Today I was thinking about how my clothes don't fit me well and what I'm going to do about it. Then I started thinking - how come some people get seriously obese? I started wondering what is the thought process that prevents them from making changes to prevent further weight gain? Just trying to understand. Everyone must notice when their clothes don't fit, even if they never step on a scale. Maybe if those initial thoughts, whatever they may or may not be, were recorded, captured in some way, when people are young, perhaps that could be the beginning of a true fight against this seemingly overwhelming epidemic of obesity.
I know when I gain weight, like recently, and all my clothes stop fitting, or become too tight, I look to see what I need to change and do something about it. It takes me 15-20lbs of gain before I do, but I still do something before it gets out of control.
Why do some people do like I do and change, albeit begrudgingly; and what stops, or doesn't 'trigger' for others? Is it a natural part of each person's development, or are there experiential factors at play? Can it really be just pure laziness, as so many people assume when they view an obese person? (Admit it, you've thought it, even if you're overweight, too!)
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