(Pssst….I can still understand if you want to lose weight)
Despite my recent posts on obesity myths and how fat actually is good for you, I can still understand if you want to lose weight. In fact, I want to lose some weight. Am I a hypocrite? I don’t think so. Let me explain.
First, I should clarify what I mean by losing weight. I want to shed some of the gut/chest fat because it’s beginning to cause problems with my back and posture.
Why Do We Want to Be Distracted While Driving?
I wrote recently about the dangers of distracted driving – primarily cell phone usage both calling and texting. It’s more dangerous than drunk driving.
But why are people feeling the need to use their cell phones so much while they’re driving? Why is their the need for distraction?
My number one guess is boredom. But it’s still amazing to me how easily and quickly we get bored. It’s not that people are just bored while driving, they’re bored waiting in line. The other day I was at a restaurant waiting for my food and I was so enthralled with my email, I didn’t hear them call my order!
Healthier eating and easier exercise without the hardcore fitness plan
Looking at me, you wouldn’t guess that most days I max out at 1500-1800 calories. Or that I weight-train twice a week. Both are true. It hasn’t made me lose the 30 lbs I put on a few years back, but it is still important to eat healthy and exercise, even if most of what is told to us about obesity is flat out wrong.
So here are a few tips I’ve gained along the way.
The driver in the black camero: let’s get real about our “sober” driving
Today I was driving along Glenwood Ave – a part where it’s 55 mph. But the driver of a black camero in front of me was going 40mph. He wasn’t drunk. He was on his cell phone.
I saw him flip his cell phone closed and immediately try to get over into the next lane without looking. He didn’t notice the constant stream of traffic flowing past him at the actual speed limit in that lane (a reason I was stuck behind him). Consequently, he was *this close* to hitting the car in the lane next to him.
