So glad you told me!

As part of my commitment to "spreading the news" to my faithful readers, I dedicate every Tuesday post to recent finding in various health/weight loss studies. You would seriously be amazed at some of the studies I find...some are very interesting, while others are just plain stating the obvious.

For example, today I saw a study that stated:

"Marriage can make women gain weight"

HOLD THE PRESSES...say what??!! Are you telling me that all of these unsightly pounds are a direct effect of my getting married some 12 years ago? That by saying "I do" I have cemented my fate to be forever obese? Darn these studies and their 12-years to late results!

The "study" (and I use that word VERY loosely here), conducted at University of Queensland in Australia, went on to attribute the weight gain to lessening of physical activity, women putting their family needs ahead of their own, and the pregnancy & birthing of children. I'm so thankful to the people in charge of this study for their time, dedication & devotion to explain how I got in the predicament I now find myself in. Bless you.

Another "ya think?" study I found stated:

"Unpopular middle & high school girls gain more weight"

Please don't misconstrue my "duh" attitude as mockery or oversight of the severity that this statement holds. I am simply aghast to the reason for needing for such a study. As a parent of a 10 year old daughter, I am consumed with fear each and every day for the effect that the judgement and cruelness that consumes this big bad world will have on her future being, personality wise and physique. Perhaps I am mis-remembering my childhood school days, but I certainly do NOT remember having to deal with such vindictive, spiteful, and caddy drama when I was in 5th grade, let alone on a daily basis. Any parent of an adolescent or teenager girl would surely be able to tell you that with unpopularity comes a plethora of unfavorable consequences such as: low self-esteem, exclusion, depression, repressed personalities, and eating disorders. Perhaps the money and time spent on making such a statement (or "finding") would have better been served in joining and/or promoting campaigns such as the Dove Campaign for REAL beauty. Don't state the obvious, be assertive to alter it.

And, I must admit that I have saved the BEST for last. The New England Journal of Medicine printed the following findings of a study conducted at Harvard School for Public Health:

"Study Finds: Eat Less, Lose Weight"

Well, now you know. If you eat more than you can burn in a day, you gain weight. If you eat less than what you can burn in a day...you lose weight.

Aren't you glad that tax payers pay for these studies? I know I am!

Until Tomorrow!

Keep healthy, keep safe and keep going!

Have an awesome day!

♥Fit~NOW~Girl♥