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I have started watching Dr. Oz and several other television shows that are health related. The thing I like is how Dr. Oz gives good information in a manner that most people can understand. The topics may be scary(heart disease, cancer) obesity related issues, but he also offers suggestions to help you overcome the issues. Some of the information I have found after investigation is: 1. In 1997 Americans were 53 percent overweight and 19 percent obese(body mass index over 25) 2. Today Americans are 69 percent overweight and 33 percent obese. 3. Increasingly doctors are linking cancer to obesity. It is now believed that obesity may contribute to instances of cancer as much as smoking. 4. Obesity causes 111,900 deaths in America each year second only to smoking at 435,000 a year. 5. More people die annually from obesity than from traffic accidents(43,000) firearms(29,000) and drugs(17,000) combined. It should convince anyone that obesity is very dangerous.

As much as it pains me  to admit; these are pictures of me at the beginning of my weight  loss journey. The object I am holding is a ruler to give some prospective. I posted these pictures to show everybody I am not a fake. I am not some skinny person trying to hoodwink people. I am not proud of how obese I let myself get. I am not making excuses, but I am attempting to understand it. I will post pictures every month to show my progress or lack of it. I did not just wake up fat. I was athletic in high school then spent 4 years in the army. I weighed 230 pounds In 1993 when I started driving a truck. That was overweight, but I was still pretty active and just had a beer-belly. I started gaining weight slowly at first but over the last 10 years have really ballooned. The more I gained the harder it was to lose, so I quit trying. I have been on many fad diets over the years and would lose 10-30 pounds but just as quickly gained it back with extra pounds as a reward. I was let go by a c

In my research I am finding lots of material about the mental health aspect of obesity. I never gave it much thought but it is true that people generally are creatures of habit. It is hard wired in us from cave man days. Cave men would repeat behavior that rewarded them with food, water, shelter, and other pleasurable outcomes. The reverse side of the coin was avoidance of negative consequences. If there were bad results then it became taboo and avoided. Now cave man could not walk to the corner grocery store so their metabolism was hardwired for feast or famine; in times of irregular food availability the body would store what little was consumed as fat to aid in survival. So now us modern humans have survival hardwired into us in the form of habits and our metabolic rate. The sub conscience does not realize that a habit is good or bad it just avoids what it perceives as bad results. Truthfully to most people working out in a gym or other strenuous activity is unpleasant; you become

I talked to my doctor a few weeks ago and surprise he recommends that I drink no sodas because they are loaded with sugars (empty calories) sodium, and have no nutritional value. I have started drinking water (doctor happy) herbal tea with no sugar and cutting out all sodas. I also drink a very limited amount of fruit juice and milk. I have been doing this for 10 days and I feel much better. The average can of soda ranges in calories from 100-175 per 12 oz can or the equivalent of 10 sugar cubes per can. It is estimated that the average American drinks at least 10 cans weekly or about 1500 calories. ONE POUND of fat is 3500 calories so you are drinking 1-2 pounds of fat from sugar calories in a month if you are the average American. Unfortunately I was not the average American and drank about 2 liters of soda a day; that is about 66 ounces of soda or 5 1/2 cans a day or about 750 calories daily. THAT IS A WHOPPING 22,000 calories a month or over 6 pounds of fat. I think that from now o

Do you need to lose weight? Do you feel desperate and confused on how to do so? Do you feel alone and that no one understands you? Do you wish you had someone to talk to that is in the same situation? Well I have hit rock bottom. I weight over 780 lbs. and my obesity has cost me 2 jobs. Due to being fat it has been hard to find a job so I am currently unemployed. I was ready to give up because I did not see much of a future. Then one night I started watching "Biggest Loser" on television and it helped me to realize that I can sit here and get fatter til I die; or I can do something about it. I know it will be tough because I will not be on the "Biggest Loser" at the ranch. I do not have a lot of money so I am having to do this on a budget and smart. Hopefully together we will  explore different topics relating to being obese, living healthier, and losing weight. I am asking for everyone's help and want to help others. On This blog I will begin my journey to weig