Dieting is a household name among the fit and overweight alike. Type this keyword into google and see loads of searches come up. In this article i will talk about how to succeed at dieting. Please read on.

Why Diet

Obesity is about to become the biggest health problem. In the US and UK alone half of the adults are now overweight and one in five is obese. In about a few years it will increase to one in four.

Why should we we worry if we are getting fatter. We should because it is stopping us from living life to the full. Carrying too much extra weight is a health issue and not a cosmetic one.

Obesity takes an average of 9 years from your life. Two thirds of the population are currently either watching their weight or trying to lose some weight.

Why Worry About Our Weight?

Do you worry about your weight? Has your general physician advised you to lose weight for your health? Are you fed up of yo-yo dieting and over the years are you fed up of weight gain creeping up on you?

You are not alone if you answered yes to these questions. Some people are constantly worrying about their weight. It is a known fact that most of us have tried to lose weight at some time or another.

One in three will be trying to lose weight as you read this article. Weight and body shape are two of life's more sensitive and tricky issues. Few of us like to talk about what we weigh, and few of us are happy with how we look. We all want to look like supermodels but that is not realistic. Neither is it healthy or natural to be what you are not.

There are a few health risks with being overweight. While we can not change our basic body shape we can control how much fat we carry and how fit we are.