Get instant hard muscles. Get results in 10 days. Eliminate the flab. Get the six packs. Get it in steel hard form. No effort necessary. Get results without even trying. Just drink / eat this.

The first thought to my mind on reading such a pamphlet - what do I do with all those muscles? What is the purpose of all those muscles? I’m not required to lift a ton of bricks. They have machines for them now. The muscles I build up would most likely be useless in carrying the crates of coke bottles anyway. So why have them?

Of course, I might just be jealous of having one pack instead of six. I might just be jealous of not getting clothes to look good on me (by Hollywood standards anyway!). But with all the diet plans out there, dishing out scare tactics on what to eat and what not to eat, I would find it quite confusing to keep up.

I would like to suggest a hopefully easier way to remember:

  • Everything in moderation, and the body will take care of itself.

I find it difficult to justify to myself to create a set of purposeless muscles. I also find it quite difficult to justify staying away from unhealthy food - they normally taste better.. much better! So as long as i eat the healthy options as much as the unhealthy ones, the body should be able to balance itself out. It’s certainly a much easier formula than keeping tabs with how much calories I’ve taken today and how much I have burnt.

Having said that, is it easier to keep tabs on the healthy vs unhealthy food? The body will tell you, if you listen to it closely enough. :P