There was a time in this world when the need to lose weight was completely unheard of. People ate well,
but the worked well too. They woke up early in the
morning and then engaged in a whole days work. This
work was mostly physical labor. People worked on fields
digging, sowing, harvesting. They tilled they soil, rode
horses, worked on farms and ranches. The result was that
they could afford to eat almost anything they wanted in
whatever quantities they wanted.
But that was ages ago. The world has changed so much since those days. Life styles have changed so much
and the comforts and facilities have increased so much.
But every rose has its thorn. As a result of all these
comforts and amenities the state of physical well being
has really changed. Most of us have sedentary jobs that
demand little or no exercise at all. To put it simply, things
have become so damn easy. And just as can be expected,
weight gain has become a major concern for almost every
city dweller.
During the period of thoughtless youth it is not such a major concern. The young practically eat nothing
and so weight problems do not bother them so much. But
as soon as you turn twenty, you start showing signs of
weight gain and that too in all the wrong places.