Keeping Weight Off is Hard to Do, But the Alternative is
Unthinkable
Copyright 2006 Geoff Morris
In America today, one of the most talked about topics is the
epidemic proportion of obesity amongst the population, and with
it, the actual health of the nation. In CNN Presents, there is
even a whole section called 'Fat Chance' (the next airing is
February 5 at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. ET). http://imnosey.com/fp .
Although there is a whole industry dedicated to diet control,
weight loss programs, exercise programs, this is really like
putting the cart before the horse.
We all know how difficult it is to start - let alone maintain -
a different, almost alien, style of existence, even though we
fully understand the dangers that being overweight will bring
us. Heart problems, diabetes, damage to the body joints through
carrying excess baggage everywhere, are just a few of the many
problems generated