The Right Attitude For Easy And Consistent Weight Loss

By Cindy Burgenstein

More and more people today are overweight. And not just a few pounds. People are starting to find themselves in the obese category at an alarming rate. Although this is getting to be a bigger and bigger problem, it can simple to fix.

Two thirds of adults today are overweight, or obese. And this number is steadily rising. Being overweight can have an impact on many other aspects of both physical and emotional health.

The curious thing is that as more and more people are getting fatter and fatter, you can see more and more books and diets and fads cropping up.

If you venture into the weight loss section of your bookstore, you won't find any lack of choices. Bread diets, protein diets, hot dog diets. You name it, somebody has written a book about it.

One possible reason it can seem so hard to lose weight, is that often times we think of getting slim as something unpleasant we do once, and then forget about it, like having your wisdom teeth pulled.

This doesn't usually work, obviously. There are many reasons we are overweight besides simply not eating right and insufficient exercising. If it were that simple, everybody would be skinny and healthy. What are some of these reasons?

Most of us work at jobs where we don't need to move around all that much. There has been a lot of these jobs created in recent years. And because we are so busy, it can be impossible to take the time to eat properly. We are surrounded by too many easy choices.

The sad thing is, is that if we live our lives on autopilot, surrounded by easy but unhealthy food choices, and our physically undemanding desk jobs, it's almost guaranteed that we'll continue to struggle with our weight. Only when you make a conscious, permanent change can you lose weight and keep it off.

How do we do this? Try not to focus on losing weight, but rather on slowly shifting to a healthier lifestyle. Make small, slow changes that will have a big impact over time. Only when you change your lifestyle, and keep the change, can you have that slim body that you deserve. - 29957

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