The real richness in life, more than money and property, is living a healthy life - without concerns that
certain illnesses might attack us. Unlike material things that come and go, our health is something that we can
invest while we are still young and use until we grow old. Thus, we should take good care of it and never take
it for granted.
Our weight is one basis of measuring if we are healthy or not - whether we belong to the category underweight,
normal, overweight, or obese. There are two ways of knowing where we
belong: through the common height-weight relationship and through our body mass index (BMI). Either way, one
has to know if he is healthy or not in order to make certain adjustments, or worse, treatments.
Obesity, defines as being 20 percent or more above one's desirable
weight range, is a serious illness that should not be left untreated so as no to bring serious complications
too. According to studies, obesity may be caused by genetic factors, i.e. if any of the family members,
especially the parents, suffers from such sickness, the childrem will most likely inherit it from them, or
simply improper eating habits and/or lifestyle. Effects of obesity include both psychological and biological
aspects like heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, and much more. Thus, if obesity can't be terminated immediately,
who knows what could happen next? Ending of one's life is not impossible, you know.
Luckily, it's not yet too late. Obesity, indeed, can be be cured…and even prevented. All it takes is a "proper"
way of dealing with it, plus patience, determination, and will. And before you know it, your weight might have
decreased by 20 pounds or your waistline have been trimmed down by 10 inches. Isn't that cool? Not to mention,
healthy!
The proper way? The proper way is actually just your everyday living and habits only done properly. First, you
got to have a proper plan. This includes setting a goal of what you want to happen and accomplish in a certain
period of time. It should be definite and realistic. Strategizing in an organized manner is a part of the plan.
Time and duration of activities to be done throughout the day or week should be taken note and remembered.
Positive thinking and right attitude towards weight loss are also
important in making plans work. Believing in something to happen triggers the body to do things that could make
your hopes and dreams come true. Thus, although plans are still on the mind and not yet turning into reality,
they are a good help in starting to make things happen.
Eating is the habit most associated with body weight and obesity. Everyone eats…but not everyone does it
properly. Proper diet should contain all food nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and
minerals, making your meal healthy and nutritious. In contrast to what most people believe, all fats are not
bad for our body. In fact, there are good ones, the unsaturated fats in which their intake should not be
limited. The unhealthy fats are those that belong to the saturated group of fats.
Since obesity is related to heavier weight and excess body fats, weight loss with regards to food intake
involves either one of the two ways: eating low-fat foods, or consuming fat-burner foods. The former diet is
about substituting low-fat foods with those with high fat contents, while the latter refers to simply eating
foods that burn excess fats in the body. Any of the said diets will surely help you lose weight and get rid of
those stubborn body fats.
Losing weight is not dependent on right diet alone. To speed it up and burn more calories faster, one should
engage on proper exercises and these include deep breathing, walking, aerobic exercises, cardiovaslcular
exercises, and weight training. Also, there are exercise machines and tools that can help lose weight such as
treadmill, exercise bikes, steppers, and many more.
Lastly, one should also check and watch his lifestyle if he really wants to cure his illness and eventually,
maintain it correctly. Proper lifestyle, although composed of simple and little everyday things, will really
affect a lot in reducing weight. Thus, one should not take his habits for granted even those that are as
trivial as eating in front of the TV or when's the best time to go shopping.
CONCLUSION
So you think you're ready to lose weight and burn fats? To motivate you more, actually, it's not just your
heavy weight and your stubborn body fats that you can eliminate with these proper guidelines; but also a really
dangerous illness that may be fatal - obesity.
Obesity is a killer. It does not do any good…only harm to innocent people like you and me. It's worse than
criminals that try to attack us. Bad people can be seen and known in the surroundings. They can always be
avoided and fight against when encountered. There are powerful authorities that ostracize them when caught, and
give enough punishment according to how badly they behaved. But obesity is far different from lawbreakers.
Although both may slay us, obesity kills without the victim knowing it. When it gets complicated and serious,
there can be no escape.
Obesity poisons both our body and mind. For the former, it's weapon is an overload of fats targetting essential
body parts and organs; thus, bringing serious complications like heart diseases, cancer, stomach problems, and
a lot more. As for the latter, negative thinking is what it uses, making the victim feel inferior and
underrated among other people around him.
Terrible, isn't it? So before it becomes too late, before it attacks us and bring us down to our last breath,
why don't we counter its assault? Let us be the ones who terminate obesity first before it kills us. There's
nothing and nobody else that can help us completely but ourselves.
Perhaps that is the reason why the world has no place for obesity - because it kills. Well then, show the world
that you can terminate what they have been rejecting all the while. Let them notice you, see you, and recognize
you the way you really should be.
