Many years ago, most people did not really think about nutrition. They did not think about their weight. They did not have to. Generally speaking, people ate natural home-grown local foods with little to know processing or preservatives added. People were active every day out of necessity. 

These days... it is all different. And that has taken our country to a situation where almost 70% of the country is classified as either overweight or obese. (See where you are at with this BMI Chart)

Most foods on the grocery store shelf are processed, packed with preservatives. The nutrition is stripped almost, or completely, out. The fat in some of our favorite foods is off the charts! When we do eat low-fat foods, they are often high in sugar. We eat very little fiber. Even our fruits and vegetables often travel overseas before reaching our grocery stores. That means they are picked early and sprayed with chemicals. Animals are grown with hormones and given different types of foods than many years ago. The nutrition levels of animals, fruits, vegetables, and especially processed foods is far less than what our bodies need!

Dine-out locations range mostly from bad to worse. From the fast-food choices of high-fat, high-calorie, no-nutrition choices, to the sit-down dining establishments of larger-than-life portions, there are very few good choices when eating out.

And these places know we WANT this. In fact, they are just giving us what they want. If they did not make money, they wouldn't keep doing it. So they advertise and appeal to these desires. And we get sucked in! It's the easier choice. It's the feel-good choice... at least, for the moment. 

When the dust settles, we feel guilty. We feel heavier. Our energy is sapped. We look in the mirror and watch the pounds creep on over time. Until at some point, we look back and feel there is no chance we could ever regain the way we used to look. 

Have you reached that point? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired, but not knowing what to do about it? Are you frustrated that you can't get back to what you used to look like? Do you wish you could feel better again on the inside, and look better on the outside?