Healthy TV | Episode 030

With so much emphasis on body composition these days, it’s time we shine some light on why we gain weight in the first place.

It turns out the common beliefs  – that it’s a product of bad genes, bad calories, and poor willpower – is misleading at best… And downright destructive at worst.

This topic deserves some time… and this is part 2 of a 4 part series.  In part 1 (Episode 029) I talked about the roots of overeating and how you can work to overcome it.  To circle back to Episode 029, CLICK HERE.

In today’s episode I’ll show you…

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade or so, weight related illness is a big problem globally. It’s not just those obese Americans anymore, Australia, Canada and France have also seen steady increases in obesity rates.

The alarming increase in our collective waistline’s has created an EXPLOSION in the health and fitness industry – especially in the exercise and weight loss arena.

Typing ‘weight loss’ into Amazon.ca produces over 83,000 books, with more titles being added every day. With so much content and opinion being produced on such an important issue, it can be hard to know who to listen to and what’s the right thing to do to eat healthy (and what’s the wrong thing to do).

At least one-third of the North American population is obese and more than two-thirds overweight.

Conventional wisdom says its because we take in more energy (calories) than we burn. Implying that our unfit, unhealthy body is our fault, because we lack the discipline to walk away from our plates or commit to a calorie burning fitness regimen.

But, the problem isn’t you. It’s this misconception that losing weight is all about eating less and exercising more. That’s why you’ve lost and regained in the past, and that’s why you continue to struggle today.