Every year, Americans eat enough hamburgers that if stacked side to side would stretch around the Earth 32 times. That is 50 billion burgers. I did the math. That comes to 156 burgers per person, per year. And that comes to 125,000 calories per person, per year. That equals the suggested calorie intake for two months.
This helps to explain why 75 percent of men and 67 percent of women are clinically overweight. While people living in Utah are the thinnest in the U.S., the heaviest state is Louisiana.
Now I’m going to get personal. Actually, the Bible is. Paul wrote, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
If your recovery has not affected every part of your life, it is not real recovery. True recovery impacts our life in a balanced way – sobriety, spiritual life, physical life, emotional well-being, and more.
Recovery Step: Take better care of yourself.
