Weight loss bad for you?
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Well JLM, John Candy is one who would have a more than difficult time putting one foot in front of the other.;-) He was one of those that was "forewarned and should have been forearmed". His own father died about the same age as he did from the same reason. I don't disagree that walking is one of the best things you can do for yourself. My son's ex-Mother-in-law walks miles everyday. She walks at a snail's pace though - literally speaking, and she is quite obese. She lives on a daily diet of T3's. I think if she changed her diet, her pace would speed up, she would lose weight and could probably drop the pain killers.
As I say all this there are dozens of people passing my house with numbers attached to them. Some are running while others are walking to "catch their breath". I have no idea what's going on.
Being over weight myself I really believe that the body reacts to the individual person where people handle their body weights differently but that is only to a point because when one is really obese by more than one hundred pounds the body parts start to break down.
The heavier one gets the more pain they have to endure until they die at a pre-mature age.
The problem with todays society is that food is cheap and work loads are not as strenuous as in the old days and prepared foods have chemicals in them so one wants to eat more.
The personal computer programming is part of the blame where a lot of virtual experiences have popped up so one doesn't have to do the physical energies to attain those same experiences in a reality based world.
If those virtual experiences can incorporate a Wii type system where movement is essential to the experience then more people would be more fit.
I would estimate about 75% of the people are overweight and about 50% are obese and to prove it go to any mall or main street and count for yourself.
If this trend doesn't improve there will be a lot less people getting old
The heavier one gets the more pain they have to endure until they die at a pre-mature age.
The problem with todays society is that food is cheap and work loads are not as strenuous as in the old days and prepared foods have chemicals in them so one wants to eat more.
The personal computer programming is part of the blame where a lot of virtual experiences have popped up so one doesn't have to do the physical energies to attain those same experiences in a reality based world.
If those virtual experiences can incorporate a Wii type system where movement is essential to the experience then more people would be more fit.
I would estimate about 75% of the people are overweight and about 50% are obese and to prove it go to any mall or main street and count for yourself.
If this trend doesn't improve there will be a lot less people getting old
Unless of course he's got chronic joint issues in his knees and hips from his weight, and won't be able to walk that 1/4 mile until he loses some weight. It's a vicious cycle sometimes. It's also though why I think the health system would be better served by having weight management centres than simply by telling people over and over again to lose weight, while providing few decent tools to do so.
You are so wise, Karrie. The guy may be able to manage a swimming program. (but that is a little more expensive)
I think the article in the OP also tries to make a subtle difference between (1) risk and (2) actuality. Countless studies show that overweight and obese people have an increased risk of developing serious disease, but whether the diease actually develops is something different.
Or at least in the same line when they were handing out brains......:smile::smile::smile::smile:
although I think your post is very wise indeed and true,
I would add that 'people' need to 'think', if they are
obese it is because they didn't think, and if there are
facilities available, the ones who don't 'think' won't
show up anyway, many people in this position find every
reason in the world 'why' they are like they are, but
don't 'want' or 'can't think of the correct reasons.
When the mind is closed, it is extremely hard to reach
any part of them that would benefit from available help.
Many people in the 'obese' world want what they want, and
pretend there is no way to help them, and repeat over and over
that they 'can't' do the things that would help them, and
won't try. It is too bad that many times 'poor' health
forces them to do something to stay alive, then it is
a 'much' harder chore than anything they would have done
if they had 'tried' much earlier.
I always carry about ten pounds that I would like to get
rid of, but at my age I musn't let myself get too thin
either, (not a chance lol), as we get older we need a
'small' layer of fat, it is a healthy thing.
Two of my daughters are beginning to 'pack' too much fat
on their bodies, and I sure don't want to natter at them
about it, but I think about it quite a bit, they are young
and healthy right now, and they used to be top rate athletes who looked fantastic, so what is happening here,
and how do I help them without sounding judgemental, I
have to think about that, the italian side of the family
have lots of 'weight' problems, and they do carry that
blood in their veins, and the italians don't seem to
be concerned about weight, but they love to eat. ??????
And, I love to eat too, just as much as they do, but
I stop and 'think' first, and eat in moderation.
And to make it worse it's 90% spaghetti and maccaroni, which is packed with calories but has little or no nutrition.
I don't think it's so much the calories in pasta as it is the carb content and what the body does with that. Our body turns white pasta into sugar and then into fat very fast. White bread the same. Granulated sugar begins to turn to fat the moment it hits your lips. You don't even have to swallow. Pasta has much the same effect as we digest it. We live in a world of "fast to prepare" foods along with fast food restaurants and even high scale restaurants serve us nothing but fat food even if it's not fast food. It's just so easy to boil up some pasta for a meal. No fuss, no muss.
I cook rice pasta sometimes, it is different to cook, not
the same texture, but when it is on the plate with a nice
sauce on it, it tastes the same, and is healthier.
I refuse to give up pasta, but I'll try the rice stuff for sure, been reading some disturbing things about wheat. I love pasta, I will kill for it.