Maggie's Farm

Obesity is genetic, you get it from your parents not from McDonalds. While we all have some control over small weight gains or losses it is extremely difficult for anyone to make the major changes in diet or lifestyle to overcome obesity. There are of course examples of obese people losing 100 and even 200 lbs but rarely is there a followup a few years later to discover these people were unable to maintain those weight losses.

"why are there far more obese people now versus 50 years ago?" 50 yearts ago America was mostly made up of people with a european ancestory. Today the numbers of blacks and hispanics has quadrupled and obesity is a genetic reality for African and South American ancestory.

"Every watched a fat person eating donuts?" Ever watch a skinny person eat doughnuts? Visit the McDonalds or other fast food outlet nearest your local high school at lunch at take a look at the kids who eat fast food. 90% or more are skinny, too skinny. Why? because this is the norm for teenagers. If it was fast food or doughnuts then these kids would be as fat as their obese friends. But they are not. why? Genetics.

"Hormones, caffeine, electric lights and gadgets, cheap and abundant calorie laden foods, cars, less exercise...the list of factors goes on" If it were that simple then all Americans and Europeans would be obese and all indigent people would be skinny. Have you ever seen what the indigent people in Africa look like??? These people who eat substandard food and work their tails off to survive are obese (mostly the women) But that is exactlyt because it is genetic. IF you are genetically predisposed to be obese then certainly the availability of high calorie foods and energy saving devices will assist that predisposition. But on the contrary if you are not predisposed to be obese you will not be, simple as that. Good luck on your diet but the bad news is that within five years of you losing that extra 100 lbs you will gain it all back and more. Sorry, it is genetic. It will take a constant committment on your part to eat a starvation diet the rest of your life to merely remain overweight and not obese. I on the other hand can and do eat whatever I want as much as I want and my weight stays normal.

HUH! Two simple sentences and yet they make no sense at all. Did you actually have something to say or was it a brain fart. Try again. It seems you have a disagreement but can't form the words.

I understand your anger but I didn't make up those facts. Your body is conspiring against you and your will be back to the weight you body wants, period! Is it possible to maintain a "normal" weight even though your genetics are programmed to be obese? Certainly but it takes, as I already said, a lifetime committment to eating a starvation diet. Perhaps you don't understand what a starvation diet is. If you are losing weight on your diet then you are on a starvation diet. Simple as that. All the well known diets are starvation diets of one form or another.

It is genetic, simple as that. I am 69 years old and have never been obese. I eat four times a day and my evening meal is usually chocolate, cookies and crackers (sometimes peanut butter by the spoonful). I eat the entire 8 oz bag of chips although I admit it is difficult but I can still get it all down. I am not obese and doubt that I could be no matter how hard I try. I have friends and relatives who cannot prevent themselves from being obese. Their parents were obese and they were in their teens and now as older people they are still obese. They dieted and worked out and simply became hungry and tired obese people. it is genetic!!