Excessive weight gain may have a medical cause!

Ingy,
The OTC remark was not directed toward you.

I contend that for some people - those who are excessively overweight - eating a healthy diet full of complex carbs and modest amounts of protein and eating modest portions is absolutely a life changing event. Were they doing those things in the first place, they wouldn't be overweight.

That said, there are people who are taking medication that will interfere with a diet and exercise plan that works for many other people. In addition, they may have health issues that preclude or limit their ability to exercise.



To your point about the amount of sugar in the average diet: many people don't think about or realize the amount of sugar or HFCS that is contained in the foods they eat. I live currently in the midwest, and it is shocking how many people think they are eating right, and they have no idea how much sugar is in the foods they eat daily and why instant grits or instant rice is so much worse than long-cooking original grits or 45 minute brown rice.

I am kind of tired of hearing people summarily conclude that overweight people are lazy and don't want to change (you have not done this). There are many reasons that people don't understand how to be healthy - one reason is that they have never learned the basics of good nutrition and healthy calorie intake for their metabolism and activity level. And, you're right. Fad and misinformation is not going to help.

I wasn't trying to jump on you, but your post leaned toward sounding like it was a one-size fit all approach. I hope I didn't offend you.

-Tink

I have been on the end of gaining weight from a medication. I was always quite thin and then I was put on a med for anti anxiety and I was quite shocked when in 6 months I gained 50 pounds. ...
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I had my doctor take me off the medication and it has since taken over a year to loose just 30 of the 50 unwanted pounds. I feel that people cut me out of possible matches because I am slightly over weight, what they don't know is that I am still working very hard to fix this problem....

I don't know how tall you are, but I would have thought you would have realized it much sooner than 50 pounds.



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