Why Women Lose Weight—or Don’t

I have recently been losing weifght and I fel great about my body. The only thing I did was to eat in smaller portions and also to include excersie. Another thing I did was to gain some muscle and even though I don't excersie on a regular basis this seems to be helping out a great deal, because of this muscle tone I continue in my progress to loose weight and that to me is fantastic.

Addiction is why alot of people stay overweight. If you are addicted to anything, even television, cigarettes, working out, a drug, or whatever, you can understand why some people cannot overcome obesity. It is a disease, and it is very difficult when you pass by 10 fast food joints, have a potluck at work, or go to the grocery store and the majority of what is cheapest is the most unhealthiest. If people really want to see a change then there has to be mass awareness of how companies make money off of people who are addicted to sugar, carbs and bad food in general. I have lost over 50 pounds and have at least 30 or more pounds to go, and it has been the hardest thing in the world to do, I keep going back and forth, I just pray that I can get my mind off of sugar and on healthy foods and self control. I wish they had a pill that would stop my cravings!

Hong Kong girl
I have struggled my whole life with weight issues. I am tired of seeing unrealistic pictures of women around. All women need to stand up together and say that we would like to see in magazines and posters. Living in a foreign country does not exclude me from the weight issues, it sometimes makes it worse. As I get older I am slowly learning to accept my body as it is. The new fashions make it hard to do that. I , like many other women need to learn what fits us and how to buy for our unique body shape. If we buy clothes that fit, then we can feel better about ourselves. This is not easy to do but not impossible. Knowing that there are other women who are going through the same thing give me the strength to carry on.

hmm... being fat is not really ok. there is a difference between being a size 14 because that is your normal size, or becuse you stuff your face with twinkies and cheetos and never get off your fat ass to exercise. its ok to have curves. its ok to not be stick thin, unless thats how you naturally are. if you excercise you will be happy with yourself. if you eat right you willl be happy with yourself. everyone's bodies are different and diverse. we shouldnt pressure everyone to be a size 0. you should strive to be healthy and fit, even if it still means you have a big size or a small size. be happy the way you are if youre in shape. but if you arent, just try to eat right and excersize. you dont have to do any crazy diets, you dont have to develop an eating disorder-just eat healthy balanced meals and work out. its ok to splurge a little bit, just try to be healthy. there are so many benefits to being healthy! you'll live longer, your chance for many diseases will drop, youll be happy with yourself. dont give up!!

I have recently been losing weifght and I fel great about my body. The only thing I did was to eat in smaller portions and also to include excersie. Another thing I did was to gain some muscle and even though I don't excersie on a regular basis this seems to be helping out a great deal, because of this muscle tone I continue in my progress to loose weight and that to me is fantastic.

@cmm326:

1. I think we all live in a real world; it's just the matter of how we shape our worlds.
2. Fruits and vegetables (not the canned or frozen ones) can last 7-10 days. If you go shopping every other week perhaps you can have a week of fresh and a week or frozen fresh vegetables and fruits.
3. It does not take 2 hours to prepare a healthy meal. On your worst day you can serve it in 20 minutes.
4. You do not need to workout 5 times a week; 3 is fine. And even if you can???t make that, every activity can count. So next time do not fight the old lady for the parking spot closest to the entrance but park a little further away from the store, office, etc.
5. To reach a obese point in your life???. yes you are right, people do not have to sit around eating all day. However, if you shape your life to the point that you need gastric bypass something went wrong. Unless it???s some kind of a medical condition, you probably overindulged on a regular basis and slowly changed your body.
6. I can???t imagine what kind of healthy eating you family raised you on if all but you had a gastric bypass. You must have been lucky on of the bunch. Congrats!

What it all boils down to is, "Are you happy?" Who cares what magazines say or articles say, if you are happy with your life, that is all that matters. I'm sure there are some people that are at a healthy weight, do weight training and love to wear those tight jeans, but they can also be miserable to be around! It couldn't be more important: its what's on the inside that counts! If running and working out makes you happy, then do it. If eating makes you happy,. then do it! Me personally, knowing that my body is healthy from the inside out does it for me, but we are all different and that is what makes the human race wonderful.

I remember being in a group along time ago...remember when Oprah lost so much on the liquid diet the first time? Same thing. One young man had his BMI checked and it was right where it was suppossed to be. So he came to the conclusion that he never would be a slim man and quit the program. Yeah! It never worked for me, I started cheating right out of the gate!!!

people are just as critical of underweight people as they are of overweight people. I'm 5'3 and 95 lbs. most people would conciter that underweight. i however am perfectly healthy. I eat proplerly and maintain normal activity. I don't diet or not eat, i simply don't gain weight easily.I don't have a problem with it and i don't see why other's should either. Screw what people conciter the "norm". if your healthy and happy, that's all that should really matter.

Stop eating fast food. Put down your ho hos and cupcakes. Get your lazy fat ass off the sofa and do something. This country is a disgrace. Wejust keep indulging ourselves and gorging until everywhere you look you see fat ass people everywhere. It's sickening. As a perosn who just got back from overseas serving our great nation, when your fat ass is on the sofa watching T.V., turn on the world news and see some people with real problems. If that doesn't motivate you then go to your early grave....it's your own fault.

I have always been a size 5 but after 2 kids I got pretty heavy. I have tried to lose the weight but it has been a big challenge. For the first time in my life I had my doctor tell me I was too big for health concerns. I cried when I got home but I am makin some changes in my life style it is hard when you are being told to lose weight and soceity is just eating more all togither. The portions in restaurants have gotten alarmingly huge and it is scary.