From Men's Health, 15 tips that will make you "healthier, slimmer, stronger and happier," including my favorite (because it validates what I already do):
1. Eat Bacon and Eggs for Breakfast
Regularly skipping breakfast increases your risk of obesity by 450 percent. Moreover, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that people who regularly ate a protein-rich, 600-calorie breakfast lost significantly more weight in 8 months than those who consumed only 300 calories and a quarter of the protein.
And no, eggs and bacon aren't unhealthy. (Overeating eggs and bacon—or anything else—is what's unhealthy.) In fact, whole eggs contain more essential vitamins and minerals per calorie than any other food. They're also one of the best sources of choline, a substance your body requires to break down fat for energy. What's more, in a recent review of dozens of scientific studies, Wake Forest University researchers found no connection between egg consumption and heart disease. As for bacon, once it's been cooked it contains just 1 gram of saturated fat per slice—and one-third of that is the kind that has no effect on cholesterol levels.
Now if I can just find the studies recommending double cheeseburgers for lunch, chili dogs with fries and onion rings for dinner, and ice cream just before bedtime, I'll be all set.
Probably the most useful rule, though the ickiest, is, "Use the bathroom stall nearest to the door. It has the fewest germs and the most toilet paper, because everyone walks past it." And by the time you get to work after that hearty bacon-and-egg breakfast, the closest stall might be just the thing, eh?
