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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone who is significantly overweight will have spend the rest of their life fighting their body to retain their set point weight. Like, significant mental energy dedicated to it every single day. Most people simply aren’t capable of it. Without bariatric surgery or lifelong medication to treat it is statistically nearly impossible. The new GLP-1 drugs (semaglutide) are quite promising but they will need to be taken forever.

For those who are obese and overweight already the focus for individuals needs to be on improving health and mobility regardless of body habitus with diet and exercise, and treating obesity with surgery and/or medication.

We need to figure out on a population level what is making us obese. The truth is we just don’t know. [/quote]

Its not a mystery, racism and poverty wages are making Americans obese. [b]You know, because we are constantly stressed out and working. And for much of the population, cooking at home from whole foods is out of reach. [/b]My family is southern and most of the adults are obese. My brother and I are not, and my kids are not. We live in the city, the public charter school lunch is cooked on site, and we try to walk and be active. Hoping to break the cycle. [/quote]

It isn’t a mystery you are right.  But it is laziness, not poverty.  People, all people of every income, are programmed to want to do the least work possible.  Cheap and very easy and attainable food is in abundance here. It is tasty too.  So of course, time and time again, that will be picked over heathy options that take time to prepare and maybe are boring and not as “tasty” as the things filled with fat, sugar, and salt.  But they certainly are available to all.  Oats, lentils, beans, rice, canned/frozen/seasonal produce, eggs, milk, is readily available to all people at all income levels.  But it takes more time and if working with limited ingredients, may not be as appealing to all- but to say people can’t eat heathy bc they don’t have access to any heathy food just isn’t true [/quote]

I just can't get behind this idea that comes up over and over again that food is to be eaten as a reward when you are doing well or stressed out or any number of reasons. That is why people can't seem to choose cheap but healthy foods like oats/lentils/eggs etc. Even McD has salads but how many people choose that over fries? Food is to nourish your body so you are healthy and can participate in rewarding pursuits. Sure the occasional birthday cake or treat is fine but just eating junk food and soda daily? Why can't people listen to music as a reward? or read a book or even watch some random tiktok vidoes? Why does it have to be food? You don't live to eat and all that..[/quote]

It's not an idea to "get behind" like a recommendation, it's a behavioral reality. I'm not medically overweight but I weigh a good 10 lbs more than before I had my second kid partially due to this psychology. I don't have TIME to do things I would enjoy personally (like distance running!) before the kids are asleep and the house is tidied up at 9-9:30 PM. I also don't have time to be cooking tons of raw vegetables and dried beans for weeknight meals the way I did before trying to balance multiple kids and a full time job. I DO have to eat every night, and we do eat more simple carbs and processed food than I know is ideal, and I do have seconds too often. Sometimes people just dont have it in them to apply extreme self discipline in every area of their lives. [/quote]

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