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Overcoming Obesity - Introduction
Losing weight takes a lot of time, energy, and will to get that perfect weight and
figure you've always dreamed of. But before going to the proper step-by-step how-to's, let
us first warm our minds up on the right information about this weight losing stuff. What's
the real deal, anyway? Health is Wealth
Being wealthy is neither about acquiring all the riches in the world nor getting whatever
you want with just a snap of the fingers. It's more about investing something from an
earlier period of your life and being able to continuously use it perfectly until you grow
old. No material thing can be such an investment because one day they come, and before you
know it, they go. For instance, the money you earn today may be the car you'll be driving
tomorrow. But automobiles don't last that long either; sooner or later, their parts will
get rusty until they become broken and useless in time. So much for the money you earned
from hard work.
The real richness in this world is being happy, contented, and satisfied - being able to
do what you want to do, when you want to do it, and like nothing will come your way in
accomplishing the things that will make you happy. How can you play with a pet puppy if
you can't stay close to it because you are allergic to its fur? How can you enjoy a pint
of ice cream if you're not allowed to eat it because you're diabetic? Or what good is a
big house that you live in when most of the time of your life you stay in a hospital
because of serious illnesses? In other words, money, riches, and other classy material
things are no good at all when you can't be with them, eat them, or simply have them
because certain sicknesses forbid you to, isn't it?
What's better is not having any allergy to animal furs even if you can't afford to buy a
pet, not being diabetic even if a scoop of ice cream will do for dessert, and staying in
your own house even if it's not so big to fit 3 people inside. When you are healthy and in
perfect shape, lack, or even absence, of material resources will not matter anymore. As
long as you can do whatever you want to do, eat whatever your tongue feels like eating,
and go wherever your feet bring you to, you'll never be more contented in your life; thus,
making you wealthier than any rich-but-sick people out there.
Healthy People
People who are considered "healthy" are those who are physically and mentally
fit. Physical fitness is the ability of the
human body to function with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample
energy to engage in leisure activities, and to meet physical stresses. Muscular strength,
endurance, stamina, and general alertness are the overt signs of being physically fit.
The level of physical fitness can be influenced by regular, systematic exercise and proper
nutrition. Moderate activity will maintain the individual at a level that is usually
adequate to handle ordinary stress, while the right diet
affects energy expenditure. Overweight, underweight, and weak individuals have low fitness
levels.
On the other hand, mental fitness refers to the psychological state of well-being,
characterized by continuing personal growth, a sense of purpose in life, self-acceptance,
and positive relations with others.
Unhealthy People
In contrast with the above discussion, people who belong to the "unhealthy"
category are the opposite of the healthy ones - unwell either in the body or in the mind,
or in both. Physically, they are ill or they show symptoms of ill health. These sicknesses
hinder them from performing daily activities properly. They get easily fatigued or
stressed resulting to unaccomplished tasks. Absence, lack, or inappropriate exercise and food intake is what
makes people physically unfit.
Alternatively, one can also be mentally unhealthy if his psychological state is not well.
Manifestations include always being doubtful, worries too much, suffers from inferiority
complex, and relates negatively to others.
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