the rest of my life? More on this later.

What Steps Are You Taking To Get Fit?

Quite simply, like most people, I want to start off with a blast. But keep in mind that you have a body like a cruise ship. It takes time to turn it around. You may not see any success the first few weeks. Yeah, I said weeks. But that is why I work hard to turn the ship. Once I have it turned, then it is not as hard to steer.

The steps I am taking this first week is to get myself in the habit of doing the right things. I am eating as naturally as I can. Now by naturally I mean it is best to stay as close to none packing as possible. I eat a lot of fresh fruits. I eat a lot of vegetables. But the best thing I eat is meat. Yeah, you heard me right, meat. I am truly a meatetarian. I can’t get enough.

So this week, my foods will consist of fresh & cook vegetables and fresh fruits along with protein in the form of meat, eggs, and nuts. I personally don’t measure food. I just eat enough to take off the hunger pains.

What About Exercise?

I exercise twice a day. Yes, it is the best way I know to boost my metabolism and burn fat. Why do I do this? Because that is what my body needs to do. Doing this first portion of the Fat Dad, Thin Dad approach, I am going to do a lot of cardio. Not forever, but just to get things going.

I have a ten minute body weight exercise routine followed by 25 minutes on my Nordic Track (the original ski machine) in the morning. When I get home from work, the first thing I do is another 25 minutes again. That’s it. No magic pills. No potions or secret formula. Just the only proven method for managing your health.

What Measurements Do You Take?

Do not measure your weight as that is the least important thing to measure. It will fluctuate all over the board and it can vary as much as 5 pounds depending upon what you drink the day before. Instead, measure inches of your waist, both biceps, both thighs, and your chest. If you want to have something else to measure, you could measure your hips. The only thing you really care about is how big you are when it comes to wearing clothes. Your weight doesn’t determine whether you can wear a certain size. How far around your various body parts does.

Summary

Wow, I wrote a lot more than I thought, but here is the summation. Fresh fruits and vegetables along with proteins. The kick in the two-a-days. That is what this week will consist of for me. Please note: this is not your program. You should always check with your health care professional before attempting any changes in your eating or exercise.

We will post the progress on Sunday evenings to see how well things are working and how we may need to tweak as we go. There is no good program for everyone. Each body is different as is our health management program.

Until Next Time…

Body Mass Index - Bogus or Bonus

You have heard of the Body Mass Index or BMI. It is supposed to be some sort of measurement on how you are doing when it comes to being overweight, obese, and down right fat. The challenge is that some times the indicators that are widely used are not always true.

In yesterday’s post we briefly talk about whether there is truly an epidemic when it comes to obesity. The real question is - are we using the right measurement for obesity? When you don’t, you could come to the wrong conclusions. Check out today’s episode of Fat Dad Thin Dad. Put your thinking caps on as you will need them, cause there’s a test.

What are your thoughts? Do you believe the information that the body mass index gives you?

Until Next Time…

Obesity - Is It An Epidemic?

You hear a lot on the news about how obesity is an epidemic. In fact, some are claiming that it is at a pandemic level and that something should be done. Some one should fix this situation. What is the government doing about it? Shouldn’t they fix it? Especially since no one wants to be responsible for their lives any more.

Good News For Formerly Obese People

We came across a news report that covered this story and how this situation will be fixed. Ready for the solution?

What do you think? Do you think there really is an epidemic or is all this an elaborate plan to get people to buy more diet pills, join more diet programs, and sign up for more gym memberships? Is it a plan by the government to stimulate the economy?

We’ll have more on this in tomorrow’s episode of Fat Dad Thin Dad.

Until Next Time…

Fat Dad Thin Dad TV Series

Fad Diet TV announces the launching of its first web TV series called “Fat Dad, Thin Dad”. What is this series about? What will we cover? This post will be short because the first video will cover some of the info to answers these questions.

Here’s the first of a number of intro videos for our first web TV series.

Keep watching for more updates.

Until Next Time…

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