If given a choice, would  you give up your job to keep from being overweight? Furthermore, are you willing to be poor and not have any extra weight or be rich and overweight?

If you chose unemployment, you're not alone. However, if you picked rich and overweight, you're out in the cold. June's Fitness magazine reports that slightly more than half of the 1,007 Americans in a recent, scientific poll said they would rather be unemployed than gain 75 pounds because finding a job is much easier than losing weight. Fifty-eight percent and 54 percent of the women and men respectively would face the unemployment line rather than pack on the pounds.

And 63 percent of the women and 55 percent of the men would rather be broke with no extra pounds to lose than be rich and "substantially overweight."

'Monumental struggle'

"People believe it's a monumental struggle to lose 75 pounds," says Liz Vaccariello, executive editor of Fitness. "They think they can find a job much easier than the commitment it takes to lose weight, which means giving up food, which people love, and moving more, which many people don't love.

"In reality, small daily changes can make weight loss a much less daunting effort."

The survey also showed that three-fourths of the men and slightly more women would not reduce their IQs by 20 pounds just to gain "perfect bodies," but about 5 percent of both sexes said they'd consider it in a heartbeat.

A fourth of the women would rather get their wisdom teeth yanked out than shop for swim wear. In addition, of all the body parts people would love to change, the abs rank at the top for 36 percent of the women and nearly half of the men.

Editor's Note: This article includes information from USA Today newspaper.

Source: Nubella News
Posted by: Steve Smith
Reference: Fitness magazine, USA Today
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