This article was written to answer many of the most frequently asked questions on this topic. I hope you find this information helpful.
There is the familiar story of your teenage years and how active you were playing sports, going out with friends and having a good time. Because of your high activity level and age your metabolism is also high so your weight has not ever been a problem. As a matter of fact, whoever even thinks about it’ Over time you develop a taste for fatty junk food and you sure do love those hamburgers, fries and pop. Your metabolism helps burn off most of the excess calories from the junk food and so any extra weight goes unnoticed.
As you move into adulthood priorities change and somehow sports disappears from your life and the focus now becomes more on work and social activities such as parties and drinks. You notice that you have some extra weight but by now you’ve programmed your lifestyle habits into your subconscious and weight loss is still not something that is thought of. As you get to your 30’s and 40’s you have now noticed a considerable amount of body fat and you begin to see the health problems associated...