In time, we realize our tummies bulging. We make half hearted mental notes to cut down on fatty foods and account for all food groups in our diet but we never quite come round to it. With effort, we at times observe this noble intent for a day or two, but inertia always gets the best of us.
Every now and then, you will see someone with a distended tummy which scares the living daylights out of you because you imagine that is your fate, and you are hurtling to it. Again, you make feeble promises to yourself, about the gym, your diet and your drink. Feeble promises that fall on rocky ground, never to sprout.
The fact is as we grow old, we burn less fat because we metabolize less. So the body stocks up more fat than it burns depending on how active we are.
If you're reading this, I bet you know someone on a religious exercise routine, planning to get into one or quit one already.
Benevolently, I will hazard to share four tips I “try” to adhere to in my fitness journey;
1). You don’t need regimens to help you rein in your carbohydrate binge. Simply watch what you eat, how much you eat, and the time of day you eat (A generous serving of Ugali at 10.00pm is an own goal for sure. What use is all that energy in your sleep?).
2). Take alcohol, but consider low-carb drinks (whisky and its ilk perhaps).
3). Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. If you can’t hit the gym, running won’t cost you a dime. Once in awhile, alight from matatus two stages from your actual stage and walk home. It won’t kill you.
4). Tame your taste buds. Stay away from processed sugar. Hard I know, but it is an acquired taste. You can acquire a new one.
Not a foolproof list by any chance, but an effort nonetheless.
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