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Saturday, April 13, 2019

Weight Gain (LB)


LOOKING BACK - A repeat of a blog that I first published on October 13, 2008

  

          Most of us have been there - we step on the scale and the scale just doesn't cooperate with us.  Or, we put on our Fall or Spring clothing and everything seems to have shrunk from last year.   You know the routine.   We lose a few pounds one month and then put it all back, with a few more, the next month.  

         Oh well, it could be worse.  Did you know that a baby blue whale gains ten pounds per hour?  Now that should make you feel better about your weight gain, unless, of course, you feel like a baby blue whale.   
          Well if that news wasn't good enough for you, this might help.  I came upon an article that is titled, "Health Benefits Of Being Overweight".  
          Here is the article. "A new report suggests that being overweight is not as harmful as is commonly believed, and actually confers some surprising benefits.  
* Being five to ten pounds overweight could protect people from ailments ranging from tuberculosis to Alzheimer's disease, research indicates. 
*  Those carrying 15 to 25 extra pounds are better able to recover from adverse conditions such as emphysema, pneumonia, and various injuries and infections, states the report.
*  Thirty to forty pounds of flab could help fend off breast, kidney, pancreatic, prostate, and colon cancer. 
*   And an extra fifty pounds on the scale may improve eyesight, reverse baldness, cure the common cold, and reduce global warming.  
          In general, the report concludes, overweight people are happier, more successful in business, smarter, and friendlier."  
          Oh yes, the fine print.  Are you ready for this?  "The study was funded by a research grant from McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Haagen Dazs, Sara Lee, and, of course, Krispy Kreme."   
          Oh well, just enjoy another doughnut and have a great day!

You turn the key
Then close the door behind you
Drop your bags on the floor
You reach for the light
But there's darkness deep inside
And you can't take it anymore

'Cause sometimes living takes the life out of you
And sometimes living is all you can do

Life is hard, the world is cold
We're barely young and then we're old
But every falling tear is always understood
Yes, life is hard, but God is good

You start to cry
'Cause you've been strong for so long
And that's not how you feel
You try to pray
But there's nothing left to say
So you just quietly kneel

In the silence of all that you face
God will give you His mercy and grace

Jesus never said
It was an easy road to travel
He only said that you would never be alone
So when your last thread of hope
Begins to come unraveled
Don't give up, He walks beside you
On this journey home and He knows

Life is hard, the world is cold
We're barely young and then we're old
But every falling tear is always understood
Yes, life is hard, but God is good.

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