Impressive insight into benefits of exercise/diet. (CNN link)

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I read this with interest this morning: A CNN crrespondent who altered their eating habits for 1 month and reported on the benefits and difficulties of maintaining good diet and exercise.

The impressive part is her commentary on diet and attitudes toward exercise. Very interesting experiment. It made me think though, as I drink a Starbuck’s coffee and eat one of their muffins- how bad is *my *eating?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/16/oprah.habit.month/index.html

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Thanks for the link Tom. I am not the poster child for healthy eating by a long shot, and think I’d be miserable if I went full-on health nut like she did. Gotta have a vice here and there.

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I think the key here is moderation. Also, if you deny yourself certain food types the cravings only get worse.

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I think it points to a classic problem in America.

If exercise is good, more must be better.

If eliminating some foods is good, eliminating everything remotely bad must be better.

No wonder we can’t get it right.

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"how bad is *my *eating? "

Tom,

We remember in your bachelor days that your eating habits were terrible. Now that you’re hitched it must be fair to assume that your dietary habits are much better.

It amazes me how some very serious athletes (mostly bachelor males) will exercise like crazy but live on junk food. Good nutrition and exercise go hand in hand in the over all health picture, especially in the long term.

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The just don’t “get it”…that or they live in a fraternity house and are limited by the nasty garbage the house cook serves 3x a day (breakfasts were always the best meal of the day…at least it was motivation to wake up for class!)
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