Are You overweight? Believe it or not, when you were born, your
parents did not get to choose your size. Your parents didn't get
to choose your sex, hair color or any other physical
characteristic that makes you ....you. They didn't choose your
weight either, or your bone structure. They just couldn't take
over that job; it was hard enough bringing you into the world.
Being overweight seems to be a pre-determined fate for so many
Americans. An estimated 64% of Americans are considered
overweight. That equates to over 125 million people that are
overweight and need to loose weight. Or you can call a spade a
spade, which equates to over 125 million FAT Americans, which
also means that there are a lot of very unattractive Americans.
Supposedly having too much body weight has been the result of
you being lazy, unhealthy, unhappy, selfish, greedy, and
unattractive. NO, it hasn't been the result of any of those
reasons! Overweight Americans are often some of the most
tenacious career-conscious individuals. They are overworked and
often fall into weight problems because they are working long
hours, without enough rest and exercise! Approximately ½ of the
other 36% of thinner adults choose to condemn those Americans
who aren't as fortunate to have a fast metabolism and the luxury
of time to exercise. These very adults have the time, because
they also find the time to ridicule the other 64% of the
population that need to lose a few pounds.
This all may sound a bit harsh, but suck it up! The slogan 'Thin
is in and Fat is Out' needs to go right back out the door with
the aerobics instructor that brought it in. Sure, if you have a
weight problem, you know you have a weight problem. It is not
something you don't have the intelligence to see. See Barbie,
while you were on the beach with Ken, the fat chics were getting
an education! Being overweight is still considered one of the
biggest sins someone can do to their own bodies , but what about
the people out there with true medical problems that prevent
them from being thin.? They still fall into the thin person's
stereotype of a FAT LAZY person? The sad truth is that people
who are exceptionally overweight allow others to ridicule them
about their weight. The misconceptions that people who are
overweight won't work, are overall lazy people, unhappy,
unattractive is a load of bull.
Just take a look around you; Some of the most beautiful women in
the world are either overweight now or have been at some time in
their life. LOOK AT OPRAH! She is gorgeous, but she wasn't
always the size she is now, but she was still a pretty happy
woman, not to mention a huge success. If you look in the
"heftier women magazines" you will find more beautiful women
than what you find on the runways of New York, it's a fact.
Whether we want to hear it or not, the fact is that "grown-ups"
still act like children to get ahead in life. It really is the
"take the camera off of me and point it over there at someone
else" approach. Think of your girlfriends. You likely have one
in the bunch that is as cute and prissy as can be, but whenever
she isn't getting the attention from the opposite sex, she will
inevitably draw attention to your weight. Don't pay it a second
thought and here's why. Even though you could get into a dirt
throwing contest and bring out all of her faults, (for example
that she really wears a lot of make-up because she needs it!)
there's no point because it really doesn't matter. So you might
be overweight, big deal, you are a beautiful person inside and
out. Can anyone thin top that?
About the author:
Terje Brooks Ellingsen is a writer and internet marketer.
He runs the website
11-Weight-Loss.net.
Terje enjoys to give advice and help people with
workout and
exercise issues as well as
high
protein food and low carb diets among other things.
