You’d think this NYC personal trainer is out of his mind!
Consider this scenario of a 22 yr old 5’8″ 170 lb male and a 22 yr old 5’4″ 120 lb female:
You just graduated college after not having gained the dreaded “freshman 15″ hopefully. You landed your dream job but for the next 20 years will be working a 90-100 hour work week. It’s not bad because you are making tons of money though. Unfortunately though you join over 50% of the American population and start becoming inactive.
It is now your first Thanksgiving out of college and on that day and the week following you let yourself enjoy the food as well as the week of left overs. You step on the scale a week after that and realize you are now 3 lbs heavier. It’s fine though. You’re young and still look great! You continue to work hard at your job, make your money, and eat ok for the rest of the year with the exception of Thanksgiving week which is the only time you ever indulge and ever gain weight.
Fast forward 10 years…
You have made tons of money by now, own your own place, have had several promotions and have cut back your work week to 60-70 hours. You’ve travelled to many places, are now married and have two kids. However, you have remained inactive but again your only vice is Thanksgiving week. You haven’t checked the scale since that time after college after a week of indulgence. You decide to step on the scale this time. After all, you’ve eaten ok with the exception of that one thankful week out every year and you’ve also gone to the gym maybe 3-4 times a month. “I should weigh about the same since college,” you tell yourself. You finally step on the scale and this is what you see:
200 lbs (male) 150 lbs (female)
How did this happen?
Well let me tell you. For the last 10 years you’ve remained for the most part inactive and the only time you’ve gained weight was Thanksgiving! It kind of snuck up on you these past 10 years. And at this rate guess what will happen in another 10 years?
Wow, this NYC personal trainer may not be crazy after all!
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