Weight control

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I envy people who stay slim no matter how much they eat. I'm not overweight, but that's only because I'm very careful about what I eat. About half a year ago, I was a little overweight, so I became even more careful about my diet. With a little discipline, I lost several kilos. Now my weight is fine and it's staying that way.

The world of advertising is full of weight control products. On satellite TV, for example, we often see long commercials for expensive diet foods and beverages, dance-along videos, and various machines for indoor exercise. There is even a vibrator that supposedly shakes the fat right out of your body!

The commercials show very happy people eating or drinking, dancing, exercising, or getting jiggled by a machine. Of course, they all promise to help us reduce weight and feel good about ourselves.

Lots of people waste a lot of money on commercial weight loss products. Maybe they actually work for some people, but I've never met such a person.

As far as I know, for ordinary people, the best way to control weight is keep physically active and to eat and drink sensibly. It doesn't take strenuous exercise or special diet products. It only takes a healthy, nutritious diet and a bit of self-control.

A good diet has to be maintained, and for me that's the hard part. The best way, of course, is to stay a little hungry, but sometimes at night I need a little help. I keep a bottle of water in the refrigerator, and when I get desperate I have a couple of carrot sticks or slices of ginger. Some people may need more help, but this seems to work pretty well for me.