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I have never struggled with my weight but I think I was born that way. My entire family is thin and healthy.
One problem with overweight people, especially the ones I have known is that they are either disinterested in the quality of the food they should eat or are so trained to stuff themselves that they rarely enjoy their food. Eating is a means to an end until the fridge door opens again.
This "full" mentality is just something very foreign to my way of thinking. The need to always feel full drives these people. It is something like smoking. When I quit several years ago, once and a while I would get a craving. But instead of lighting up, I knew the urge would pass. If people ate normal amounts instead of stuffing themselves, the stomach will shrink to accomodate only the food which is needed.
I think obesity and boredom go hand in hand as well. If you are sitting and waiting around until your next feed time, you are going to expand. No one exercises these days. Just walking 20 minutes a day is a start on the right road. But when the boredom sets in, so does the laziness.
I know some people have medical conditions and can't help their weight. I work with a woman who does nothing but bitch about her weight. Oddly enough, it is everyone elses problem that she is obese except herself. "The cafeteria serves only fatty foods", umm the salad bar is only about 40 feet long- turn your freakin' head in that direction. "My husband does the shopping", so tell him to buy the food you want to eat to put an effort forth. "I can't exercise because my doctor said it could bring on a stroke", yawn- well then keep eating.
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