We Are Eating Ourselves To Death
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Have we finally reached the point where we “as a society” can’t control our weight? The disturbing trends of overweight Americans is an epidemic now and there is no clear change in sight. Today’s people have gotten to the point where things are too convenient. Fast food, comfortable cars, video games, and remote controls have made our life so easy that we don’t do the things our parents and grand parents did in order to control weight gain.
I blame the start of this all on McDonalds as that was the first fast food franchise in America where you no longer had to dine inside and prices were affordable for everyone. The original hamburger was only 10 cents. This started a trend to eat more since the cost was so small that buying more than just one seemed like the thing to do. No one cared about transfat and cholesterol, just the taste of those fatty little burgers. They also started the trend to “drive-thru” so that you didn’t even have to get out of your car get your menu items.
Our parents and grandparents did things that are considered foolish for most now. Why walk to a local grocery store in town and get one bag of items when you can drive to a supermarket miles away and stock up for the week. Don’t get up and change the channel because a wireless remote can work from across the room. There’s no sense in taking an evening stroll because the next sitcom or reality moment is about to take place.
We forget that by creating all the conveniences of our present day we have removed the function of physical exertion. This was thought to be an annoyance that was overcome by invention after invention to make things “easy”. Well we got out easy and a whole lot more. The average American is either overweight or obese. Yep, you hear that right and in case it doesn’t sink in I’ll say it again. Over 50% of Americans are either overweight or obese. As a nation we are fat and as a nation we have developed problems that may never go away.
Fat, overweigh or obese people cost more at work from loss of productivity by more time off to deal with medical issues. They have become a huge part of the type II diabetes trend. The amount of heart attacks in overweight individuals triples when compared with those that are not. Respiratory problems, joint and orthopedic problems and a long list of medical issues are caused by eating too much.
The majority of America is running out of time and well on their way to eating themselves to death. As a Nation, we have to act to curb this activity or we are doomed. I’m not saying that lawmakers need to step in, but maybe there needs to be some thought on how to combat this problem. Social interaction is done on a computer now and not by engaging with your neighbor. We need a physical fitness plan that every American should follow and want to be part of. It’s time to get off the couch and be active again.
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Lose Weight Fast
I’m sure most of you have seen advertisements from the weight loss industry that boasts the statement lose weight fast. If you take a look around the search engines for help, you are bombarded with promises of incredible weight loss that you’d almost be stupid not to try their product or system. Here’s a few examples of what I’m talking about with the first sentence in their advertisement: You Can Lose 30 Pounds In 30 Days, or Safely Lose 9 Pounds Every 11 Days!, how about Lose 1 Jean Size Every 7 Days! Lose 18lbs in 4 days.
Those are incredible promises and there are many people out there that really believe that those feats can be accomplished for any person that tries them. I especially like the one of lose a jean size every 7 days. So If I were to take that literally, a woman that is a size 10 and feels that she is over weight would be a 2 in a month. Of course if she keeps going she would be in negative sizes in 2 months. How about lose 9 pounds safely every 11 days? In 33 days you would have lost 27 pounds, 66 days 54 pounds, etc.
Anyone that has put on excessive pounds over the years has paused and looked at themselves in the mirror and wanted to do something about it. A loss of water weight can be expected the first week with what seems like a huge amount of weight lost. The problem is that people reach a point where weight is just not going to fall off of you that quickly. Even those that participated in the show “The Biggest Loser” had periods of time when they only lost a pound in a week and that’s with supervised diets and massive exercise plans.
Losing weight takes a total plan and not some drop it fast plan. You need a regiment of exercise and correct diet. There needs a plan in place that helps keep you motivated to continue this process. Remember, it took a long time to put this weight on, so it doesn’t come off overnight. Take a look at all of these plans and use a bit of caution when selecting. If it seems to good to be true it probably isn’t.
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Weight Watchers Points Caculator
I happened to stop by another blog Making Mommy Hot and came across this great little calculator from diets in review. It works with the Weight Watcher’s plan and all you need to know is the number of Calories, Fat grams and Fiber in the food or beverage you’re consuming- and the total points will appear. If you happen to use that plan, this is a great tool to help. For those of you that have a blog and would like to get this little widget, you can find it here
Visit DietsInReview.com. Hundreds of Diets to pick from like Weight Watchers and Weight Watchers for Men.
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