Japanese Do Diets Right

I hate diets. While Americans spend billions of dollars a year making themselves miserable trying to loose some extra weight, I eat cake, wear bikinis that clearly show my stretch marks, and try to keep a healthy attitude about my appearance. Sure, sometimes my muffin top gets to me, but dieting just seems like a form of self-hatred when it involves eating pre-packaged low-cal food.  Yuck!

But just like technology, Japan seems to have one up on us in the dieting category.  In an article in fitness magazine, Fytte, Japanese women submitted the top 10 weight loss programs that worked for them. Much to my surprise, they actually sound fun.  From #4—Pelvis Exercises that include hula hooping—to #8—taking a bath in scented salts for 45 minutes a day—slimming down never sounded so good!  Who knows, maybe I’ll finally cave on this dieting stigma and learn to put my tummy to good use with belly dancing.  [Calorie Lab]