opinions on america's obsession with weight?

Question

you know whats really annoying? constantly worrying about my weight. america is obsessed with weight loss and WHY? I am too and I dont get it. I am just so AAAAAGH!!! ok this isnt really a question but whatever. I am so sick of worrying whether eating a cookie will make me gain 5 pounds. I wish I could just eat and stay the same weight or maybe I am and Im just not noticing. and people say eat healthy. salads and stuff? but whenever I eat healthy stuff like an hour later I crave something totally unhealthy! another thing that bothers me is that guys around here go for the anorexically skinny chicks. I mean Im not fat or chubby, but Im not super skinny. and yea. what is with the obsession with weight anyway? I know this isnt a blog so opinions anyone?

Answer 1

It is a time-honored tradition to make resolutions at this time of year. If your resolution is to lose weight - and keep it off, then keep reading! Here are six simple tips that will have you losing weight in a balanced and healthy way.

1. Lose weight with water.
Water is essential for everybody - it is also the key to losing weight. If you haven't been drinking enough water, your body has developed a pattern of storing water. This water retention equals extra unwanted weight.

By drinking more water, you are not only flushing out toxins, you are also teaching your body that it no longer needs to store water. Drink at least 60 ounces of water (about 8 glasses) a day. Boil water and sliced lemons, and drink this throughout the day to help with fluid retention. If you are still not sold on the merits of water, try this on for size: water is a natural appetite suppressant.

2. Soup up your weight loss program.
A simple dietary change will have you shedding pounds: eat a bowl of soup at least once a day. Nutritious, low-salt soups will nourish you as they flush waste from your body. People who eat a serving of soup daily lose more weight than those who eat the same amount of calories but don't eat soup. Go for homemade soup whenever possible, as canned soups are loaded with salt and chemicals.

3. Eat early to keep weight off.
The human body follows a circadian rhythm, which means that the same foods eaten at breakfast and lunch are processed differently than when eaten at dinner. Studies show that when you eat your daily protein and fat at breakfast you tend to lose weight and have more energy; however, eating the same things at dinner tend to increase tendencies toward weight gain. I suggest that you eat your last meal of the day by 7 p.m.

4. Eat smaller meals, more frequently.
Follow an eating schedule with five little meals every day. Eating steadily through the day keeps you from becoming famished and overeating at your next meal. Make a low-fat trail mix from raw almonds, pumpkin seeds, dried plum, and apples and have it available at all times to avoid the tempting lure of high-calorie snacks.

5. Adopt a balanced approach to your diet.
Most of the fad diet programs out there nowadays are extreme in a few recommended foods, or else deprive the body of food altogether. This works in opposition to our metabolism and the results usually don't last, producing a yoyo effect that depresses your metabolic function - not to mention your self-esteem. We are natural beings that need a balance of nutrition from all sources.

Your diet should consist of a balance of organic sources of lean protein, complex carbohydrates, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Instead of white rice and pasta, opt for brown rice, bulgur, millet, or buckwheat.

Eat more green, chlorophyll-rich foods such as broccoli, kale, spinach, and asparagus. Eliminate candy, sugar, soda, and all simple sugars from your diet. Excess sugar ends up being stored as fat in your body, which results in weight gain. Also, keep dairy to a minimum because most dairy products are high in saturated fat. Avoid fatty foods, processed or fried foods.

6. Walk off the weight.
The No. 1 cause of weight gain is inactivity. Physical activity is the key to speeding up your metabolism and burning excess calories. The best way to be physically active is to use your legs! Walk as often and as long as you can. Always take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Step outside during your break at work and take a walk around your building. Consider joining a local hiking club. Try taking a walk 30 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes in the early evening.

I hope this article helps you shed some pounds and add on the years! I invite you to visit often and share your own personal health and longevity tips with me.

May you live long, live strong, and live happy!

-Dr. Mao

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Source(s):
Yahoo! health

Answer 2

I agree. I am 13 years old, and I'm 5 foot 5 inches, and I weigh 91 pounds. Just three days ago one of my classmates asked me if I was anorexic. I'm not. In fact, I eat multiple times a day. I haven't even vomited in five years (just in case anyone thinks I'm bulimic). I am naturally skinny, as both my parents were skinny when they were my age, and it kills me sometimes. Why? Because to everyone else, I'm anorexic. But when it comes to a topic like this, there is no happy medium, as you said. Most people think that if you skinny, it's fine, because it automatically means you're beautiful or something. When, really you are depriving yourself of what your body needs for vanity. I wish it didn't matter so much. When you're obese, you become dependent on food and make yourself susceptible to many disease and disorders. And usually, people only eat when they're sad, because of the way they look. It all boils down to vanity. It seems that no one (or a very small percentage) likes the way they look, and that's why they go to these extremes.

Answer 3

Eat 5 6 small meals a day instead of 3

Answer 4

pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be

Answer 5

if you find yourself at a weight loss plateau up the duration of your exercise routine by five minutes

Answer 6

There is a dirty little secret in America that food manufacturers don't want you to know. And that is the fact that they are legally allowed to add chemicals to the foods they process and hide them under harmless sounding names like "spices."

What these chemicals do is actually make you hungry, because, if they make you hungry, you will eat more of their product. If you eat more of their product, you will have to buy more and they will make more profit.

The biggest mistake that was ever made in our country was to put food and drugs under the same roof via the FDA.

That group alone has done more to make America fat and unhealthy that any other organization. Plus, there is a double plot. If we are fat and unhealthy, there is a greater need for drugs to solve our problems. Again, the drug companies get filthy rich off of us. Can you spell C-O-N-S-P-I-R-A-C-Y?

Answer 7

You should'nt worry so much about your weight, b/c it depends on how you are on the inside. You could look perfect but if you are ugly on the inside no one will notice anyway looks can only carry you but so far. Cause they can fade with age. So enjoy life eat healthy and stay fit figure out a plan that works for you where you can have fun be realistic no one can really look like the models on t.v.

Answer 8

ill just say this about americans. there is an obsession to be thin but the celebrities get people yelling at them on the streets EAT SOMETHING and other insults at them to gain weight. but you dont hear about people yelling at obese on trhe streets.

theyy need to find a middle and iff they are gonna put pressure on people to be thin theyy need to be supportive not yell at people for what they have made them become.


hope that made sense.

Answer 9

dont stress over it.... i lost 10 punds recently and ive been eating.. butwhen i diet it see,s th pounds never leave

Answer 10

they are just a bunch of fatheads