It’s
January, which means millions of people are looking to shed unwanted pounds.
Gym memberships have been bought, diets have been started, and resolutions are
in full swing. These are all the things determined to make this year THE year
to finally lose weight and keep it off for good.
With
America’s overweight and obesity rate reaching 68.5% in adults (33.6%
overweight, 34.9% obese), these much needed and well-intentioned weight loss efforts
are a welcome site.1 However, if history plays out like it has, then
we’re not likely to see any real progress in our bid for slimmer waistlines, as
evidenced by this 2014 global systemic analysis report on obesity published in
the Lancet: “Not only is obesity
increasing, but no national success stories have been reported in the past 33
years.”2
That’s
over three decades of failure, enough to make anyone want to quit even before getting
started. All hope is not lost though. What we need to do is re-evaluate how we
approach weight loss in the first place. We can’t keep doing the same thing and
expect different results.
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