Comments on: Putting Obesity out of Business

By: Bonnie Jeffers

Bonnie Jeffers — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:31:18 +0000

On Aug.27,2012 I had gastric bypass surgery to save my life and also have spinal stenois and was walking with a walker….could not stand at my kitchen counter…and as of today May 10,2013 I have lost 117 lbs and have 60 more to go…But I would of done it all over again…so much happier..I thank the Lord for giving me the strength to go on….:~)

By: Bobby

Bobby — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:29:02 +0000

Body type, activity , honeroms and age. The body puts on fat either than anything else muscle is the hardest thing to build and create.A lot of skinny ppl think they can eat whatever they like and not put on weight. Not true.I have yet to see anyone in my lifetime that goes from childhood to old age congesting 11,000 calories a day as most of the super obese do and remain slim.Sinitra, Tyra, Jerry Lewis,Twiggy -natural Twigs all put weight on due hormonal ageing.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:27:08 +0000

How do i start. I will just jump in. I recently moved in with my partner. i was floored at how much his kids ate. His daughter isnt terriblly over weight. she is 9 and normal height for her age. a lil chunky not bad. Now his son who is 7 weighs 108 pounds and is short and stocky stubby. i have a 9 yr old who eats half his dinner and is done. i seen his kids eat 3 adult portions of dinner for at least 3 nights in a row. i thought to myself wow. I believe he just simply over feeds them. but they whine that they r still hungry. this is more generated towards his son. they eat healthy. love fruits. will eat u out a house and home on fruit. but they over eat . how do i cut down the portions and help my partner realize he can not keep feeding them that much? There is no possible way they r hungry. we arent talking kid portions. These r adult portions.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:00:01 +0000

I’m 34 years old and I feel like my life is over before it ever began. I’ve been overweight all my life and right now I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been at 450lbs. I’ve tried all kinds of diets over the years and I’d lose a few pounds and then gain them back. I’m on a diet for a week and lose 10 pounds and then I start to feel better and go back to my old eating habits. I’ve thought about having weight loss surgery but it really scares me and I’d much rather do it on my own. I tell myself that I need to try harder but I just can’t keep my motivation going. I have lots of nieces and nephews that I want to see grow up and I don’t want to leave this world before my time. I’m willing to do anything. Please help!

By: Londi

Londi — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:32:14 +0000

I think that part of the reason is, we are all trying to save money, so we buy the cheaper snacks. These days, the cheaper it is, the more unhealthy it is. If parents are eating pre packaged meals and feeding their kids the same, they are not only feeding them enough sodium to last them a week, but they’re putting preservatives and other chemicals into their bodies and the bodies of their children. I don’t have children myself, but I’m even guilty of buying the cheaper bag of chips than the more expensive nature granola bar. With that much sodium and sugar in my system, that’s all I crave. I hate it! But if I’m going to save money, it seems that buying the unhealthy option is the wise one in that. I can’t afford to buy ingredients for a home cooked meal if I am going to make it from scratch, but I can afford it if part of it is in a box, or a can, or a jar. That’s not a good thing. We need someone to not only teach us how to eat right, but someone that can teach us how to save money in the process and to teach us to help make sure that we are able to stretch those foods enough to feed the whole family and not just ourselves.

By: lisa hall

lisa hall — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:33:23 +0000

Knowledge and applying knowledge, gives everyone the power to change. So with that said, grow your own food. We live by a rule: dirt made my lunch, or breakfast or dinner. This means the closer to the dirt your food came from the better it is. If it goes through many hands in many days or months, the farther away form the dirt it is, the less nutrtious it is. Another point is preservatives, all kinds of chemicals to make the food have a longer shelf life, read your label We believe that these chemicals are causing all the diseases and problems, from mental to behavior to physical. Grow your own, catch your own fish, raise your own cows and chicken, or pigs. Buy form your neighbors that grow their own.Start a neighborhood or community garden. The closer to the dirt your food comes from, the less likely it is to have anything manmade and life altering in it. Try it! Not just for a day, for a lifetime. You should only drink water, Just until, you get back down to where you want to be. Get up move around 30 minutes of every hour of your day until you can lose weight and move around and exercise more vigorously. If it took you 10 years to put on all that weight, give your self at least five to take it off properly. A diet is what you eat every day to maintain proper body functions. What you put in, is what you get out. If you put junk in that has no nutritious value, then you get junk out. Yes, you feel like junk. And finally, all you people out there trying to look and act like all those others on tv, that’s not real, they have money and spend their whole day being helped by someone else to look that way. Think about It!!!!

By: Donna Christlieb

Donna Christlieb — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:16:30 +0000

Donna Says March 21, 1967 Dr. Phil, I was never overweight until I turned 42 years old. Now at the age of 62 I can not get down to the weight that I want to be at. I weigh 150 pounds. I have a bad back with herniated Discs and have pain every day. I can walk just not to far. I have started only eating one meal per day trying to lose the weight. I always eat no later than 5 P.M. and do not go to bed until at least 10 P.M.! I walk my dog at least 4 to 5 times per day and we walk about 1/4 up to 1/2 a mile each time I take her out! I want to lose at least 30 to 35 pounds. Do you have any suggestions? Heart Disease and Diabetes is in my family members! My Dad and Grandfather both died of a massive heart attack and that scares me! I have to live on SSI so I don’t have the money to pay for anything. I barely get by as it is! Thank you and your wife very much!! You have a beautiful wife! Donna Christlieb

By: jy

jy — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:11:47 +0000

I am overweight weighing in at 247 pounds and I’m planning to loose my weight. BUT STILL I cant do it. I ate lot of foods during midnight. Sigh! I’m frustrated!

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:39:04 +0000

I am making it my New Year resolution to change my life…… I am severely over weight as is my husband and 6 yr old son. I know it runs in his family but that’s no excuse. I have got to change things. So we bought Just Dance 3 to help work up a sweat and now I will be finding online resources for encouragement. I’d love to purchase the P.I.N.K method but really can’t afford anything right now. We don’t even have an oven, we have the stove top but no oven. I’m basically just asking for prayers for all of us fluffy ones. I will do everything I can to improve the life for myself and my family. My sister was just diagnosed with Type II Diabetes and I don’t want that to be me. That you for posting the information and I’m praying it will indeed help.

By: Carolyn Morman

Carolyn Morman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:31:34 +0000

I am overweight weighing in at 284 pounds. I have been overweight over ten years and I can’t loose it on my own naturally…I was a size twelve back when my son was born and I got sic in college and suffered from a deep depression and was later diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.I am on disability and do not have the means to buy equipment in order for me to loose the weight. I have a teenage son who is very talented and I would love to make him and myself proud of me….I need an intervention very,very, bad…PLEASE HELP ME!!!DR. PHIL…Please…