Will we ever accept responsibility?

^^YES!

i understand how you feel, but you can only effect what you touch. Example:

My Kids, I am teaching my kids the correct way to live, thus helping solve the problem.

I have turned on at least 5 people to MFP, and they are making the changes, and i know they will teach there children.

You can only change what you touch. Make the change, set the example, and feel good about doing it.

MFP is really the only place I hear that kind of thing. Do most people actually think that way?

I hear this all the time outside of MFP. It's on the news all the time.

Convinience is a ***** isnt it, I used to live in the US and there used to be at least 2-3 fast food places at every corner. Groceries stores were rediculous..check the prices of fries VS. vegetable....healthy costs more. Also, and dont take this personaly please, I found Americans to be alot lazier in nature, always finding the shortest way to do something, always taking their cars instead of walking. Not caring that they were fat. I am overweight and I was the skinny one in my groupe of friends.

I lost a friend last year to a heart attack, she was only 21 years old....want fries with that?

I dont blame the food I eat for my weight gain,,, I blame myself for buying and eating them. No one put a gun to my head to make me eat a big mac.

MFP is really the only place I hear that kind of thing. Do most people actually think that way?

I hear this all the time outside of MFP. It's on the news all the time.

Oh, well, another reason I don't watch the news. :-p

You are so right! It's the whole "clean your plate" syndrome. No, I don't need to eat until the food's gone. I need to eat until I'm full.

So true!

i understand how you feel, but you can only effect what you touch. Example:

My Kids, I am teaching my kids the correct way to live, thus helping solve the problem.

I have turned on at least 5 people to MFP, and they are making the changes, and i know they will teach there children.

You can only change what you touch. Make the change, set the example, and feel good about doing it.

Totally agree.

I agree. WE all need to take responsibility for our actions and change our habits/responses to triggers. However, it is a crime in this country that one bunch of carrots costs more than a Big Mac. For those families that are pinching pennies, it is truly challenging to change their budget around to spend more money on healthy whole foods, rather than fast foods off the dollar menu.
Our govt subsidizes corn and beef so that's why all processed foods are made from corn -- it cheapens the cost and why we're used to spending only $1 on dinner these days. That's not what good real food costs. Our government needs to spend more money subsidizing American fruit and vegetable farmers -less on corn and beef. So that can drive the costs down of fresh fruits and veggies. Watch "Food Inc." or youtube it for the clips.... it's eye opening.
We need to take responsibility, but ALL trainers/diet coaches tell us to "clean up our environment," too - get rid of junk food in our house --- we, as a country, need to clean up our fast food/junk food environment too to deal with our obesity epidemic.... it's costing this nation billions of dollars in health care costs. My husband's company just sent out a checklist of requirements in order to get a "discount" on our health insurance next yr - which the rates will still go up - go up every year.
and on this checklist: bmi needs to be in healthy range, good cholesterol levels, good blood pressure! Now all those workers that DON'T have these requirements will pay full price of premiums next year. lovely. good thing hubs and I are good... now!

I agree McDonald's didn't make me fat I made me fat now I'm trying to make myself healthy

TRUTH! What my healthy lifestyle choice has taught me, is that it's on me.

(I always knew this, and took care of everything but myself.) I must make the choice to be healthy. I must teach my children the same.

This choice has me change my outlook at life. I starting back on college in January. I made this goal, time to move on the next, (without losing sight of my new healthy lifestyle)

i understand how you feel, but you can only effect what you touch. Example:

My Kids, I am teaching my kids the correct way to live, thus helping solve the problem.

I have turned on at least 5 people to MFP, and they are making the changes, and i know they will teach there children.

You can only change what you touch. Make the change, set the example, and feel good about doing it.

This makes sense. We can only do what we can do. I'm also teaching my 2-year-old daughter by example. Luckily she loves all fruit and even likes a few vegetables.

Another poster mentioned the "clean your plate" thing. I agree. That is another thing I will not do to my child. If she is done eating, then that's fine by me. I don't want her to be unhealthy or have issues with food.

MFP is really the only place I hear that kind of thing. Do most people actually think that way?

Yes. I know so many people that are overweight and will just use all those excuses, all the time. I used to use those excuses too.

Nice, Post, its convenient, it cost less to eat that crap!!! Plus they made it so the taste is nice and addicting 1 meal can have over 150 grams of carbs and lets not get into all that sugar, no wonder the heath of the nation is going down. I don't think your preaching at all.

Yes yes yes....great post...

I have spent the past 3 years learning and teaching myself about healthy eating - it really has to be a lifestyle change - you HAVE to change your mentality AND you have to really read about proper nutrition for your body....not to say a treat now and then isn't bad....but sometimes I want to shake people - like the very obese lady at my gym who spends 60 minutes on a recumbant biike while drinking 1/2 gallon of sweet tea....I guess it is good she is moving something but she is negating any effects by drinking 300+ calories of sweet tea while working out...

Something else - people who say they can't exercise...just because you can't do exactly what others are doing doesn't mean you can't do something....I can't do running or exercises when I am repetively coming down on my right foot because of ankle issues but I do my best -when I go to the gym I use the ellipitcal or the arc trainer - I found i love kickboxing...and found an excellent place that offers it twice a week - a few movements i can't do so I modify...I invite people to come with me all the time and their excuse is "oh I can't do that it will be to hard" - I tell them - we had a lady with a cane walker doing it - if she can do it you can do it...