Kudos...

Kudos to Governor Huckabee on his upcoming book about fitness and his weight loss. I think he has been an inspiration to the people of Arkansas when it comes to fitness. I am impressed how he was able to transform is himself from flabby, out of shape person to a guy in his late 40's to a person who ran the Little Rock marathon in a little over 2 years.

I think its great that in his book, he simply says the best way to be fit and healthy is to eat less and exercise more. Of course, almost most every knows that but its not easy so that's why very few books have been written about it.

It is silly the conspiracy theorists who claim that the 'guv lost the weight because he secretly had a gastric bypass (GB) instead of going to the weight loss center at UAMS..

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with GB, I think its an excellent procedure for people who have had trouble losing weight in the past and are very obese. If the 'guv had 200 pounds to lose instead of 100 pounds, he probably would have been a good candidate for a GB.

My Sister in Law had a GB done back in January. She has been trying to lose weight unsuccessfully for probably 20 years and needed to get the weight off before she started having some serious health problems. To date, she has lost over 90 pounds and looks and feels much better. Additionally, she is changed her lifestyle and no longer desires the unhealthy foods that she had previously loved so much. I am so proud of her for taking this step get control of her life.

Oh and as a side note, does anybody not see the irony of a Krispy Kreme being next door to the Arkansas Heart Hospital??? LOL!