No, it’s not what you think.
You’re thinking: carrying a heavy backpack burns off calories, right?
In fact, there’s a web site called Fatpacking that offers “Weight Loss Backpacking Adventure Vacations”
Their slogan” “Shape Up. Lose Weight. In Just 1 Week. Backpack Your Way to Fun & Fitness!”
But, that’s not what I’m talking about.
You see, researchers have found that carrying extra weight (i.e. a heavy backpack) increases guilt and, as a result, motivates healthier eating.
Here’s the skinny …
When I was a kid, the local school board would biennially warn that football, the band, the honors program and hot lunches would be cut unless a levy was passed to boost real estate taxes.
I remember that – even as a kid – it sounded like a bunch of bull.
Sometimes the levies passed. Sometimes they didn’t.
Regardless of the vote, the stadium lights still glowed bright on Friday nights, the smart kids still got their honors courses, and the cafeteria kept serving up hot slop.
Today’s equivalent of football, band, honors and lunches is Obama’s dire warning that there will be dire consequences if sequestration happens.
Just for openers, the White House says it has no choice but to put the following on the chopping block:
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