There is an old saying that goes like this: “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”

Most people look for a no-brainer solution — one stop shopping, even if they have to pay for it.This is why there are fad diets and fitness fads. We’re looking for black-and-white, all-or-nothing solutions like no sugar, no carbs, all meat. A “no” diet is no diet! It’s no diet at all. The human body needs a balance of protein, carbs, and fat. We are wired to desire these things, so we can’t do without them for long.

Exercise is similar. It can be just as harmful to have this attitude about exercise. For example, running didn’t work for me, and stationary biking isn’t ideal either, so I’m looking at skating. And while I do follow a workout plan from a book, it is pretty standard stuff, nothing very original. And I still have to choose when I work out, how much weight to use, and other things.

Simplicity makes sense in some cases. I like simple. Simple is often better, if it works. But my experience with health and weight loss says it doesn’t work. It takes more than that. Sure it takes motivation, but there is so much information available, one must have some personal involvement in the effort to learn about health.

I have no desire to have a kind of template that anyone can follow, because I don’t think it’s possible. So don’t look for “The Running: A FEVER Diet” or “Feverobics”. I’m learning to fish, and I want that for you too. So become an expert in your own health, and do it the hard way.

Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 206 (-68)
Workout time: 103 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 8.63 Miles (448.50)
Steps: 17,894
Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 150.13 (+7)
Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 27%
Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours
2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat