Thought 38: Eating out of shape

When you overeat, you become obese - that is for sure. If your metabolic rate is low or if you have sedentary habits, the problem becomes much more accentuated. Obesity is not only ugly, but it poses a big risk for cardiovascular diseases. It slows you down both mentally and physically. It involves a big hassle to find the right size dress, the right size shoes and other outfit items. Therefore, there is little to recommend for overeating and becoming obese.

Obesity develops all sorts of complexes in people. Every one wants to look shapely and attractive. But bad eating habits make people fat, morsel after morsel, without the persons being aware of it. When they notice finally that they have become unseemly, they become desperate and tend to go on crash diet programs. Only a very small percentage of those who go on diet programs succeed and a large majority of those who succeed, soon gain back all the fat that they have lost - and very often, a little more. After a few more such attempts, they throw up their hands and get reconciled to their heaviness. If only they had some discipline and controlled their dietary habits right from the beginning, they could have lived a more healthy and less heavy lives. Now, we recognize that health has become synonymous with overall well being and a high quality of life.

Every person has to strike a balance between enjoyment and health. Health should get the priority, if one has to choose between enjoyment and health. For instance, if you are bothered by gastric trouble and flatulence, you should avoid fried foods and coffee, although you may like them. When your cholesterol level is high, there is no point in wanting to eat butter, eggs, ice-creams, cakes, burgers and steaks, although they are very tasty. If you are already obese, you must follow more rigorous regimen and your staple should be a salad.

You must severely restrict the intake of foods like pizzas, cakes, meats, eggs, burgers and dairy products; they contain saturated fats and unacceptable levels of cholesterol. Cholesterol clogs up arteries and causes severe and often fatal, heart ailments.

The next thought is about “One must be healthy and fit”