Thursday, May 12, 2011

Obesity...its not just for breakfast!

As a chiropractor, "rehab guy", "soft tissue guy", "neurology guy", trainer, and even referred to as "kind of a mixture of a bunch of things"...the biggest problem I see in the world of rehabilitation and physical fitness is THE MAJORITY OF THE PATIENTS I SEE ARE TOO DAMN FAT!

No, not very political of me but then again most of you who know me can attest to that.

FAT is not a bad word, however there are good fats and bad fats. Confusing but off the target a bit.

How did the US get so FAT? I think I remember the one fat girl and one fat boy in grade school (I will not mention their names for fear of bringing back bad memories for them), and the rest were the skinny, wiry little types of that generation (the 1970's). Longish hair, and Toughskins jeans falling off until we started to outgrow them then the constant harassing about waiting for the flood waters. One pair of pants (usually plaid, blecht!) for church, and one pair of Toughskins for everything else. We used patches in those days, and when the patches on the patches wore out then they were made into cut off jorts! We didn't need much and since that was the norm, didn't want much.

A 12 oz can of Coke was a treat, and walking to Tom's (variety store, non-existent now) for a Hostess cupcake was a real luxury.

Did I say walking? Oh yeah we did that back then. We walked, and we played, and we walked to go play, and then we walked again...sprinkle in the random fisticuffs for good measure since boys will be boys...oh yeah, then we walked home with our scraped knees, and bloody noses, washed off and took a drink from the hose, went in and ate something which was made just prior to our eating it...

OK, here is your objection and usual gripe and wine. "I don't have time to make dinner because in today's world both parents have to work". Here is my answer. Quit F---ING whining! My parents both worked, long hours...longer than I am sure the majority of people work today. But as adults they cared more about their children then themselves. Wait, that's it! I know why everyone is so fat!

When a parent looks at their child and sees an obesity problem, they must not really care enough for that child! When a spouse looks at their spouse and sees an obesity problem, they must really care for their spouse. When a friend looks at a friend and sees an obesity problem, they are not really friends after all...unless they are trying to help them.

The reason that there are so many FAT people in the US is because people care about themselves more than they care about others. Sure we can blame the food companies, but we eat the shit they put out there. We can blame the government, but we still elect the same assholes looking for easy work and benefits over and over again. We can blame everyone we want, but until our blatant lack of caring for one another in this world changes, we will still see rising rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, metabolic disorders, learning and behavioral disorders, etc., etc., etc...

Start today. Get a good friend out for a workout. Force your child to be physically active. Yes, I said force them. After all you are the parent, not their "freakin' buddy"! Tell your spouse you love them enough not to let them die a horrible, drawn out, demeaning death from one of the many cancers we dump trillions of dollars into just to have them win! If you are a medical practitioner, grow some balls and tell your patients they are TOO DAMN FAT and they have to do something about it now...not "the beginning of next month I'm really gonna start that new diet" bull pucky!

I took my friend for a work out today, don't want to see him die from (fill in the blank). I will encourage and give guidance to all my patients today regarding diet and exercise because I don't want to see them die from (fill in the blank). I will encourage all of my loved ones to do the same, because I care for them and I want them to stay alive so I can continue to build memories with all of them and not have them die unnecessarily from (fill in the blank).


Please try to do the same

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