I posted this in the Fitness and Nutrition Forum...but I think it's also a debatable subject.
Global Obesity on the Rise
I know...this one is touchy and sensitive, because we all look in the mirror in the morning and either like or dislike what we see, or squish ourselves into different sizes etc. I'm curious to hear what others think, feel. Is it an issue?
In gymnastics as a kid, there were always bigger girls, but the bigger girls were often the lightest on their feet with the skinny small girls the ones that sounded like a ton of bricks when they impacted with the ground.
Both my parents are technically "overweight" but my Dad went from obese to just a little over weight in the past year with a lot of hard work. He was one of those people that was "fat" his whole life, never really active etc etc. I'm really proud of him for changing and working hard to get healthy.
A close girlfriend of mine went from the mid 200s to just under 150 (she's 5'9").
So where should things lie? How much should change and how do you go about enforcing those changes? Is it just up to the individual or is it something that needs to be imposed upon people?
Discuss
Global Obesity on the Rise
I know...this one is touchy and sensitive, because we all look in the mirror in the morning and either like or dislike what we see, or squish ourselves into different sizes etc. I'm curious to hear what others think, feel. Is it an issue?
In gymnastics as a kid, there were always bigger girls, but the bigger girls were often the lightest on their feet with the skinny small girls the ones that sounded like a ton of bricks when they impacted with the ground.
Both my parents are technically "overweight" but my Dad went from obese to just a little over weight in the past year with a lot of hard work. He was one of those people that was "fat" his whole life, never really active etc etc. I'm really proud of him for changing and working hard to get healthy.
A close girlfriend of mine went from the mid 200s to just under 150 (she's 5'9").
So where should things lie? How much should change and how do you go about enforcing those changes? Is it just up to the individual or is it something that needs to be imposed upon people?
Discuss