[quote]Professor X wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
i dont need some New Yorker Magazine to tell me what causes obesity.
sedentary lifestyle
poor food choices
wow, i should be a columnist
it doesnt matter about whats convenient either. you could surround me with heroin addicts all day long and guess what, i wouldnt do heroin, in fact i would stop hanging around with them especially if i knew what negative effects heroin had on the body. now just replace the word heroin with junk food and you can see what so many people in america ARENT doing. you can pre cook your meals and bring them with you to work, you can drive the extra 5 minutes to Panera instead of McDonalds, or spend that extra $2. take the stairs, the stairs are too hard? no, you’re too weak, stairs are just stairs; they’re inanimate and to blame an inanimate object for your short comings is pretty weak also.
i know so many people who just refuse to walk places, its so sad. like if they cant a ride to something thats like 6-10 blocks away they wont go because its “too far”. these are people who carry a bag of groceries up the stairs and the next day have considerable DOMS.
I have noticed the eating habits of obese people I have worked around and most make food into a celebration. Lunch time is party time. Every social interaction they have is food related. Much like you wrote, if they wanted to change, they could…but they act like it is too much peer pressure to avoid meeting friends at a fast food place daily for lunch.
Most of them also snack on junk all day long yet would all claim they have “tried everything” if you were to ask them about weight loss.[/quote]
X, you are right. I work in an office setting where a sedentary lifestyle is the norm. When someone celebrates an occation, they bring in donuts for everyone to eat and by the end of the day, they were all gone.
But, our attitude towards food has to change. Society uses food as a substitute for something lacking in their life. It is much easier to say “Yes” than it is to say “No.” People take better care of their car than they do of their bodies. They will fuel their car with Premium Unleaded fuel, then drive to the fast food restaurant.
I find it truly sad when I see a child around 5 years old who is obsese.