Is America Sinking In A Vat Of Fat?

What has happened to the superiority of the U.S.A. Remember being proud to be an American? Remember when the brunt of comedians jokes were the French and the English? Now they taunt jokes such as "land of the free, home of the brave? More like Land of the fat, home of the whopper! We even have
POOR fat people!"

Now THAT's embarrassing!

Obesity is making the headlines in every state of our country. Current statistics place 64 percent of the adult population within some definition of obesity, from overweight to morbid obesity. Women and men are about equally represented (64.5 million women, 65.1 million men) in the 129.5 million American adults who are overweight. Nearly 62 percent of women and 67 percent of men are overweight. These statistics mean that less than half of the American adult population is of a healthy weight!

This year roughly 400,000 Americans will die from obesity related problems. Obesity in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions in the last twenty years and will soon replace tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death. Even more troubling news points out that obesity is not discriminatory. Obesity in children has doubled since the early eighties. How could this happen?

Obese people feel unwelcome in public. We know that our bodies will overflow the standard size seats on airplanes, in movie theaters, in public auditoriums, and at the opera. The narrow seats of school bleachers, church pews and park benches are uncomfortable and crowded places.

Fat people don't need to be reminded that they have a problem. Overweight people are rarely happy about their obesity. We have mirrors and bathroom scales like other people do.Obesity affects more than health. These are some of the effects of obesity: poor health, guilt, self-loathing, embarrassment, low energy, and social isolation. These issues, these feelings obviously add to the problem. As eating brings comfort, these effects fuel the desire for eating,
which heightens the feelings of quilt, embarassment, etc., and, well, you get the rest. They are among the many topics discussed on a new site constructed from the expertise of trusted Behavioral weight loss designer Susan Richardson, and brought to life by online content engineer, Storme
Brown.

"...we are food addicts. Both on a psychological and a physiological level. And we need to be realistic about this..." Says Susan Richardson when asked what she contributes to be the main problem with the state of American obesity. "We need to first condition our brains, our attitudes, and our self judgement."

Children, teens and adults who are overweight often feel isolated and lonely. Some of us are outgoing, compensating for what we perceive to be a lack of physical appeal. We are often willing to give more time and attention to others than we get back for themselves.

"We have to realize that we are worth it" Ms. Richardson Adds, "and develop a vision of that beautiful, healthy, person that is inside of us waiting to emerge. We have to turn the attention back to ourselves."

Taking part in a weight loss support group can provide a sense of community and support that you won't get attempting to lose weight by yourself. These groups offer a place for people who share

similar joys and trials about losing weight and look at changing behavior as motivation for losing weight. With the high percentage of access to the internet, the ability to join and take part in a good support group has become as easy as a click. emergeweightloss.com offers support group activities in a bulletin board, "ask the expert", and live chat format. It can be of great comfort and motivation to realize that you are not alone and that what you are feeling (or not feeling) has been encountered, and conquered.

The advantage of this program is the availability of 24-hour crisis help, a variety of menus and food suggestions, chat rooms made up of kindred spirits, and access to charts showing your progress. The site also offers Ms. Richardson's newest publication "Emerged!", along with a host of support tools, tested products, recipe library, and even a travel club.

"This site, this program, Emerge! is dedicated to taking you down the RIGHT path." Susan offers "It doesn't matter what you did yesterday, IT'S WHAT YOU DO NEXT THAT COUNTS!"

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