Destiny抯 Belly
Where is your belly going, where has it been? I know that opener probably sounds like the title of an old Joyce Carol Oats story, but I can抰 help but think about the obesity trends in the United States, and how many of us don抰 realize the trouble we抮e in.
The alarming trend hit me when I saw an interactive map at the Centers for Disease Control that tracked obesity as it increased across each of the states over the last 20 years. The dramatic increases can be seen in flashes from one state to the next until the majority of the country is covered with a reddish-orange hue, indicating that between 25-to-29 percent of adults have an Obese Body Mass Index梩hat抯 the measure of body fat based on height and weight.
What抯 really mind boggling about the growing obesity rate is that it抯 based entirely on the adult population. There are no adolescents on this map卬ot yet. And that抯 the real scary part, because you know kids everywhere have more sit-on-the-couch distractions than ever before. Couple that with the odds that many of their parents?own bad eating habits will likely be absorbed by them, and you can抰 help but wonder梬hat is the obesity rate going to be in another 40 years?
I can only imagine what the fad diets will be like then: 揕ose 20 pounds while you play videogames!?Or, 揟ext message your way to a slimmer waistline and a more healthy you!?Geez, I make it sound almost as bad as the real diet plans already out there!
What can we take away from this? Adults need to be aware that their own weight loss plans can mutually benefit their loved-ones around them, especially kids. Show your children the right way to lose fat and inches on the waistline by including them in your own weight loss decisions, and I don抰 mean inviting them to Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig meetings梱ou should already know that fad diets like that may not only be wrong for you, but are probably a bit overwhelming for children.
As always, your focus should be on maintaining a healthy weight, but remember that everyone is different. In the end, follow your gut, and you can抰 go wrong卽nless of course it takes you to the ice cream aisle! Stay positive and keep those weight loss numbers in the negative.
The alarming trend hit me when I saw an interactive map at the Centers for Disease Control that tracked obesity as it increased across each of the states over the last 20 years. The dramatic increases can be seen in flashes from one state to the next until the majority of the country is covered with a reddish-orange hue, indicating that between 25-to-29 percent of adults have an Obese Body Mass Index梩hat抯 the measure of body fat based on height and weight.
What抯 really mind boggling about the growing obesity rate is that it抯 based entirely on the adult population. There are no adolescents on this map卬ot yet. And that抯 the real scary part, because you know kids everywhere have more sit-on-the-couch distractions than ever before. Couple that with the odds that many of their parents?own bad eating habits will likely be absorbed by them, and you can抰 help but wonder梬hat is the obesity rate going to be in another 40 years?
I can only imagine what the fad diets will be like then: 揕ose 20 pounds while you play videogames!?Or, 揟ext message your way to a slimmer waistline and a more healthy you!?Geez, I make it sound almost as bad as the real diet plans already out there!
What can we take away from this? Adults need to be aware that their own weight loss plans can mutually benefit their loved-ones around them, especially kids. Show your children the right way to lose fat and inches on the waistline by including them in your own weight loss decisions, and I don抰 mean inviting them to Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig meetings梱ou should already know that fad diets like that may not only be wrong for you, but are probably a bit overwhelming for children.
As always, your focus should be on maintaining a healthy weight, but remember that everyone is different. In the end, follow your gut, and you can抰 go wrong卽nless of course it takes you to the ice cream aisle! Stay positive and keep those weight loss numbers in the negative.
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