Republican, Democrat, Progressive, or Libertarian all agree that the enormous amount of debt our country has is not a good thing. There is one reason we have to raise the debt ceiling, deficit spending. Every year the government spends more money than it ever could receive in revenue.
This parallels America's obesity epidemic. We are consuming too many calories than our bodies could ever use. I had a very clear head about this when I started on MFP (MyFitnessPal) back in February 2011. I hit my goal weight by December of that year and was regularly exercising. After hitting my goal weight I stopped logging regularly, yet I kept losing weight. In June of 2012 I had nerve damage in my leg and was told it might take a year for the damage to be repaired. Since I couldn't run I didn't do any exercise. I got even more lackadaisical in my calorie tracking and eating habits and the weight went up. As of today I am 24.4lbs up from my lowest weight.
Don't exercise to lose weight. This is the principle I forgot. When we are eating so many calories exercise alone won't make the difference. People used to ask me, how did you lose the weight? I would always answer, calorie tracking. I wouldn't even mention exercise because I was clear headed about what made the difference. However, as time has passed I have forgotten.
I have run the past 6 weeks and gained 2lbs. How is this possible? I didn't track my calories. Exercise is vitally important and is essential for achieving our fitness and wellness goals. However, do not rely on exercise alone to get the pounds off. Just as America is spending more money than they could ever bring in, Americans (including myself) are consuming way more calories than they could ever burn off.
