Obesity-Obese People Carry Enough of An Overweight Burden, We Don't Need Insensitive Comments Too
By Fiona Beckett
Obesity has virtually sixty million Americans in a strangle hold. Statistics clearly indicate that women suffer more with this disease then men. We have found that a staggering one third of women who are between twenty and seventy years old fall victim to overweight issues.
Sadly, African American and Mexican American women are currently bearing the brunt of the obesity burden. Saddled with lifestyles that don’t encourage activity and an eating culture that has fast food at its foundation, obesity has steadily been on the rise within these groups.
I have found that being overweight brings with it some serious bedfellows. High blood pressure, Type II Diabetes, various types of cancer and heart disease all use obesity as a conduit to riddle our bodies with health challenges.
Moreover, I have found that feelings of low self esteem and even depression piggyback on this disease and find a way into our lives. Even when I was tackling my overweight issues I found that losing the first few pounds made a marked difference in my own personal outlook.
To make an already bad situation worse people were very insensitive with their unkind remarks. Their comments border on verbal abuse. That is a big problem overweight people face; the brutal comments of so called friends, working colleagues and sometimes even family.
We are discouraged enough because our clothes don’t fit any more. When we step outside of our door the ‘thin is in thing’ slaps us right in the face. More discouragement! We can do without those make-you-feel-great but pull-us-down comments thank you.
Unkind insensitive comments are particularly cutting when a person’s obesity can be linked to genetics or a medical issue. But you wouldn’t know that because my medical challenges are my personal business. So be kind and thoughtful to your overweight neighbors, after all, we have feelings too.
If you suffer with obesity, you must remember that you only have one body. Fiona Beckett desires that overweight people learn the best food choices in order to have healthy bodies. If you do too, please go directly to her premier weight management site. And remember, if you destroy your body with bad food choices, where else would you live? Make a fresh start at: http://www.clefinfodesigns.com/freshst
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