Thoughts on Obesity

I was at the Rec Center today and I noticed something. This woman wasn't fat, she was quite obese. In fact, lately, I've noticed quite a bit lately that what's considered "overweight" isn't the norm anymore. Obesity is an obvious issue that American society today seems to be plagued with and struggle with. I'm not going to blame it on McDonalds, Burger King, or any other fast food joint that exists. In all honesty, it isn't their fault.

But, what I have noticed is that people just kind of give up. There are people who will start to gain weight and they find ways to change their diet or their living habits and fix themselves. But, less and less do people actually do that. In fact, just look at the different groups that talk about obesity today. You see that people want to blame food manufacturing companies, fast food businesses, and even places that make organic food perhaps more expensive than the unhealthy crap. We’re so quick to point the finger at other people that we don’t want to blame ourselves.

Here’s the other sad part, when people do get to that place of realizing perhaps it is their fault that they are now living that way or are obese, they just ultimately give up. They don’t want to do anything much to change it. I’m not saying they may not try, but not often will they do the research, find out HOW to do it, and then follow through. Yes, it is a hard and painful process to go through, but you feel and live so much better than you did before you became that way.

Now, my opinion may not be seen as a big deal because of my weight. I’m 6’ 2” and weight between 138-140 LBS. Not by choice, just so you know. I was recently diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. Symptoms include weight loss or lack of gaining, insomnia, and a few other things. It’s frustrating because I’ve always been underweight to match my height. It’s actually worse now with my metabolism and appetite going down. But, I will say that I can still notice things.

My parents went on the REAL HCG diet and lost weight and look amazing. If you asked them how it was, they aren’t going to say it was fun or enjoyable at all. In fact, they’ll probably say something to the extent of it was a severe hardship. However, they will also tell you that it was one of the most rewarding things they’ve done. They have more energy, they look better, and they just generally feel better. Not many people seem to have that nowadays.

I’m not here to say how wrong people are for allowing themselves to gain too much weight or anything like that. However, it’s sad that people get into that kind of rut. The rut where they have to get out is REALLY difficult. I’m actually on the other side of the scale (No pun intended) where I have to find ways to gain and keep weight on my body. Otherwise, I can get extremely sick and actually have the same kind of possible health issues as the people who are overweight. It’s REALLY hard to do too.

If you’re reading this and you’re one of those people who’s dealing with either side of the situation, know this. Not only are you not the only one, but find a way to motivate yourself. Don’t focus on what you are now and how hard it’s going to be. You need to realize what you’re going to be at the end. What you’re going to be able to accomplish and what you’ll have come out of. You’ll have done something that not very many people can do. Realize that as you go through the pain and the hardship, you know it’s going to be a breakthrough that’s going to equal out the pain and suffering.