(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index in 2009, about 63.1% of Americans are now overweight or obese. This can be credited to people eating less healthy and exercising less. It sounds really basic, but it affects a VERY large amount of people and is a problem that needs to be dealt with. This affects me as well since almost everyone on my mom's side of the family has had at least one heart attack. I have to watch what I eat, and exercise regularily just to make sure my own genetics don't catch up with me. The thing is with being overweight, you can lose it! In this thread I will go over some basic concepts and terms so you will hopefully have a better understanding of how to be healthier.


Obesity: a person with a body mass index of 30 or greater.
Body Mass Index (BMI): a measure of how fit you are, and is based on height/weight. You can calculate yours You must login or register to view this content..


Basic:
-Keeping a food diary (you normally find you eat more than you think)
-Getting good amounts of sleep


Foods/Drinks:
-Try to eat meals at the same time every day (helps with metabolism)
-Try to limit the amount of pop, alcohol, energy drinks, chips and candy you have (makes HUGE difference if you do)
-Instead of gorging, check your portion sizes
-Try to fit in more fruits/ vegetables


Exercise:
-People that are from the ages 6-17 are recommended to exercise for at least 60 minutes PER day (this is due to them still developing and it helps promote growth)
-Adults are recommended to exercise for at least 150 minutes a week.
-You can get exercise through playing sports, running, lifting weights, and aerobics


Through living a more healthy lifestyle you will feel better about yourself, look better, live longer, and have more luck with the ladies. Not many people will be proffesional athletes, but that does not mean you can't be healthy or fit!

Sources used:
-https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20100210/percentage-of-overweight-obese-americans-swells
-https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
-https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/children.html
-https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html

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"The one that assesses all posts and judges them and provides an opinion that nobody gives a shit about. Carry on though, backseat moderating" <--- Your quote right here responds to your first comment on this thread...

I try my best to stay healthy.

I'm pretty healthy as it is, but here's some good information on how to trim fat through your diet. You must login or register to view this content.

I always used to think that caloric intake versus how much you output was the key to weight loss. But a well balanced meal helps promote weight loss along with keeping your muscles from being burned as well.

Thank god I stay healthy I really can thank hockey for that.

Ridiculous bump much?

Nope, you can reply to a thread if it was posted less than 60 days ago. I didn't get a notification stating that I couldn't reply because of that...

I don't see how you let yourself get like that. I would think after a certain point you would be like "hey, i should go for a run and eat healthier". it's pretty gross actually.