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Originally Posted by Joeschmoe  I didn't think anything that I said was that upsetting and I apologize for upsetting you. I don't think that I'm talking about you and I think that you've done a lot for you health. If we had an epidemic of people who were only 10 pounds overweight, we wouldn't be talking about this.
I don't think i ever said that the obesity problem has nothing to do with over consuming calories. In fact it has everything to do with it. But why are people over consuming? A person who is 40 years old and is 100 pounds overweight has eaten only 25 extra calories per day on average. What makes someone do this? Why do we store fat?
But if you and your wife have lost a lot of weight it sounds like you guys are doing a lot more than simply exercising more and eating less. You have been supplying your body with the kinds of food and exercise it needs to be healthy. You didn't simply take away food, or just add exercise.
I've been there. I could never maintain weight loss with the eat less/exercise more mantra, it took adding healthy activity and food. |
That's OK. It wasn't upsetting to me what you said. I was actually trying to answer in a humorous way. I should have added the smily face!
I agree with what you are saying - it takes healthy activity and healthy food.
But it is possible to eat too much healthy food as well and put on weight.
Going back to the poor guy in the high rise block - he knows he should be eating healthily and exercising more. The point I was trying to make was that he isn't suddenly going to jump off the couch and go down to the beach for a run with his shirt off. It has to be done on a gradient - he has to walk first before he can run.
It doesn't help him to be blitzed with all the wacky diets that are on the market (considering the high failure rate). All I was saying was that he can do something straight away, which is achievable, doesn't cost any money and isn't going to stress him out. At least, it's a start.
I know he needs more fish oils, broccoli, etc, but it is unrealistic to expect him to change the diet/exercise regime he is used to, too quickly (I know you didn't say that, I just mean generally).
He needs to be weaned off the junk food gradually.
People are over-consuming because junk food is so cheap and readily available. And, of course there is the psychological aspect - comfort eating to try and plug some empty hole in their lives. I would go so far to say that in many cases, it is an addiction.