Did the Devil Make Me Fat, or Do I just Look Big in these Genes

First off I’m not fat I’m just vertically challenged if I was 4 feet taller I would look normal of course I couldn’t fit through doorways and would have to wear a flashing red light on my head to warn off airplanes, but proportionately I would look normal.

Weight has always been a problem with me, as soon as they took out my tonsils, I started to gain weight and I haven’t stop till this day. My parents were fat, and my brother is fat, I come from a long line of fat Bohemians, which bares the question is there something about my genetic makeup that makes me obesity or did I just learn bad eating habits from my parents?

These are questions that every obese individual asks, not that it matters much when you’re trying to lose weight, but you ask it anyways because you want some excuse to tell people when they ask you why you’re sooooo fat.

The reality is that people gains weight for a variety of reasons, emotional, psychological, social economical, physical, habit, lack of physical activity, and even genetics play important roles in one’s propensity to gain weight. And losing that weight often take the help of doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, life coaches, athletic coaches, dietitians and a myriad of others professionals. That’s why I question any weight loss program the promises permanent weight loss. You can lose weight but to keep it off sometimes you need professional help.

I’ve said in previous posts, that people try to do too much. They want to change there eating habits, get physically fit if not buffed, alter their entire conception of food, and they want to do all this in 3 weeks or less, and there are a millions scammers out there ready to take your money and run away to Argentina or much worse make you feel like a complete failure because you couldn’t lose the weight. I had one of my readers write me and told me she once was on a diet called "Help Lord, The Devil Wants Me Fat" and the promoters expected everyone to fail, because they were trying to live like Jesus in the dessert no food and very little water. I have nothing against rapid weight loss programs, as long as they are based on nutritional supplements and have a great concern for the health of the individual. But people have to understand that these programs are not an end to themselves but are only a step toward greater health. You have to deal with the underlining reasons for why you’re fat, and if that isn’t accomplished you will continue to lose and gain and lose and gain, time and time again.

So pick a plan, stay with it as best as you can, and don’t beat yourself up if you go off it occasionally, remember the best programs are one’s that encourage you to eat less and exercise more, and eventually you are going to have to deal with why you eat the way you do.

They say you burn 1.3 calories every time you laugh for a minuet, so I’m going to leave you with some of my favorite diet jokes, hopefully it help you burn off that pecan pie you’ve been dreaming about.

1)    Having lost weight over the past few years, a lady was discarding things from her wardrobe that no longer fit.
Her seven-year-old niece was watching as she held up a huge pair of slacks.
"Wow," the lady said, "I must have worn these when I was 183."
Her niece looked puzzled, then asked, "How old are you now?"

2)    A middle aged spread is the result of too many night around the table

3)    It's called DIET because all the other 4-letter words were taken.

4)    You can't lose weight without exercise. But I've got a philosophy about exercise. I don't think you should punish your legs for something your mouth did.

5)    I’ve been on a diet for 2 weeks so far I’ve lost fourteen days

6)    I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing

7)    My body is a temple with ample parking in the rear

8)    When you cheat on your diet you gain in the end

9)    Weight loss advice to obese patients “keep it simple, just eat the things you don’t like”

10) Drinking four glasses of water before every meal will help you lose weight, because you'll burn up a lot of calories running to the bathroom.

And finally I will leave you with the dieters prayer, have a great day everyone

AS I WAKE UP FROM MY SLEEP
I PRAY MY DIET I MAY KEEP
BUT IF TEMPTATION MAKES ME SLIP,
I PRAY THE LORD MY PANTS WON'T RIP.

Stay healthy, stay happy and as always

Peace.
Jerry (aka FatMan911)