Exercise Makes You…Fat?
Oh, come on now…that has got to be a put on. Somebody is pulling my leg, yankin’ my chain, and putting one over on me. This must to be a joke:
Now, I know that CNN.com isn’t the bastion of deep think that they wish they were, but did someone over there actually think that this was a solid enough of a story to give it pictorial front page coverage? Jeezy Creezy…of course exercise makes you hungry. You’re converting stored energy into movement, thus requiring your body to replenish its spent supplies, but exercise does not make you chow down on pork rinds, Big Macs, or sugary soda drinks.
To quote from this ridiculous “article”:
But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don’t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?
Listen to me Mr. John Cloud (if that is indeed your real name), I’ll repeat: Exercise does not make you fat. Your eating habits do.
Put down the Cheetos, step away from the Slim Jims, and push yourself back from the deep dish pizza.
Exercise is good for you. If you don’t believe that to be an absolute truth, Mr. Cloud, then you’re more obtuse than I give you credit for. Seriously, I believe the “WTF” tag was created for stories just like these. Man…they’ll let anybody write for CNN / Time nowadays, won’t they?
Hey, I have a nifty idea. Give me the opportunity to contribute an article to CNN. I have several solid leads that would make for banner headlines; drinking water leads to hydration, puppies and kittens are cute ‘n cuddly, and skydivers jump out of perfectly good aeroplanes (yes, John Cloud, that’s spelled correctly). Don’t ask where I get these Earth-shattering stories from. I refuse to give up my sources, and will protect them to the death. I swear, on the holy FSM, that I’ll make more sense than this John Cloud character.
So…whatdoyasay CNN…do I gots the job?
