Fighting Obesity - Helping You Get Healthy

Weight Loss Articles
by Amy C. Teeple

• Wake-up Call: A First-hand Look at the Link between Obesity and Cancer
• Killer Wake-up Call: Women, Weight, and Heart Disease
• Metabolism's Age Discrimination: Another Reason Why Aging Stinks
• Does Size Matter? Definitely. Important Tips for Controlling Portion Sizes
• Is Your Job Making You Fat? Fight Back with Work Workouts
• Diet Spokespeople: Jenny McCarthy, Queen Latifah, Dan Marino, and Everyone In Between
• Bariatric Surgery Stands No Chance against an Untreated Food Addiction
• Truth behind Celebrities and Weight Loss Surgery
• Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups – Vital Component to Success
• Hypnosis for Weight Loss – Easy Solution, Scam, or Something More?
• Nintendo Wii – Mere Video Game System or Weight Loss Solution?
• Reducing Your Funds, Not Your Fat – Spotting Diet Scams

What (and Who) this Website Is About

More and more Americans are becoming overweight and obese. In fact, studies indicate that about two-thirds of the U.S. adult population is considered overweight. One-third of adults in this country are classified as obese.

Excess weight can affect everything from self esteem to energy level to health. I speak from experience. A few years ago, at the age of 58, my mom was hospitalized for chest pains and needed an angioplasty. In July 2007, I lost my Aunt Pam to uterine cancer. In February 2008, my mom had to have her knee replaced. The common thread in all of these occurrences was the excess weight that my mom and aunt carried.

After losing my aunt and watching my mom battle with her weight and its related ailments, I decided it was time for a change. I not only made some lifestyle changes, including bettering my diet and exercise routines, but I also began to write weight-related articles. (See side panel for links to those articles).
                Aunt Sue, Aunt Pam, and Mom - March 2007

This website has been created to help others on their journeys to a healthier lifestyle.

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This website is a work in progress. I hope the articles that I have written serve as a starting off point for your weight education. I hope to continue to update this site as time permits.

Good luck in your journey to better health.

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