An Ounce Of Obesity Prevention Can Be Worth Several Hundred Pounds Of Cure

Obesity is a growing epidemic that's slowly but surely making its way around the globe. It's taking the lives of millions, stripping them of their quality of life and dooming them to a relative eternity of health problems. Doctors are fighting it, but there's only so much treating the symptoms is going to do.

To end obesity, one must prevent it in the first place. Searching for that easy cure isn't going to happen any time soon if ever.

Why Hundreds of Pounds of Cure Just Isn't Enough

If you're overweight, just lose some weight. It's what doctors have been telling patients for years. But obesity rates continue to rise. As we become more and more aware of the danger those obesity rates pose to our long-term well-being, it becomes increasingly obvious that losing weight isn't enough. You might get the weight off, but the damage it's already done to your body could last for a lifetime.

A toll that will last a lifetime. Hardly seems worth it, does it?

Developing a Healthy Lifestyle is the Secret to Nipping Long-Term Obesity in the Bud

Don't get me wrong. I understand that there are reasons people are overweight. I have about 20 stubborn pounds leftover from my childbearing years that refuse to go anywhere any time soon. But there's a vast difference between being on the upper end of the healthy weight scale and watching your BMI skyrocket off of the charts.

Losing weight is extremely difficult and requires a great deal of discipline. Use that discipline to avoid becoming overweight to begin with. Develop a healthy lifestyle to keep the pounds from accumulating and you will never have to take them off.

Don't Buy Foods Laden with Calories

Eating habits are usually the culprit in the battle of the bulge, so let's start with that. The rules pertaining to junk food are very easy to comprehend. Since you cannot eat what you cannot see, don't buy it. Leave those yummy, fatty, sugary, unhealthy treats on the grocery store shelves where they belong. Buy vegetables and fruit and snack on that. Prepare them when you get them home so that they are easy to eat. Wash the veggies and cut them into bite size pieces and wash the fruit and arrange all to make an attractive and tempting display.

Put a Fruit Bowl on the Table

Mindless snacking can rack up hundreds of calories in a day. Keep fruit and other low-cal, healthy snacks at arm's length at all times for an acceptably healthy substitution.

Water Only

When you are thirsty, opt for water instead of sodas and juices.

Mind Your Portions

Eating more than you need of healthy foods can still pile on the pounds. Pay attention to the portions on your plate whether it's lean meat or mashed potatoes with gravy. An easy trick to use to fool the eye and the stomach is to use a smaller dinner plate than you normally do. This simple little trick can do amazing things to your waistline.

Move your Body

Move it in a way that is fun for you so it isn't a chore and you will keep it up every single day. Try walking the dog, shooting hoops, riding your bike, jumping rope or any combination of them. The exercise you get doesn't have to involve a cash expenditure on your part. You don't need a gym membership to be healthy. But, hey, if you like going to the gym, go for it - just don't be a stranger.

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