Sleeping Your Way to a Better Body

On Friday, I was helping Charlie with a math problem. The question asked how many calories a person burns lying still in bed for ten minutes. The answer was 12.3 calories. Charlie said,"The answer is 123."

"Charlie, think about your answer and ask yourself if it's logical."

Charlie (in a snotty tone) insisted, "It is! It's 112.3 calories!! That's right!"

I say cheerfully, "Charlie, does it seem reasonable that a person could burn 112 calories in ten minutes just laying in their bed doing nothing? If that were true, then everyone would be going to bed to lose weight , not jumping on treadmills or exercising. Why don't you take a look at your decimal point."

He stubbornly held it his ground; "I already did! It's right!"

I want to live in Charlie's world...

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