Love Your Fat Self

Courtney E. Martin writes"We are deathly afraid of fat," I also believe this to be true! As she states it is directly related to severe medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. I see many faults in our society that don't help the problem yet many aspects that push healthy eating and fitness. Finding a balance perhaps and finding a way to incorporate healthy living into our routines is crucial. Martin explains how most programs that are designed to curb obesity neglect the complicated issues of fat. I have been on MANY MANY diets and the one I think that addresses healthy eating and excercise and does not deplete your body of the necessary vitamins is Weight Watchers.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/Index.aspx

It incorportates all food groups and encourages physical activity. One can also attend meeting where you become educated on important measures when striving for your new lifestyle. One of the problems, I am having now with myself and my son, is finding the time. My girlfriend has just started doing weight watchers online and has already started to succeed. Having various options gives people more flexibility with their own lifestyle. Martin also touches base with pediatric obesity and how to teach children to maintain a healthy weight. I have always had my 8 year old into some type of physical sport up until this recent Fall semester. He now only gets sparatic exercise. This has not helped him but hurt him. Although he attends a public school that has a gym class weekly and afternoon playground time, it's not enough. I thought by having a far away parking spot at VCU, I also would be benefiting from walking to my classes daily and would maintain or hopefully lose weight. The point is one must endure at least an hour a day to high intensity exercise. If you don't find yourself out of breath and sweating then you need to step it up. Our bodies are meant to work and we are in a society that makes it easy on us. I engage in these luxuries and fall for the Mcdonalds sales tactics but wish for the day that I am not tempted and go by my own bodies desire for nutrition and excercise so that my son can also mirror my habits. It is a work in progress and it takes much effort!