I am about to spout off here - you may agree or disagree - my spouting is definitely debatable. I just need to get this off my chest.
I am no angel and many times I don't practice what I preach BUT there is one thing I don't get.... I do blame Dr's for not doing anything about this too.
Someone I know has been getting a lot of tests for heart issues and diabetes. This person is obese, VERY obese. No 50 or 75 or even 100 lbs over weight but way more than that...
They are not liking the fact that they need to level their sugars and they scoff at the heart issues. They blame ?? for their health problems but not once do they consider it to be their weight. If I was the Dr the first thing I would say is LOSE WEIGHT - eat right and exercise!. When you do eat right you will be eating to keep your sugars level and lose at the same time.
Why don't Dr's teach this to people? Why don't they enforce it!? Are they worried about hurting someones feelings? Is it all about money? or do they not know anything about nutrition themselves? They (Dr's & Patient) need education, support and help.
I am 50 lbs overweight. Has my Dr ONCE said to me that I should lose weight? NO.
Why not? I have no idea!
What I DO know is the heavier I get the more health issues I get. I KNOW i should lose weight and I do work on losing weight -
do I slide? YES! I am not perfect by any means. For example, I gained again this week.
Am I happy about that? NO
Am I aware of it? YES all the time! I am very aware of what I put in my mouth good or bad. I weigh every week to keep in control.
Can I do something about that? YES. I can track, drink more water, do more exercise.
When I do this I FEEL WAY BETTER!
Do I blame someone else for my weight problem? NO
When I have a health issue do I blame someone else? NO
What I do with my body; what I put into it, how I use it, is my doing.
If I do it out of ignorance then there is education to help me
If I do it when I know there is a better way? then I should get a swift kick in the butt.
If I lost family members to obesity wouldn't it make one think to do something different?
Some seem to act very ignorant to the fact that it is their choices that got them to the unhealthy state they are in. But the worse thing about it is they want a pill to fix it and not do anything at ALL to cure the problem!
And ppl we CAN CURE obesity!
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We think that this is a great realization. We think all people are aware that eating healthy and exercising regularly is beneficial to the body. They just don't practice it. Perhaps due to lack of motivation. Weight loss requires self discipline and control. Think that you are doing it for yourself and for your love ones too.
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