I think about my body every single day. My thoughts are not positive ones and I’m trying very hard to change that. Its amazing how powerful our brains are and that the mere effort of positive thinking can alter your perception… just as the power of negative thinking can. When someone throws a compliment your way, it boosts your spirits, you feel lighter and a little more confident. When you get the opposite, an insult or derogatory remark, you tend to spiral into a dark abyss of self-hatred. The sad thing is how much more powerful the negative voice is.
In order to boost my positive thinking, I’ve been reading up on obesity, exercise ( ugh ), diets and on and on and on. Trust me, with the internet, there is more than enough material touching on these subjects. Today I ran across a little tidbit called the “Stunning Facts about Obesity” (http://interesting-facts.com/obesity-facts/) . It’s a mere list but it is enough to spawn some thoughts.
- Obesity cost the US $254 Billion in 2013 – its 2016 now and I’m sure the numbers have escalated, yet I haven’t seen any fast food restaurants shutting down because people stopped going to them. It is incredibly easy to find cheap & tasty comfort food. It takes more effort to find the healthier choices and let’s be honest here, we are inherently lazy now.
- Blacks have the highest rate of Obesity at 47.8% – What is it about their metabolism that is so radically different than other races that make them more susceptible to weight gain?
- 1 in 5 American Teenagers are obese. – Pretty sure these numbers are higher now with smart phones, online gaming and the general lack of interest in anything that is not connected electronically. When I was a teen, the number had to have been something like 1 in 25 because it was certainly not an acceptable norm for me to be bigger than my classmates.
- 280,000 people die each year in the US from obesity. – And there is no reason why this should be happening. Obesity is not a disease.
- In 2013 the AMA Classified obesity as a disease – okay, so I was wrong about that one. I still think it’s more of a symptom of an underlying health issue or a simple result of eating too much and exercising too little.
- 34% of dogs are overweight or obese. – Quit feeding your leftover McDonalds to your pets!
- The extra weight of obesity costs airlines $275 million per year – They charge the big people extra to occupy two seats so the cost is in the fuel to haul these people?
- 93 million Americans are affected by obesity – I think it’s fairer to say EVERYONE is affected. We all have people in our lives that are battling this monster.
- 27% of Adults are too obese to serve in the military – this fact does not surprise me at all.
- Excess body fat can cause Type 2 diabetes in 77% of women and 64% of men – and yet we all still opt to drink sugary sodas and stuff processed foods down our throats.
Current weight 301 – average steps 1500 a day ( except for that day that I sat on the couch all day watching a Once Upon a Time marathon )
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