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The Story of the 3 Numbers
What story is your diet telling you?
And what's the best way to hear that story?
The foods you put into your body tell you a story. The wrong foods tell you the story of excess body fat, discomfort, mental anguish, and ultimately, disease.
Put the right foods into your body and you'll soon be told a better story -- a better story that turns into a good story, a good story that becomes a great story.
If you don't like the current story, then something is wrong with your diet. Training can certainly make your story better, but make no mistake: whether your story has a happy ending or a sad ending is determined by your diet. And you determine your diet.
Are you hearing the story your body is telling you? If not -- or if you hear it but can't seem to follow the plot -- then take out the tape measure and wrap it around the fattest part of your belly area. Now do it again a couple of inches below that measurement, then a couple of inches above it.
Those three measurements, for the average male, will make his story clear and easy to follow.
If the largest belly measurement is 40 inches or more, your story is going to be a short one, and tragic. The closer you get to 40 inches the sadder the story will become. Think medications, disability, and social invisibility. Health begins to deteriorate at about 37 inches, and even a waist size of 34 to 36 inches doubles the risk of diabetes.
If you're creeping over 37 inches, please don't tell yourself that it's just because of your massive core musculature. The story your body tells you is true. Don't try to turn it into fiction.
The bathroom scale tells a convoluted story, full of twists and misdirection. The mirror tells a true story, but our eyes and our minds sometimes skip important chapters.
The tape measure tells the real story, whether you want to hear it or not. Listen to those three numbers closely. Are they moving up or down?
Finally, remember that you are ultimately the author of your story. You write it with the foods you choose and the life you lead.
What's your story? Get a tape measure, and listen.
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