Day 6

No fast food.

What’s really fast about fast food is the speed with which you will gain weight when you eat it.

Forget about burgers, tacos and the like. Fast food restaurants, in my humble opinion, are one of the main reasons that the majority of Americans are overweight. The burgers are cheap and tasty, but contain a whole day’s worth of calories and a week's worth of salt.

While you’re at it, do not, repeat, do not take your children to fast food restaurants. My youngest son has never been inside of McDonald’s. And you know what? He’s a perfectly happy, well-adjusted, popular kid. He’s also lean and athletic. His schoolmates are increasingly overweight or even obese, which is heart breaking to see. Make the kids' lunch and snacks at home.

From this day on, fast food restaurants do not exist. Just drive on by.