[Goku]

[Neraphym]

I was 30 pounds overweight (muscle weighs mor ethan fat, that it does). I did a lot of lifting and I'm rather strong. All this muscle wasn't doing much for me, though. I've noticed my weight get higher (a few pounds), and I've also noticed I run a lot slower now. I've stopped lifting, and lost about 15 pounds. My body is in great physical condition. I take karate, soccer, basketball, pong (tennis), and I golf. If bowling counts, add that. Exercise is great for keeping your wieght off.

Eating right is also important. I eat 4 or 5 small meals a day. This does wonders for your metabolism. I still eat some junk foods, but not too many. Water really helps those pounds come off, as do muscels (the bigger the are, the more energy the consume, and the more chicks you get ). Eat right, drink lots of water, and exercise, thats all you have to do.

As for metabolism. Many obese kids have a very slow metabolism. This can change, don't let that be your excuse. Genetics, I'm not too sure off. You're basically screwed if your parents a obese.

Whats the leading cause of preventable deaths?

[Roadtoad6]

the Splenda thing, well... it's pretty much the exact same thing as sugar, but as with all things, companies will still produce real-sugar foods and disregard a healthier option. people don't need to be informed that it's being used (but then again, the media, whose side I usually take, will take care of that thoroughly). It's not a miracle product. Sorry if I gave you that mis-conception.

Exercise is very important yes, but obese people have let themselves slip into the red zone (those who are more to the severe side). They can't walk more than a block without feeling tired and having to sit down, and they can't stop themselves from eating because it makes them feel good. Once your in this state, exercising to the extent of the obese person is needed, and a healthier diet needs to be introduced (smaller portions must be forced. I have found that the stomach actually somewhat "shrinks" when you eat less than you usually do for an extended period of time. You then feel full after eating significantly less). If these aren't working then, an obese person has pretty much 2 ways to go, lyposuction (hope i spelled that right... anyways, you get fat sucked out through tubes all over your body. it takes more than one time, and I am guessing it will eat at the obese person's wallet) or stomach stapling (there is a medical name for it but I have no clue what it is... exactly what it sounds like. They staple your stomach so that you feel full after eating less)

For those who have read it before hand, it is now complete.

This post has been edited by Roadtoad6: 26 May 2004 - 11:50 PM

[Killerconvic]

[Goku]

Well put KC,

Just because most of the population is obese doesn't mean that the others have to do the same things that the obese have to. Some may think it should be forced onto them because they (the obese) wouldn't use the different sugars or exercise if they weren't forced to. So they need the fake sugar and sugar free pop forced on them to help them or something.

I say if they don't wanna eat smart and exercise it's their own fault and they will be the ones paying the consiquences. Let them live how they want, we should still provide the types of non-fatty foods and drinks and sugar, but it's their choice to make to actually eat that type of food. And also exercise.

This post has been edited by Goku: 26 May 2004 - 01:20 AM

[Glammeress]

[Goku]

[Glammeress]

Very personal, but my parents have battled their weight their entire lives, thus, so do I. It's very difficult for me to *not* be fat, so I have to be careful about what I eat now, and *when* I eat it. People who blame others for their obesity aren't really looking for answers, they're looking to pass the buck so they don't have to change. I will never be stick-thin, not that it's very important to me, anyway. And I don't resent the world for it. I just try to maintain a level of activity (walking to the store, playing with the kids alot, etc.) so I can be in decent shape.

[Ferret Overlord]

If some one is obese and just letting it go, I feel no sympathy for them.
If they have a disease, but they are not trying to beat it, I feel no sympathy towards them.
But if people actually try to lose weight, I'm with them 100%

This post has been edited by Garunda Te: 26 May 2004 - 07:25 PM

[Lprince]

I'm overweight, yet I'm sports captain in my form....why? Muscle weighs more, definatly.

Obese people should be FORCED to do more P.E. at school, and not aloud fatty foods at all.