Everyday Systems

Here's a timely article... What do you all think?

http://ideas.time.com/2013/06/26/the-be ... nsibility/

I think you can call what it takes to lose weight will power - or habit building.

Obesity, of itself, being called a disease just sounds like another politically correct term.

To overcome obesity/overweightness sure feels like will power to me. Every day except an S day. And even then I'm hoping to exercise a little of that in the near future on S days. I'd love it to come naturally instead, of course!

noni wrote:Obesity, of itself, being called a disease just sounds like another politically correct term.

To overcome obesity/overweightness sure feels like will power to me. Every day except an S day. And even then I'm hoping to exercise a little of that in the near future on S days. I'd love it to come naturally instead, of course!

Political correctness is making a lot of waves this week. I'm actually kind of tired of political correctness!

wosnes wrote:

noni wrote:Obesity, of itself, being called a disease just sounds like another politically correct term.

To overcome obesity/overweightness sure feels like will power to me. Every day except an S day. And even then I'm hoping to exercise a little of that in the near future on S days. I'd love it to come naturally instead, of course!

Political correctness is making a lot of waves this week. I'm actually kind of tired of political correctness!

You and me both! I thought it was rather unexpected that there would be an article actually pondering the possibility of someone using self-restraint! Who'd a thunk it!!!

My point is, that the diethead ways of thinking are so subtle and insinuate themselves into our understanding, it's insane! Putting weight and eating problems in the context of habit-building (or not) makes so much sense to me now; a few short weeks ago (even though I'd read Reinhard's book a year ago), I wouldn't have considered it and was almost falling for the line "I can't help it! I'm such a victim, the big bad food monster tied my hands behind my back and shoved food down my throat!" Aaarrrggghhh...