Phat to be Fat?

I came to a rather depressing realization today – weight loss is NOT easy! Actually losing the weight is not THAT difficult but keeping it off??

Virtually IMPOSSIBLE!!!

I know there is a lot of debate between men about what a girl “should” look like, but quite frankly I don’t care what they think. I am not trying to lose weight to impress the male “species” (another story, for another day). No, I want to lose weight because according to my BMI weight to height ratio I am officially OVERWEIGHT!

That is a very intimidating concept!

Especially, because I had no idea (yes, apparently I am stupid enough not to realize that I’m fat). I knew I wasn’t skinny but I never thought that I could possibly be classified as “unhealthy.” I have always been very comfortable with the way I look, but “unhealthy” just isn’t going to cut it!

Granted, I only just fall into the “overweight” category and those of you who know me, may (hopefully) think I am over reacting. After all, only dogs like bones. But health goes way beyond men and feeling pretty!

So, in an attempt to keep myself alive for a couple more years I have joined the ever increasing world of dieting! Due to my otherwise-useless-BSc degree I am able to see through some of the obviously false promises and fake diets and find the ones that are a little healthier.

But, as far as I’m concerned, I shouldn’t have to! Are there really that many diets available on the internet that I would need to sift through them in order to find the more reliable ones?

Well, yes! There were far more than I could ever possibly imagine. And they were followed by stupid questions like “How much weight would I lose if I didn’t eat for a month?” and “How many dieting supplements is it safe to be on at any given time?”

I was truly shocked by the sheer quantity of people out there struggling to lose weight. I obviously do not know their reasons or what their current weight is. But I am utterly shocked that there can be that many people out there with weight issues! I know that I am one of them. I am included into the gros statistics. But how did this happen?

How did we manage to become so much more conscious about weight and its medical implications while simultaneously becoming a grossly overweight species?