McDonald’s Pays for Manager’s Obesity

October 29, 2010 admin 1 comment

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Hi,

Did you see the story about the Brazilian McDonald’s manager?

Turns out he gained 65 pounds over 12 years working at McDonald’s. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone, but I guess it was to him.

As a manager he felt it was necessary to sample the food to make sure it met the quality necessary for McDonald’s.

And the free lunches everyday probably didn’t help either.

So instead of taking responsibility for what he was putting in his mouth, he abdicated all responsibility and blamed it on McDonald’s. And the judge agreed!

There are some lesssons to be learned here. First of all, his case is not unusual.

Most people gain weight over a period of time. Gaining 5 – 6 pounds a year like this guy did is pretty common.

And it is so slow that most people do not even notice it. At least not until a year or two has passed.

But, that is the time to do something about it. Don’t do like this guy did and just keep eating and eating for 12 years and then realize that you have gained 65 pounds.

It is much easier to lose 5-6 pounds and keep it off than it is to lose 65 pounds.

The other point is that somewhere along the line you and everyone else in the world has to take responsibility for your own actions.

To keep eating as you get bigger and bigger is a decision. This guy made that decision and he got obese.

If you are overweight, then you have to realize that it is your decisions that got you that way. (Unless you are a child living at home, then I will cut you some slack.)

Every time you take a bite of food you are making the decision to keep eating. Now you have to decide how much of it to eat.

You also have to decide what kinds of food you are going to eat. This is not rocket science. I am sure everyone knows that broccoli is better for you than potato chips.

Yet, more potato chips are sold than broccoli every day of the year.

What are you deciding?

But, here is a bigger truth. It is very easy to blame others for your life and health.

Are you overweight? It is easy to blame others for being that way. You can blame your parents, you can blame your job, you can blame advertising and so on.

In reality there is only one person to blame and that is you.

So take responsibility.

Once you take responsibility then something fantastic happens.

You can decide to change. This takes an instant. An instant to change your life.

Once you make this new decision your body will start changing also.

That is the miracle of your body. It will react to you making good decisions. You can lose weight and fat. You can build muscle, get stronger. You can have more energy.

It doesn’t matter if you are 65 pounds, or more, overweight. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t exercised in 30 years.

You can start on your new body as soon as you make the decision.

Take an instant right now and change.

Thanks,

Mike Val