Atkins diet

[BlackHawk]

Originally posted by Bushbaby

As to those overweight people who are that way because they overeat, I would ask you to look beyond the obvious and ask yourself why they overeat? Very often that too is the result of an emotional problem, be it insecurity, fear, or something else - eating becomes a comfort blanket, something to hide behind or find solace in.

Hi Bushbaby .............

With respect to the above, this is psychological and really is down to the individual .......... but it is still self-inflicted and something to be dealt with accordingly. It is still basically over-eating and lack of exercise .......... and personally I think they'll go hand in hand, one'll comfort eat and put on the weight and this in turn makes them more self-concious which in turn makes them continue to eat more.

A sense of well being would be obtained simply by breaking the cycle of eating for comfort and exercising a bit, the results would be pleasing and encourage them onto more, but one'd have to be careful that it does not go the other way too.

BH