Flirting with Fat | Fat Me Slim Me

Fat Me Slim Me


Diet is a four letter word we would rather avoid if at all possible. It has been around a long, long time and has worn many different titles. In the present day, we do not consider how the women of the 1800’s dealt with losing weight without the benefit of exercise, but then there was the corset. That torturous piece of clothing was tossed aside a long time ago and thank heaven’s for that together with whalebone ribs in dresses and the bustle. Going Banting was the diet of the day and was whispered discreetly over tea in polite society. Strangely enough, this was the first low carbohydrate diet and it worked. Way back then. You can find the original diet in “A Letter of Corpulence. “

Today if we are overweight, we are overwhelmed with choices of diet, product, exercise and weight loss food supplements. All you have to do is choose the program that is right for you. It is important to see your health care professional if you are planning to embark upon a serious weight loss attack. We don’t want to get into any situation where our health suffers. So, after we have determined that we are a good candidate for slimming down, the process begins of finding a diet and exercise program that will work for us because we like it and will want to do it.

The yo yo effect of starting and stopping a weight loss regime is not going to do any good at all. That is why it is paramount to find a diet and exercise program that we like and actually will do. Research will help enormously and if you have a friend who has successfully lost weight, ask for their help and support.

Watching others succeed in looking fit, slim and fabulous can have two effects on us. One of, I could never do that, because it looks overwhelming and the persons success is complete, or wow, I can look terrific too. All I have to do is stick with it.

Ask for help from family and friends. The Mom who has to feed a family every day is going to get frustrated at not being able to eat what she serves her family. But with support and adaptation and a well done attitude from the kids as well as Dad is key ingredient here.

The young good looking guy, overweight and shy to find a girl, will succeed more with a pat on the back, than you’ll never do it. Join a group, go to a gym, do it alone or phone a friend, start today and don’t look back. We will be slim, one day at a time.