In America, it is claimed that little more than 60% of people have weight problems. Now where I live, 80% of men are around 5'9-6'0 and do not weigh much more than 180 pounds, and women are around 5'7 and don't weigh much more than 130 pounds. Then again, my state has mostly a Scandinavian heritage, and is known for being that odd state in the US for many other reasons. We even get made fun of for our Swedish-like accent.

Anyway, there is a big fuss about our need for exercise in the US and abroad. Aside from the fact that I question that Americans are fat as is implied (but that could be because the people in our state are just weired people of Swedish decent), my experience is that exercise is not necessary for maintaining a healthy body weight. Actually, for most people I think adjusting eating habits is sufficient for maintaining a healthy body weight. Most people eat 3 massive meals a day, and this can cause them to eat more than is necessary due to the long time elapsed between meals. You eat big, your body consumes the calories, and later in the day you need more because you need more energy. Instead, if you never eat a big meal, except during special occasions, and instead snack on small meals throughout the day, you minimize the likelihood of consuming more calories than you need and contributing to weight gain. Moreover, you won't need to exercise because you won't be consuming enough to need to burn it off by exercising.

I understand there are Athletic people, and that's fine if they want to be. However, political support for massive efforts to force kids to exercise is a waste. There is a less costly alternative, and that is eating many small meals spaced out throughout the day. The three big meals a day is old fashioned, better suited for farmers, and maladaptive for suburban and city life. Do this and you can maintain a healthy body weight with very little effort. I know this to be true because I follow the recommended meal plan, and I am a very thin despite having less exercise than a typical fatty. At least they work. Me, I entertain myself on the computer or tv 10-15 hours a day, every day. And I'm uber thin! The reason is I consume only what's sufficient to maintain my tiny body weight, and my meal plan (of eating small and whenever I want), guarantees that outcome.

This is what I ate today
1. A bowl of cereal
2. 3 Snack bars
3. Icecream
4. A lean pocket
5. 4 glasses of water mixed with 5000% Vitamin B-12 solution
6. 2 glasses of blueberry juice

Yep that's it. It fueled me good. I'm skinny and I'm lazy, and proud of it! I avoid fatness without exercise! I am so brilliant!

And rather than this talk about forcing American youth to exercise, it's more efficient to teach them better eating habits. People can be lazy and have a healthy body weight like me, but our authorities and powerful Athletic lobby just don't want us to know it.