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Originally Posted by Moontanman
Oh I agree with you, lack of exercise and lack of control of eating is the main cause of obesity. That doesn't make it easy to control. I've gained 50 lbs in the last two years, personal problems , financial problems along with some health issues have slowed me down considerably from what i used to do, it's reflected in my weight, but I do not eat like a pig, I eat good food with very little junk, I almost never eat fast food, but my lack of exercise dictates that i gain weight. to loose weight I would almost have to quit eating. changing from the type of activity I used to have to another activity i do not enjoy to keep from gaining weight is much easier to say than to do. so as I said before i hope you never have to worry about weight but if you do you will find that you remarks here are not in touch with the reality of the situation. I've seen many people who thought the way you do get fat when they get older. it's oh so easy to do and oh so hard to correct.
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I actually am quite familiar with weight issues having been 180 lbs in fifth grade (age 11), being a "diet recruit" in Marine Corps boot camp and almost being thrown into the "Pork Chop Platoon" for weight loss, and until I started recently really focusing on my health and weighing 247 lbs. at a height of 5'10" (making me officially obese and near the morbidly obese line. I actually despute their classification scale for obese because although I was carrying A LOT of extra weight, I also carry a lot of muscle and could still easily run a 5k at any time I chose. I am happy to say that in the last two months I have dropped 20 lbs through strict portion control/food recording and building more activity into my normal routine.
I have a suggestion that you may find interesting to get some exercise with out having to exercise just for the sake of exercising. A WALKING DESK!
The Men's Health article that inspired me.
Diet Strategies: Increase Metabolism - Men's Health
The desk I built with a used treadmill off of craigslist and less than $50 of lumber.
I walk while surfing the web, researching my latest mad scientist experiment and even while playing World of Warcraft. Oh yeah, you can also work while walking too
. The idea is not to sweat, but instead to turn the activities that you may do that are more sedentary and increase the activity level through long term, low impact walking.
