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I truly believe that what will eventually cause the government to take the obesity epidemic seriously is when it begins to affect how many people will be fit for military duty (how many Americans would be in too poor shape for a draft).

There is a section of "The Power of Habit" that references how this was once a problem for Oral Hygiene. This article covers the basics of the book section about Pepsodent, but here's some excerpts.

> Can you imagine that people in a wealthy, prosperous nation like America were hardly brushing their teeth over a hundred years ago, say in the early 1900s? And that the US Army officials were saying that poor dental hygiene was a national security risk when they found that so many recruits had rotting teeth when the government started drafting men for World War I?

> The medicine chests of Americans during the period reveal the proof of creating the habit of toothbrushing. A decade after Hopkin’s Pepsodent ad campaign went nationwide, over 65 per cent of Americans had a tube of Pepsodent in their medicine chests, a significant increase from a mere 7 per cent before Pepsodent. What is more, by the end of World War II, the US military downgraded concerns about recruits’ teeth because so many soldiers were brushing their teeth everyday!

Now in this example, a new product and effective advertising campaign helped improve the nation's health and it's availability of draft eligible soldiers. However consider the sheer number of products out there, I don't think some miracle new product will fix the obesity issue. Therefore a serious effort of advertising, changing people's life styles, and maybe even penalties will need to be put into place if the nation is going to make a major change for it's health.

This be me: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/that_tall_girl

I prefer for people to include a note with friend requests. Just something like "Hey, I saw you on Reddit," or "You like penguins? I like penguins. Let's be buddies."

OP and I are already friends on MFP, but here it is for the rest of the peeps here!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/kelseyrose2713

My terms are the same as OP, I don't like seeing unhealthy habits.

Good luck to everyone!

Withings Body+ - Smart Body Composition Wi-Fi Digital Scale with smartphone app https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071XW4C5Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kz4cFbDKR9HJD

Have had this scale for about two years. I love it!

I'm 41, and trying to go low carb, as carbs are my weakness. Working on reducing processed foods and learning to cook. Trying to use my bike more for daily errands, though it's now icy winter so that's probably on hold until spring.

Http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Anoxos

Anyway, this is me. 54, mostly low carb, run quite a bit, try to keep to 1000 cals (exercise adjusted) in the week, a little more at the weekend, like to eat real food, minimal processed stuff.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/MishkaThePussyCat

Things that can reduce hunger:

• Eating a higher percentage of your calories in protein
• Eating more fiber
• Ensuring you're getting enough sleep
• Ensuring you're adequately hydrated
• Exercising regularly
• Effectively managing your stress
• Avoiding highly palatable foods

If you're down to do some research, I highly recommend The Hungry Brain by Stephan Guyenet. The author is an obesity and neuroscience researcher. The book explains a lot of mechanisms in our brains that kind of conspire to make us feel like we need to eat more than we really do.

I rave about this book because I have lost weight many times over my life -- but this is the first time I've done it without feeling like I was pushing against a tide of feeling hungry all the time and obsessing over junk food I couldn't have, leading to snapping and binge eating baked goods.

It's still gonna be uncomfortable sometimes, but the strategies in the book really helped me make it manageable. (Down 25 so far, another 10 to go before my BMI is in the normal range.)

RP Diet app This app is really good. If you're committed to portion control and meal prepping. Pretty much you tell the app how much you want to lose, how much exercise you do and it will give you a huge list of foods you can eat (pretty much anything) and it will calculate and tell you how much of that food you eat for each meal of the day. Once you have the app all set up it's so easy to use it pretty much takes out the headache of calculating macro and sizing.

As for exercise well you said you want to lose fat than your daily routine should be 80% committed focus on your diet and 20% focus on getting at least 10000 steps a day. If you feel 10000 steps is too much than aim for 5000 and each week add 1000 more steps. Focusing more on your diet is key to permanent weight lose.

Remember consistency is key. Losing weight is a marathon, not a sprint.

It’s very easy to underestimate what we eat. And in reality we don’t really need that many calories in a day. Combine those two things and it’s shockingly simple to eat more than we need. Especially with so many non-vegetable foods being calorie dense.

The easiest solution, and probably the cheapest, is to track and weigh every single thing you consume.

You can get a decent food scale. This is the one I have and it’s under $10 on amazon.

The next thing I would use is MyFitnessPal - it’s a free app for Android and Apple, and there’s a website, it will help you keep track and set goals. There are other similar apps, find one you like.

After you get set up, try it for a week. Be totally honest with yourself. If you stick to it, you will lose weight. If you don’t lose weight, you’ll be able to see when you overate and hopefully be able to see and understand why.

I would say to spend a bit of money on a decent helmet, it's a pretty important thing. Good on you for getting in to bike riding and commuting. I've been doing it for about 2 years now and I absolutely love it. As for the phone holder, my coworker who also bike-commutes uses this- Quad lock. I'm not sure about shipping to Aus though.