I feel that people are not eating the right foods nowadays...fast food, takeaways and processed foods, we are partial to a sticky bun now and again too! Ever seen the programme "You are what you eat"? Most of the people who take part eat what I call "grey foods". Gillian "McWhat's her name" piles the week's food on a table and its just bland, the only colour is from the "pop" they drink! They never eat vegetables, fruit or anything natural. The best way to avoid becoming obese is to eat what grows naturally...lots of veg and fruit, including meat (for those who eat it) and nuts. The processed stuff should really be eaten in moderation. Takeaways perhaps should be treated as a "treat" eaten now and again. Its not just the young who are getting bigger, its right across the board. But there are those who do have medical problems which cause obesity and I exclude those from my comments.
Exercise: we (and I include myself, being middle aged and having stopped work for just over a year, have had to start some gentle exercise and something to "tuck" in my tummy, remove the additional blubber from my hips bum and thighs lol) seldom take exercise, no more PE in schools, or very little, parents driving kids to school and back, taxis are cheap so instead of walking a mile we take a taxi. A takeaway instead of a good healthy and nutritious meal or even dinner then a couple of hours later a takeaway (I exclude myself from this one lol).
If one takes a look around the local high street one could eat a different takeaway meal every night and put on the pounds without any trouble lol. AND I haven't included any alcohol which adds pounds to the body.
I decided that our (hubby and me) diet wasn't particular good (which did include lots of veggies and healthy foods but also crisps, chocolate and cake!
), even though we seldom have takeaways etc, that I have started to juice again, ensuring that we at least get a good healthy whack of vitamins and minerals and all the other good stuff which our bodies need, also a few pints of water per day.
Hope I havent offended anyone, just my point of view.
PS my motto has always been "eat to live" not "live to eat". AND going on a dieters will almost certainly end up overweight because I feel that diets mess up the metabolism (proud to say I've never been on a diet in my life).
PPS spend a few days with a friend (love her to bits and hope she doesnt come on WAB) and plates were piled high with food, then a takeaway followed later, hadn't digested one meal when along came the next (never dared refuse her food)...felt like a beached whale...PHEW!