Weight

It seems to me that America’s weight problem is much deeper than just eating unhealthily. It is the state of mind that Americans are in, the thinking that you don’t need to do anything to have the body type that you want. Just watch any channel and you will be bombarded with pills and things that “will help you lose weight” without dieting or exercising. For the most part, this weight is water weight and doesn’t really stay off, but even losing that weight doesn’t help you. The people that I have talked to at least that are trying to get to a healthier weight are not trying to do it because they just want to look better, for the most part it is because they want to live longer and/or feel better about themselves. If you are trying to lose weight for health reasons, these pills are not going to anything for anyone’s health, except maybe your scale…and that will be short lived. The other reason, to feel better about yourself, also will not work with pills. Cheating to lose some extra weight is not the way to feel better, jogging every morning or pumping out some sit ups or hitting the weight room before school or work will give you way more confidence than just popping a few pills. If neither of these reasons appeal to you and you are just looking to lose a quick ten pounds for swimsuit season, then by all means just take the pills and gain it back again in a few weeks.

Another problem is the number of people who have just given up on trying to achieve a healthy body weight. I will admit that my whole life I have been a pretty healthy weight (with the exception for from the time I was born until I was about three) thanks to my metabolism and active life style, so I may not know what it like. But it astonishes to me how many people can just sit around and not even try to live a more active life style. Not only can you lose weight, but you can also get some muscle tone and get into better shape (this is why exercising is better than just eating healthier alone. Exercising can even be fun if you get someone who you can do it with and do thing you enjoying doing  like swimming or playing basketball.( 405 words)