Weight Loss-reality or obsession?!

Weight loss for good is the goal of anyone unhappy with their current size and shape.We all know that exercise and a balanced diet are the key factors in fat loss and weight reduction. It’s clear if you are eating more calories than you are burning off throughout the day, the result will be that the calories will be stored as fat.

The problem is that over the last 30 years, we have taken to eating more and more high calorie fast food and exercising less and less as we sit passively at desks, typing on keyboards, and talking on the phone. It’s the same case even for those of us who still work in manufacturing because the work now consists more in pressing buttons than actual physical labor. The final result of all this affects our mental condition. Why? Because we are not satisfied with our body and this will to lose weight can easily become an obsession.

But it's even worse than it seems. In our obsession for being thin, we've lost sight of what's healthy. Simply being thin, does not necessarily make you healthier. As incredible as it sounds you can be both anorexic and obese at the same time. You can weigh only 70 kg, but a significant % of that weight can be pure body fat.

This is because people who lose and maintain their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are otherwise slim. And the problem is getting worse The internal fat that surrounds vital organs like the heart, liver or pancreas is far more dangerous than the fat you can see under the skin. Obese people who exercise are actually at lower risk of mortality than thin people who are sedentary. For example, as crazy as it may sound the Sumo wrestlers have a better metabolic profile than some slim sedentary people , because the wrestlers' fat is primarily stored under the skin not throughout their vital organs. So, being thin being thin means nothing if you haven't exercised along with your caloric reduction. You make look "spectacular, " but internally you may be an obese walking.

The thing is that this desperate will of losing weight should be accomplished with calm and most important in time. If you will try to lose weight really quick and moreover without any physical effort, you may succeed but may also be sure that your body isn’t in such a good shape as it may seem. So what do you choose- a spectacular thin look or a healthy body ?!