easy way to lose weight

Did you just wake up and find out that you couldn't fit into a single pair of pants you own? Were you looking at your profile in the mirror and suddenly realized that your bodybuilder abs or fitness model glutes had been replaced by rolls of fat and some cloudy mass of dimples on your butt?

Nah, you didn't. That is the same body you have been looking at, or avoiding taking a good look at, for some time, maybe years; and while you may look at a girl with super-defined shoulders and a v-shaped back and think "Oh, no, that's tooo muscular..." and you may scoff and chuckle at the guy who's biceps and neck don't seem to fit in his shirt, let's face it, it beats the heck out of what you're looking at in the mirror.

Sure there are people who love you just the way you are, and you're wife or girlfriend may say she likes the cute and pudgy look on you, (wouldn't want to disappoint her,) and of course your husband doesn't think you're "thaaat fat,"and he thinks you're beautiful...no matter what.

Hey, I'm sure they do love you, and they probably want you to stick around in this life for as long as you can, so all kidding aside, it is time to lose the weight. Carrying any extra weight on your body is not only unhealthy, but leads to more weight gain and a shortened life span. Here is a simple way to get started:

Incorporating additional movement:

We're going on the assumption here that it is difficult to make time in your day to exercise, or that it is difficult for you to decide to make time. So we won't, not much.

If you've ever had to carry around an extra twenty pounds or more, like a baby or a backpack, for any length of time, you can remember how exhausting it can be. Fortunately, if you can't borrow a baby, there are other ways to add weight to your body (and I don't mean eat more food.)

Grab a backpack and fill it with books, weight plates, whatever, and stash it in the car. Alternatively, you can spend a few bucks on a weighted vest and keep that in the car, or take it with you on the subway, even better (more walking.) In fact, take it with you wherever you go, like a wallet or house keys. I'm serious. Here are some ideas for how this will be put to use, and I am talking to the very obese as well as the simply lazy:

-Wake up, stretch, put on backpack or vest, go about your routine (except the shower...and sitting on the pot, a hernia isn't the goal; but sex? Check.) You will soon find that you need to keep your stomach tight. Do, and keep your body straight, otherwise we're just inviting bad posture; and that is B.A.D. bad. Really.

-You drive somewhere, maybe to work, maybe to the kid's school, or yours. Pull up as close to the building as possible...oops, just kidding. Park somewhere safe, where your car will not get towed or stolen, and as far as possible from the front door and still be in your building or location. Put on your backpack or vest, tighten up and go. If you normally take the elevator, but the stairs are an option, guess what? You got it. Up the stairwell you go. Now if you work on the 500th floor of your building, don't pass out in the stairwell. Just remember, dizziness+lightheadedness+tingling is a bad thing.

If you feel like people look at you like you're "one of those people" when you wear a weighted vest, than wear the backpack, just tighten up the straps (and if you don't know who "those people" are, it's probably you.)

Now there may not be any stairs in your life and that is just fine. The idea is that you have added a degree of physical difficulty to your day. One that will challenge you and make you want to see how far you can park from the grocery store, or at least make you sit up and take notice about the condition you're in, and damn well do something about it.

So you get the idea hopefully, and if you don't grab an extra Big Mac to congratulate yourself for the effort, you should make surprising progress in shedding pounds.

Let's review this method, and why we might try it:

You would try it because:

-You are lazy and would rather be watching Days of Our Lives or playing Guitar Hero. -You are aware that carrying any extra weight on your body is not only unhealthy, but leads to more weight gain and a shortened life span. -You want to maintain an air of indifference about the way you look, while subtly dropping spare tires from your waistline.

-You will also try it because:

-Along with quitting the beer bong, smoking (whatever,) and "Fourth Meal" at Taco Bell, this will work; but be careful, you might start to think you're working out.