Walking Off the Weight

I read an interesting article today about a once obese man weighing nearly 400 pounds walking off half of his body weight. How incredible is that! Losing half of one's body weight just by making the effort to step away from the TV and walk one mile each day. Obesity is becoming an ever increasing problem in our nation. With dozens of fast food franchises banking on our inclination to eat fatty, extremely unhealthy meals and thousands of satellite TV channels luring us onto the couch for hours on end, we are falling into bad habits that will reak havoc on our bodies in the long haul. If one man can lose have of his weight by walking and eat less unhealthy food, imagine what others could do if they followed his example.

I'm really glad that IU has such a large campus. Walking from one end to the other might take a long time, but it provides a steady stream of exercise everyday. So far I've only ridden the bus on campus 4 or 5 times (when it was deathly cold) and feel healthier by avoiding this habit. I remember watching sooo much TV last year while living at home. Now that I am busy with college stuff, I find alternatives to this unhealthy practice. I'm not trying to lose half my body weight or anything (I really want to gain some weight), but staying in shape helps me feel better about myself.