There are many health risks to the human race, including (but certainly not limited to) numerous forms of cancer, infections, viruses and just the latest is H1N1, more commonly known as "Swine Flu". However, one of the most widespread and controllable health risks among human beings is that of obesity.
I myself know all too well of this condition (I refuse to call it a disease, as I don't see obesity as something that is communicable or a mutation of the body), having been overweight during virtually my entire high school and college years, but it was only recently (but numerous signs before then) that it has really hit me as to how bad my weight was. I was tagging along with the rest of my family to do some summer clothes shopping. We perused the usual mall tenants looking for clothes. I was very troubled to find that I couldn't find any clothes that fit me. I figured "oh well, they probably just have sizes for skinny people", but I was even further disheartened to eventually find out that every store, save for one, didn't have a single article of clothing that would fit me (save for maybe hats, and even then I have a pretty big head).
That store would just so happen to be the "big and tall store", and I sure as heck wasn't there because I was tall. As a looked around the "big and tall" store, I noticed the sizes: XXL, XXXL, XXXXL and even, yes XXXXXL. I was surprised to realize that the store actually had a somewhat decent fashion variety (not that I plan on regularly shopping there, but just an observation). It was during the trying-on of clothes that it had hit me: I need to make a drastic change in my life... and NOW. Not just to get rid of a substantial amount of fat and look better, but to feel better, to sleep better, to be more active, and most importantly, to actually live to see 65.
It turns out that this was the perfect time, as I've found a weight loss plan through my work that is simple and that I can attest is very effective. As of today's weigh in, I've lost 24 pounds in as many days. Of the nearly ONE-THIRD (according to the National Center for Health Statistics) of Americans who are obese (Body Mass Index of 30 or greater), this is one who is determined to change the way I eat and live life, and thus enjoy a more active and rewarding, and hopefully much longer and healther, life. I also have a little side goal for this weight loss. My sister is getting married in February, and I haven't seen her since long before I started the weight loss plan, so it is my goal to surprise her with my whole new body shape.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to go play soccer, something I haven't done in a long, long time.
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