OBESITY - A GROWING PROBLEM

The biggest and largest growing problem in America is obesity. There are many contributing factors to the cause of obesity. Genetics plays a role, diet, exercise (or lack thereof), alcohol consumption, and even ethnicity may even play a part. Americans have been gaining weight at an alarming rate over the last 20 years. The three biggest factors that we believe to contribute to this are fast food, alcohol consumption, and lack of exercise. In 1990, not a single state had an obestity rate higher than 14%. 1994, was the first year that all states had data to report on obesity, by this time 16 states had broken the 15% barrier. The obestity rate has doubled in the last 20 years. Today, blacks have 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, though the problem does not discriminate. Income levels played a part in obesity rates as well. Lower income families tended to be more obese, more than likely because fast food is cheap and appealing to low income families. This page is to here to help turn a big momma into a heathly momma. I also believe that obesity is tied to hair loss.

There are many different weight loss methods and programs out there. Many work, many are just money making schemes with little success, and many weight loss mothods work for some people and not for others. Again, the hardest but most effective ways to lose weight are eliminating or limiting alcohol consumption and fast food combined with exercising. The Nintendo Wii can be a great tool to make exercise more entertaining than traditional methods.

Nowadays, people are so busy and tired and unmotivated to exercise. Exercise can be boring and not everyone has the time or money to attend a gym class or work out center. Everyone wants to take a magic pill and watch those pounds disappear. The fact of the matter is that if there were a pill that guaranteed weight loss, the 2008 map above would look like the 1994 map. There is no quick and easy way to lose weight. If you have ever watched the show, The Biggest Loser, the people work their asses off to lose each and every pound. Some weeks, even with proper diet and exercise, they gain a couple pounds, though usually it is because they are converting fat into muscle.

We understand that your self-esteem can be damaged by your weight. You can do things to change that. It takes time, determination, and changing your living habits. Alcohol is one of the biggest contributors to obestity. Please drink responsibly. Drinking and driving is dangerous and can be deadly. Drinking in moderation is essential to losing weight and good health.

WEIGHT LOSS IS NOT CHEAP!

You get what you pay for in life, and food is no different. Part of the reason you are in the situation you are in is likely from eating "cheap" food. Face it, nobody got to become overweight overnight. It was probably caused from day in and day out of eating unhealthy food, or drinking alcohol, or not exercising, or a combination of all three. Unhealthy food is inexpensive and high in calories and fat. In order to reverse the effects of that, you are going to need to spend some money to eat healthier. If losing weight was cheap and easy, the obesity crisis would NOT have ballooned so quickly.

What Can I Do To Lose Weight?

 

The easiest method to lose weight is to EAT HEALTHY, minimize alcohol intake, and exercise. However, many people just do not want to spend the time cooking healthy. It is so much easier to go through a drive through and pick up a McHeartAttack burger combo meal. You can lose weight on your own, but it requires discipline. Some other methods that have worked are listed below.

One simple and easy to follow plan is BistroMD. BistroMD's team of dietitians and chefs have worked exhaustively to come up with a complete system that is simple and effective. Customers order from one of their four programs and enjoy tasty, nutritious balanced meals. Just heat, eat and lose weight! What could be easier?

BistroMD has been featured on the Dr. Phil show TWICE.

There are many different ways to lose weight, supplements are usally not the most effective or healthy way to do it. Here are two proven methods that work. Medifast is the only program recommended by more than 20,000 doctors since 1980. If the company has been around since 1980, thats just one sign that their weight loss methods work, or they would have gone out of business.

 

Portion control is another huge issue that Americans struggle with. In watching Dr. Phil today, they made a good point that it takes about 20 minutes for the signal to get from the stomach to the brain telling it that it is full. Many of us overeat because we have seconds and thirds before waiting 15-20 minutes and really thinking, "Am I still hungry?". A big momma can become a healthy momma through a proper diet.