I don’t eat sweets, I don’t eat pork, I don’t eat cakes and papayas. That’s how “strict” my diet is. People who know me often see me eating laksa and char kway teow. I’m not ashamed to tell them that I don’t believe in diets.
It’ easy to write a book that tells people what not to eat. I personally know a couple of authors who don’t practice what they preach. So don’t be a sucker and believe everything you read in their books. I just won’t tell you who the authors are. If they ever find out that I’ve blown their cover, I can forget about getting a free Peking duck meal from them.
For gimmicky suppliers of lousy dental products who don’t know how to stuff my mouth with Peking duck, I would not hesitate to tell my patients that their products suck. 20 years after graduation, I’m one mean old dentist who has been there, done it and bought a lot of products that suck when they are not supposed to. Back from a one-week “stint” in the army, my fingers are itching for a bit amateur journalism. In the following weeks, fans of my website will be able to see updates on tooth whitening scams propagated by companies that have paid good money to talented maketing people who can tell convincing lies.
Back to the topic on dieting, health and fitness, I didn’t do too badly for my IPPT at the end of my short incamp. Some soldiers panicked when I overtook them. In their 20s and 30s, they figured thet if a 44-year-old “uncle” overtook them in the 2.4km run, they’d better buck up if he didn’t want to fail the test. There are quite a number of people out there who want to know my secret. They know that I’m a very busy “uncle” running a town practice and generating original content for websites. They also know that I love laksa, potato chips, peking duck and vodka. So how do I keep fit when I’m so busy and “sinful” with regards to dietary restraints?
Wait for my book.
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