''To shed the weight with exercise, you need to combine it with eating the "right calories." And when you do, the muscles from exercise become a fat burning furnace and the junk in-the-trunk dissipates - so does the worry of losing 11 to 20 years of lifespan from diabetes.''
I have my own set of "fat and after" photos. And, if you’re carrying some "extra junk-in-the-trunk," so can you, if you want. I like to look at my "fat and after" pictures frequently.
To me, they reflect more than a radical physical transformation. They reflect a life change and serve as a reminder of my hostage situation.
When I was fat, I lived life on life’s terms. I ate what life served, usually meatball subs and Oatmeal Cream Pies (in moderation - I rationalized). I drank what life poured, usually liquid blubber masquerading as diet soda. And I exercised when life allowed, usually a few reps of bench press twice a week.
To me, life was like the proverbial pusher, always tempting me with its malignant, short term pleasures. And every time I gave in, I traded one of life’s simple and forgotten long-term treasures - like keeping the same belt size, chasing my kids endlessly in the park, and making love to my wife without gasping for air at the 4-minute mark.
As life’s malignancies caught up to me, I decided to live life on my terms. And my "after" photo shows how my body responded: It shed the fat that was holding me back from living young. We know fat kills. Some people make excuses not to shed it, while others risk it all to get their own "fat and after" photos. Nothing reflects this better than the hit show, "The Biggest Loser." Unfortunately, very few Biggest Losers remain winners. http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/shane155.htm