Overweight

 

It was not until I was 65 or 67 that I began gaining enough weight according to my height to be considered OBESE.  The reason for that happening to me was because of all the steroids I had to take due to the chemo that was being infused into my body.  My chemo treatments started at age 60.

Prior to age 60, I was very active, running or walking a mile or two each day, seven days a week, eating healthy, and getting enough sleep.  That was between 40-60, but prior to age 40, I smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, ate lots of fast foods, fried foods, and sugars.  However, the reason why I never became obese prior to age 40 is that I was very active.  I played sports, went to gym regularly, worked outside after work and on the weekends, rather than sitting on a sofa watching television.

What bothers me today and I try not to let it, is all the young people under the age of twenty who are extremely OVERWEIGHT, not just obese.  If their parents are with them, then the parents are as overweight as they are, so these children have no good role models at home.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FOURTY PERCENT of Americans are OBESE.  That is more than ONE of THREE are obese.

My nephew is obese, very much so, and I keep warning him that his overweight condition is going to lead to a heart attack or stroke.  He is over fifty years of age and so far, he has experienced no health problems and therefore thinks I'm FULL OF SHIT.

All of his weight come from alcohol, overeating, and no exercise.

My second wife's son is the same age as my nephew and he is also obese, but his situation is from overeating, not alcohol and while he does not go to the gym, he is physically active due to his job.  His mother is very much concerned but does not want to tell him how to live his life.

One of these days, we will be hearing some negative news about both of these males.