Great! It's not just me!

I agree about breakfast juice, Goddess. But 30 seconds to juice and 20 minutes to get all the fibres out of the liquefier section; Nah!!

Goddess
I think your post is closer to the mark. My friend has helped a lot of people over the years because we have an easy property to convert into a gym swim fun place.
I have sat in a few eveings and early mornings over the years and without a seconds thought I can tell you most of her people were stressed and especially depressed.
nine out of ten of them had no support either in everyday life or to encourage them to loose weight.
Once you offer frienship a real support they blossom into new people.
I think Australians have bcome more stressed and more depressed and thats why they cant seem to find the get up and go to excersise prefering to switch off in front of the tV because it takes their minds off themselves their problems and their bodies.

Treat the problem that causes it first and you have less overweight and happier people.

If you know somebody who is overweight offer to walk with them and even invite them to have a man meal with you together for a few weeks to get them on the right track
You will be amazed the difference it makes to most people who just need to feel cared about.

Spot on PALE,
The electronic media when used as "brain candy" to justify our own inactivity is horrifying.
Tonight I watched a lunar eclipse AND fed some newborn baby ducklings{with Mum and Dad's grace} some food scraps and it felt good.
I had to walk four kilometres to do this. What a wonderful world.
Oh yeah.

Good on you Boaz, but in becoming a bretho, what about those confounded bad scarf days?

I dunno, some of these may have self-esteem issues, and walking upto them and saying "hey, ur overweight and i wanna help u out" isn't ideal when i think about it. I think it all starts at a young age, parents ought to communicate with their children to eat healthier food. When me and my colleagues go out for lunch they usually have a meat pie, coke and a packet of chips. When i usually ask how they can eat all that, they go they're used to it.

I am no dietitian but I do know something about not getting overweight
Being aware of fat and sugar content in everything we eat is so important.
A daily brisk walk to get your cardiovascular system moving is also a bonus.
Plus, not being genetically predisposed to obesity, and I'm sure some people are, is a big help.
I am one of the lucky ones who finds all of the above fairly easy.