Have you ever met anyone who wanted to gain an excessive, unhealthy amount of weight? Of course not! No one wants to be overweight!
Research says that many people would choose blindness over obesity. Others would choose to lose an arm or leg rather than suffer the emotional and physical pain of obesity.
So why does weight gain happen? It’s just not “logical” and it doesn’t make sense… until the actual causes are understood.
I often ask patients why they think they’ve become overweight. Too often I hear, “I think I’m just too lazy to exercise.” However, many thin people don’t exercise either. It’s not that simple.
In fact, 95% of Americans do not exercise regularly, even though they are aware of the health benefits. So NOT exercising can’t be the primary cause.
Many of my patients struggling with their weight actually spend more time exercising than thin people I know. One of my patients, who is more than 50 lbs overweight, regularly exercises 5 hours a week!