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One topic of interest to almost everyone today is weight loss. There seems to be no end to the arguments about proper weight and health. The facts stand on the side of weight loss. Being overweight is detrimental to optimum health and longevity. Overweight persons experience more health problems and disabilities related to weight issues.

On the other side stand many overweight people who argue right back that they are healthy and happy just the way they are; that the key to happiness is not weight loss, but self acceptance. Overweight is easy to identify at a glance, and that leads some overweight persons to feel that they are being discriminated against and judged.

Arguments continue and the debate can get quite heated. There does seem to be a solid interaction between body image and body size, mental perception and self acceptance.

Overweight people can do one of two things:

1. They can learn to accept the way their body looks and ignore those who offer advice about losing weight and being healthier.
2. They can give weight loss a try to see if their lives, health and self image do improve.

Unfortunately for all involved, the arguing over weight loss does have an effect on proponents of both sides of this weighty issue. Those who argue for losing weight feel frustrated at not being able to get those on the other side to see their concern with health issues. Those who argue against weight loss run into a constant barrage of criticism about the very thing they are trying to accept. No one wins this argument.

Perhaps a better way to approach the whole issue of weight and what is best for everyone is to understand that no program and no recommendation is right for every person. There are too many individual variables involved that brought about the issues in the first place.

1. No one can fight their DNA, not even with a Dr. Oz publicized DNA diet. DNA determines basic body formation and structure, based on inheritance.
2. Environment plays a huge role in maintaining body weight. A child who grows up eating pizza, French fries and soda pop will probably weigh more than a child who was offered fruits, vegetable, and water.
3. Existing health issues affect the ability to gain or lose weight. Metabolism is a major factor in how a body uses calories.
4. Lifestyles are another component of the weight debate. But at least lifestyles offer a chance for change.

Changing lifestyles, instead of the constant bickering over what weight is optimum and healthy, may do more for the overweight person’s ability to accept and/or change their weight than any argument.

A doctor supervised program for weight loss will include a food program, exercise, mental and spiritual care. These all work together with support from family and friends to help improve anyone’s weight, health and happiness.

Keep in mind that the human body took shape millions of years ago, and at that time there were diets. The only low-calorie event in people’s lives was starvation. Those who could cope with a temporary lack of food were the ones who survived. Our bodies, therefore, ahve developed this built-in mechanism to help us survive in the face of low food intake.

When researchers compare overweight and thin people, they find that they ear roughly the same number of calories. What makes overweight people different is the amount of fat that they eat. Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex carbohydrates.

Losing weight is not something one can do overnight. A carefully planned weight loss program requires common sense and certain guidelines. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformantion floating around and lots of desperate people are easily duped and ripped off.

Every day one can open a magazine or newspaper and see advertisements touting some new product, pill or patch that will take excess weight off quickly. Everyone seems to be looking for that “magic” weight loss pill. Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending billions of dollars every year on diet programs and products. Often they do lose some weight. But, if you check with the same people five years later, you will find that nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.

A survey was done recently to try and determine if any commercial diet program could prove long-term success. Not a single program could do so. So rampant has the so-called diet industry become with new products and false claims that the FDA has now stepped in and started clamping down.

Being seriously overweight and particularly obesity can develop into a number of diseases and serious health problems, and it is now a known fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the excess frequently is saturated fat.

The myth is that people get heavy by eating too many calories. Calories are a consideration it’s true, but overall they are not the cause of obesity in America today. Americans actually take in fewer calories each day than they did at the beginning of the century. If calories alone were the reason we become overweight, we should all be thin. But we are not. Collectively, we are heavier than ever. Partly, it is because we are more sedentary now. But equally, as important is the fact that the fat content of the American diet has changed dramatically.

People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time. Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly.

Select an exercise routine that you are comfortable with and remember that walking is one of the best and easiest exercises for strengthening your bones, controlling your weight and toning your muscles.