Posted On: April 3, 2008, 2:13 pm CDT

Posted By: lastbat

Ah, but traditional weight-loss is feasible for people of any weight as long as they can physically move. Lethargy is something that can be overcome by sheer will-power. We all, regardless of our weight and physical fitness, experience days when we just don't feel as energized as we normally do. It takes willpower to push on and move. That's not saying drive yourself to exhaustion, but move.

And really, that's all it is - move. You don't have to run, you don't have to join a gym, lift weights or do anything else the television tries to sell us. You just have to move. That might mean walking to change the t.v. channel instead of using the remote. Watch television standing up. Eat standing up. Park further from the door when you go shopping. All of these will help with weight loss. And obese people should probably not try to drop over a 1,000 calories a day from their diet. It's good enough, and healthier, to drop 500 calories a day. Most people don't even notice the loss of 500 calories a day and they drop a pound a week. (3,500 calorie deficit over time = 1 pound of weight lost in that time span)

Part of the problem, in general, that we see in America is we expect instant results with our bodies. Dropping a pound or two a week is healthy; dropping 10 pounds a week is not. Patience and perserverence are key.

And I do blame the mother and father for this particular case because it is very doubtful the kid became morbidly obese just in his adulthood. They needed to teach him good habits while he was young so he wouldn't get that way in the first place.