A recent report from the Associated Press proves what we have all been hearing lately; obesity is on the rise in the U.S. at an alarming rate. According to the article, obesity rates climbed higher in 31 states and there was not a single state that showed a decline.
We have become such a sedentary lot. I have such a hard time thinking of Obesity as a disease or epidemic. For the most part we are all well educated reasonably thinking human beings and we all should know that fatty foods and a sedentary lifestyle will lead to weight gain and health risks. Is it hard to find the motivation to eat right and exercise, yes! But once you begin eating a well rounded diet and exerting yourself by some form of strenuous activities it becomes a habit and then a lifestyle and it feels so good to feel healthy. I have never tried any of the diets listed above. Frankly they scare me. Losing weight is a matter of eating fewer calories than you?re burning, while many take that as advice to seriously restricting the calories consumed it would be wiser to think of it as the need to exercise more and simply to cut out SOME of the junk food. Last note... It will inevitable be easier for some to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight than others, genetics or health problem being what they are, there is very little to do but know that you may have to work harder and struggle more than the person next to you but that is no reason to quit and give up. So here is to eating well and working out hard and to living a healthy long life.