The First Reason You’re Fat
The YJA (Young Jain Association) Convention is a convention that rolls around every two years. The main purpose, from I believe it to be, is to portray Jainism (a religion) in a different context to the younger generation. My first experience was one of mixed feelings.
The main concept of any convention is to have good speakers. Just as I strive to bring good content to this website, a good convention needs to have good content. There were a few good speakers at YJA, but there was really nothing that I could take home with me. Some of the better speakers involved Sarano Kelly, Nipin Mehta, and Dhrumil Purohit.
I personally believe that YJA has made a crucial ethical mistake: in order to attract customers (participants) it has sold its soul (purpose).
Put this into the perspective of the fitness industry. To attract clientele and consumers, the fitness industry has bent and twisted the truth to make things sound appealing to the masses. Despite so many fitness products, gyms, and trainers out there, obesity levels have been rising. Now I’m not an expert in obesity, but I think the main problem here is two fold:
Problem #1: Thinking too much
I know in my last post I stated that people are stupid. I still think that this is a problem. People are stupid, but the solution really isn’t to just think more, it’s to ask the right questions and do more. The main question out there right now is: “What causes obesity?” You have to be somewhat stupid if you’e asking that question wearing a lab coat and conducting various experiments on patients and what not. Go out onto the field and look at what kind of things people are putting into their mouths.
I lost 13 pounds over the summer just by staying away from Taco Bell, Soda, and Starbucks. Yes I was working out, but I was working out when I put on 7 pounds of fat. The main different was diet. When I gained 7 pounds of fat in 3 months, I was starting the day off with dunkin donuts, downing two protein bars or shakes a day, and alternating between subway and taco bell for lunch. Oh, and don’t forget the two starbucks coffees per day and various energy drinks. And then I would come home and eat a ton of Indian food. It was a very stressful semester (one of my worst academically), but that was no reason to ignore the simple fact of dieting.
Moral of the story: It’s your DIET stupid!
I want you guys to think about the first problem while I calm myself down and get ready to write about the second problem.
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