While many overweight people claim to have a strong desire to shed excess pounds, most do little to achieve this goal.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic report that only one in three people who are trying to lose weight, and one in five people trying not to gain weight, follow the widely recommended approach of at least 150 minutes of exercise weekly and reduced calorie intake.
A staggering 61% of American adults currently meet the scientific definition of overweight or obesity, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, depression and several forms of cancer.
Nearly 66% of men and roughly 48% of woman say they are overweight, while about 73% of the men and 85% of the women say that they are currently trying to lose weight or to avoid gaining weight.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings February 2002;77:114-121
It is great to see the surgeon general announce a plan directed towards treating the obesity epidemic.
A staggering 61% of American adults currently meet the scientific definition of obesity, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, depression and several forms of cancer.
Obesity rates among US adults have gone up 30% since the late 1970s. Meanwhile, just one third of US adults meet experts' recommendations for at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 days per week.
This is probably the most sedentary generation of people in the history of the world.
Unfortunately nearly all of the traditional approaches to relieving obesity don't work very well. Folks this is not rocket science. It is not that obesity is a neutral frame. Most people who are obese are not happy about it and would like to change to a normal weight. They are quite familiar with the health implications.
However, they have two major problems.
The first is that most "experts" are providing them with incorrect information, as the surgeon general states above. The problem is not the fat, but it is the excess grain carbohydrates. Anyone who has reviewed my eating plan is familiar with this.
However, even if people understand what they need to do, which is quite simply to replace grains with vegetable greens, they still are unable to do this.
Fortunately there are some effective tools that address the emotional attachments and addictive elements that impair one's ability to follow this program.
We have had a fair measure of success using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for this problem. However, addressing complex behavioral issues like eating usually requires a skilled therapist to help you address these issues.
In the near future I hope to have a list of qualified EFT therapists so you can identify one close to your home.
Until that time you might want to consider a number of different ways in which you can learn EFT.
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