While in college or varsity, young people still have good figures, both male and female. However, when they move into the next phase, that is, their working life, this is where changes take place.
Most will get married, build homes and raise families. This is the phase where both the men and women begin to put on weight. The women, arguably, put on weight because they have become mothers.
It is not easy to lose the weight put on during pregnancy and during the confinement period when the elders insist that you have a special diet, to get back your strength and you are not allowed to do anything except to relax and rest. It is safe to say that with each pregnancy a woman gains more and more weight.
What about the guys? Why do they develop that unsightly paunch? Today I saw a man in the street, talking animatedly on his cellphone, with lots of hand gestures. His profile was that of a full-term mother-to-be.
How did he get to this state? Is it his wife's cooking? Is it the sedentary life style of today? I don't think he will be able to shed that pot belly.
Most of us tend to be overweight. Blessed are those with high metabolic rates that burn away the calories and keep them in shape. Those of us who are overweight are at health risks. A plethora of diseases headed by diabetes and its attendant complications await overweight people.
Then there is what people term as middle-age spread. This is to say that as we age, our hormones go a bit haywire and we begin to grow sideways. Even those who are not married, will lose their svelte figures, and the guys will also develop a pot belly.
Is there anyway to prevent this?
Yes, I believe so. It's called a change in lifestyle. We need to change our habits, eating habits, sedentary habits, and whatever it is that makes us put on weight. We need to lose the fat, especially abdominal fat.
Watching what we eat and eating the right kind of food, when to eat, when to sleep, and regular exercise will keep the excess pounds away.
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