Weight Loss Vs. Weight Gain: It's Your Choice

Take Responsibility for Yourself

In a world where a lot is based on image, it is hard to keep up with what the media and insurance agencies say what we should weigh. I know that there are a lot of factors that deals with the increase in body fat. I know that hereditary genes, chemical imbalances, illnesses, medications, stress, lack of exercise and availability of food are all parts of the battle of weight loss.

The problem with people today is that we use these factors as excuses and crutches for our health. How many times have you heard "Everyone in my family is large.", "I have a thyroid problem.", "my medication makes me gain weight.", "I eat because I'm stressed." "I can't exercise it's snowing.", "I just love food.", "My diet didn't work." It's time to stop making excuses and take control of our health.

So you have hereditary genes that cause people in your family to be large. Are you sure? I mean cultures have different views on body size but do Irish people have more body fat cells than Russians? There is not much scientific evidence to show that this is true. I think people just use it as an excuse. Take control of your life and stop using it as an excuse.

Sure there are medical problems and medications that cause us to gain weight. Drugs Prednisone, Elavil, Tofranil, Zyprexa, Paxil, Zoloft, Depakote, Diabeta, Dianbinese, Cardura, Indera, Nexium, and Prevacid can cause weight gain. Did you know that there are nearly fifty medications that can cause weight increase? The medication weight gain can be modest or extreme. I know that many of us have to take these medications to survive. That doesn't mean that we should use the weight gain as an excuse. We need to educate ourselves on the side effects of the medications we are taking.