[continued from part 1]
It wasn't the allure of learning how to get rid of belly fat, but rather the hope of learning the easiest method to do so. What motivated us into getting off of our large hind ends and into the TV room was not health but the possibility of lazy ways to be healthy. The unspoken hope was that doctors had discovered somehthing like: you had to be sleeping with your head oriented north during a full moon. Or that a double-decker hamburger could be turned into a calorie-burning fuel when eaten during certain Eat-iquette episodes of Oprah.
But that wasn't the case. Once again the televised miracle of modern medicine disappointed us. The broadcast told us that we shouldn't eat while watching TV unless we immediately follow that by working out. Apparently, the exertion of consuming a 5 pound dinner during ratings week does not constitute a workout.
We were then informed that we should not eat late at night. I think our good doctors have forgotten how many calories you burn while sleeping. Do they really want us weak and starving when the morning comes?
Finally, the show announced the clincher – the more stressed you are, the more your body protects itself with belly fat. Oh great! We can't eat before going to bed; we can't eat in front of the TV; we have to work out; and we're not supposed to be stressed out by all of this. Right!
So it's either belly fat or belly fat. I guess we will just keep hoping for that miracle cure that doesn't involve exercise or eating small portions. The dog agrees too.
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