Overweight and Miserable? Start A Healthy Weight Loss Diet Today!

If you’ve ever been overweight, even by the slightest degree, you will

have known the misery of being a plump kid in a class of thin kids. School was blighted by me being just a bit bigger than the rest. The chubby kid who is nicknamed Fatso the minute he or she enters the college gates soon gets an inferiority complex which can dog you into maturity.

Having been overweight myself from an early age, I remember the trials of sports day, the guffaws of classmates during my plodding attempt at the 100 metre run. The knowledge that my very well-developed bosom was a source of fascination for onlookers and a great embarrassment to me as I ran the course. That feeling of self-conciousness is very difficult to overcome, even in later life. I have a vivid memory of a session in the gym. The gym instructress insisted I climb the wall bars and hang upside down by my legs.

All the other kids had done it with ease - they were half my size. I think she was trying to encourage me. Consequently I dragged my quaking body up the bars, made the mistake of looking down, and fell on the mistress from a great height. Luckily she broke my fall and after that I was excused physical excercise for the duration of my school days.

By the time I was fourteen I felt sure I resembled a wobbly jelly and had no confidence at all. Even though I wasn’t carrying half the weight of some obese youngsters today. Life was pure misery and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, let alone a teenager. The usual hormonal problems of puberty are difficult enough to deal with without a weight problem as well.

I have been on and off of diets since my school days, and in recent years have taken more exercise - though I still can’t say that I’m enthusiastic about daily trips to the gym. How do people find the time? But we overweight folks must persevere!

Obesity is now becoming a severe problem throughout the western world, so if you are getting a bit chubby, think about a weight-loss program now. The effects of being overweight could ruin your future health, so deal with the problem without delay. Parents should keep an eye on their children’s weight and diet and eating habits. Catch the problem of overweight early before it really gets a hold.

Take notice of ‘danger signals’ such as a small tyre developing around the middle. Or the face, arms and legs becoming very chubby and losing muscle tone. If you feel that your weight is getting out of control, now is the time to do something about it. Of course we all love the rich tasty foods available today. But there has to be sensible attention to diet and excercise if you want to feel fit and healthy into middle-age and beyond..

I was well into my forties before I managed to find a diet and exercise regime that helped me to lose weight and gain me some confidence. Don’t let this happen to you or your youngsters. Do try to organise and maintain some sort of weight-loss regime. It’s not easy to fit comfortably into our modern society if you are overweight and lethargic. I should know - I’ve been there.

15 December 2008 | Weight Loss | Comments