| Depending on where you live you need only look | | | | and doing things that will get you moving again will go |
| around and you can see that many people in this | | | | a long way towards taking off excess pounds and |
| country are struggling with their weight. It is very | | | | making you healthy again. |
| prevalent where I live. There is never a time when I | | | | It takes 3 things to lose weight and just to be |
| go to the grocery store that there are not several | | | | healthy in general. These things are eating a healthy |
| individuals on mobility scooters because of their | | | | diet, following a fitness program and having a healthy |
| weight. Their baskets are not usually filled with fruits | | | | mental attitude. Many people that are obese will need |
| and vegetables either. But what can we do to reduce | | | | to change their relationship with food before they will |
| this trend? | | | | be able to lose enough weight to be healthy. Many |
| As a society, education is our best defense. There | | | | people that are overweight often comfort |
| are a large number of people that do not understand | | | | themselves with food by eating when they are |
| nutrition. Decades ago, this was not as important | | | | angry, stressed, bored or lonely. You will have to |
| because we did not have fast food restaurants on | | | | make a conscious effort to eat only when you are |
| every corner and computers, several TVs and game | | | | truly hungry or during planned meal times. |
| consoles in every home. Twenty years ago more | | | | Exercise is another part of being healthy. You can be |
| people lived simpler lives and this included eating | | | | at your ideal weight and you will still have to exercise |
| meals at home and spending time participating in | | | | to have healthy muscle tone and a heart that is in |
| physical activities. | | | | good shape. There is no substitute for exercise and it |
| Even today's work environment has changed and it | | | | should be part of your weekly routine if you expect |
| has made people more sedentary. It is easier to send | | | | to live a long and healthy life. If you begin to make |
| an email than to get up and go over and talk to the | | | | small sensible changes in your diet, activity level and |
| person. I have even seen people in the same home | | | | your relationship with food, you will be amazed at |
| call each other on cell phones rather than walk over | | | | how quickly you begin to see changes in your body |
| and have a real conversation. Making small changes | | | | and the way that you feel. |