Lose Weight
We've all seen those ads on TV or online about promising you can easily loose 10-15 pounds in a week. People are constantly looking for that perfect diet and wonder which one of the numerous diets available they should choose to help them to lose weight? For some people the need to lose weight is a serious life saving business whereas for others it may just be to lose weight to look a little better in that wedding outfit or to get into a new dress for a special occasion. But whatever the reason the desire to lose weight can become an obsession and people will go to unbelievable ends to make this happen.
Weight loss has the same effect as many medical conditions, whereby the patient doesn't want to make any lifestyle changes, but wants a magic pill or potion that will solve their problem. Unfortunately in both cases there is no quick fix and in order to "solve the problem" it is important to look at the reasons why the problem exists in the first place.
Most people are content to lose weight by following a simple calorie controlled diet or by attending a club like Weight Watchers, others have to resort to more drastic measures to lose weight, like having their stomach's stapled or undergoing an operation such as liposuction to remove several pounds of fat from their bodies. These people often have a more serious problem needing a more serious approach to help them to lose weight.
We are also far more concerned with image, particularly amongst the younger generation who feel they should look like the super models and want to be able to wear the latest fashions. Their desire to lose weight can often become an issue if this becomes an obsession. Many young people who start off wanting to be "super model slim" can very easily become anorexic if it is in their nature to become overly obsessive.
Basically we are fast developing multiple nations of overweight and even obese individuals who are now wanting to lose weight either because their doctors have advised them to or because they have decided for themselves that they will be healthier if they lose weight or will simply look and feel better.
Our governments are constantly throwing statistics at us about the growing number of obese individuals, especially children, and are now introducing ways of helping these individuals to lose weight. Whole families are being put on programs to help them to lose weight and several television programs are also jumping on the bandwagon, promising to help you to "lose weight and shape up in six weeks".
In my experience far too many parents indulge their children by giving in to their fads and fancies and are too eager to give them sugary treats and too often have trips to the fast food establishments. There is nothing to beat some good home cooking with natural ingredients. The sooner parents realize this the sooner the obesity epidemic will diminish and the need to lose weight will be a thing of the past.
My ideas may be seen as "old fashioned" but at the end of the day the ever growing need to lose weight is a modern epidemic.
Janet Matthews
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