The Ridiculous Notion You Can Do Nothing to Get Healthy and Lose Weight

This greeted me this morning as I logged in at.

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This headline is so ridiculous. First of all, it says you can be fit and healthy by being lazy, but they qualify it by saying "slightly lazy." What? What is slightly lazy? 

The truth is, you can't be consistently lazy and lose weight. You can make swaps and adjustments on little things in your life that will speed your weight loss or health goals, but those things alone will not get you there. If you aren't fully committed to living a healthy lifestyle, it won't happen for you.

I'm sorry but if you sit on your ass all day in bed, and eat vegetables and eggs, you're not going to see much success in weight loss or strength gain. 

It's ridiculous that we value our health and bodies so little that we have to find "low-effort" ways to maintain it. Hahaha. Health is one of the first things you need to have to have a good life, or a life at all. 

Here's one of the weight loss tricks they suggest - 

"Carry a Clutch

If you’re going to a party, carry a clutch instead of a hobo or shoulder bag, says Marisa Moore, RD, an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson. It keeps your hands full, making it more difficult to hold both a drink and a plate."

Are you serious? 

Here's another one -

"Have Your Meals Hand-Delivered

If cooking isn’t your thing, consider a healthy meal delivery service."

Sure, because those things aren't loaded with sodium and preservatives...

And another -

"Nail It

Rather than mindlessly munch in front of the tube, give yourself a DIY mani-pedi."

Really? Paint your nails to lose weight! It's easy!

These things alone aren't going to help you lose weight or achieve health goals. Some of the other suggestions they listed are things you should be doing anyway, because you're conscious of your health, what you're eating, what you're doing. These are healthy lifestyle choices you make because it's important to you, and if it's important to you, you're committed and you make time to cook well for yourself and get adequate exercise. There is no weight loss or health trick. It's just good eating and adequate physical activity. Good grief, how many times does that have to be said?