Upon learning that he might never be healthy, enough, for he and his wife to have children, Tony Posnanski an iReport contributor, living in Orlando, Florida attained a dramatic 200lb weight loss. When questioned about his extraordinary weight loss, Posnanski consensuses were,” Eat less, Move more”, decreasing the size of his portions at meals and increasing his physical activity , in essence changing his lifestyle provided him the ability to lose the excess weight. A simple strategy that most Americans are loath to believe, preferring to follow the current trend in dieting, rather than invest the time and effort into making the lifestyle changes necessary to achieve the desired weight loss, and to maintain their goal weight.
I understand the desire of the American public to attempt the newest, trendiest diet fads; I have given into the temptation of rapid weight loss diets myself. The results of these diets are always the same; I do lose weight, but immediately regain the weight after resuming a regular diet. It’s not as if losing weight is rocket science with the constant bombardment of information, supplied by the media about diet and exercise, and the futility of the quick fix diets. Still most Americans lack the self-discipline to maintain a healthy, balanced diet, preferring to indulge in the act of gluttony, and to pass their unhealthy habits onto their children. Public television, in an effort to quail the epidemic of obesity, especially childhood obesity within the United States, during their children’s television programming, is now riddled with public service announcements about portion control, and the fact that young bodies require exercise.
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