BODY IMAGE AS SEEN THROUGH YOUR EYES

The human mind is amazing. Most of the time we are incredibly insightful, but sometimes we can't really see what is happening to us, nor fully appreciate how we look to others, especially when it comes to body image.At first you might think that one would immediately be able to see that they were overweight or getting overweight. But it turns out that when speaking with a number of very overweight people, they confide that they had gained up to 100lbs. before they truly realized that they were obese. They were able to look in the mirror and not recognize that they were obese until that extreme moment was reached. Some type of defense mechanism seemed to take over, where denial was an important ingredient. The denial that they were going out of control is what allows for the massive obesity problem that we are faced with today. There is also the politically correct tendency that so many of us have, that precludes us from saying to someone in no uncertain terms that they seem to have put on weight and that we are concerned about their health. Part of the dilemma is that becoming obese is an insidious process whereby you continue to accommodate the weight gain by purchasing larger sized clothing, etc. Often, the persons physicians do not firmly suggest a definitive plan for weight loss and exercise. They may suggest that "you should lose some weight" or paternally say "try to lose 20 lbs by the time I see you again in 6-12 months." That approach does not work. The person usually needs guidance as to what exactly to do. If they were able to do it on their own they would not have to be told to lose weight. Telling them where to go is one approach, but here at the Rice Diet program we are equipped to deal with all of the issues related to obesity. Dealing with the organic health problems as well as the psychiatric/emotional problems are things that the Rice Diet is ready to deal with, which is essencial for attaining complete results.

As people lose weight they have the same difficulty in acknowledging that they have lost considerable weight, because there seems to be the need for time to pass to allow for weight equilibrium before the person accepts in their mind that they have lost considerable weight and are comfortable with their new state. Many people have related that they felt stronger and more powerful when they were heavy and were actually afraid of losing weight because they thought they would feel weak and less able to deal with their surroundings without feeling intimidated.

Being able to fit into smaller clothing is the most concrete manner to acknowledge that one has lost weight, and makes you appreciate the weight loss. Whether it is some old clothes from ones "thinner days"or getting into new clothes the feeling is the same, one of accomplishment. Getting back to the weight that you carried when you were younger makes you feel younger, and physiologically you become younger as well. Being overweight is unhealthy and can lead to heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension and more, including a higher incidence of some cancers. Obesity is associated with a 10 year shorter life span than a person of ideal weight, in general. These are some of the facts.....aren't you interested in living a longer life? If so, today is the day to start to do something about it. You just have to be motivated....and then anything is possible.

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