By Cindy Burgenstein

Of all the health problems facing Americans today, perhaps the one that causes the most problems, and at the same time is the most preventable, is being overweight.

Over sixty percent of adults in America today are overweight. The problems that come with being overweight are numerous, and sometimes deadly. It can affect physical, mental, and emotional health.

The strange thing is that while we keep getting bigger and bigger, there seem to be more and more diets an exercise programs out there.

If you venture into the weight loss section of your bookstore, you won't find any lack of choices. Bread diets, protein diets, hot dog diets. You name it, somebody has written a book about it.

One of the reasons why it can be so difficult to lose weight, is that many times we think of losing weight as something unpleasant to quickly do and get over with. Like going to the doctor, or pulling of a bandage. The sooner it's done, the better.

This doesn't usually work, obviously. There are many reasons we are overweight besides simply not eating right and insufficient exercising. If it were that simple, everybody would be skinny and healthy. What are some of these reasons?

We live in a fast paced, information based society. Fast paced means we don't have time to shop for or cook healthy food. Information based means that most of us work in jobs that required little or no physical exertion.

If we don't put much thought into our health, it is almost automatic that we become overweight. The only way out of this problem is to make a conscious choice to change our lifestyle.

This isn't easy. The best way is to make small changes over time. As these small changes become part of our normal, everyday life, we will notice changes in our health, and our weight.

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