Obesity And Safe Weight Loss

I do not have a weight problem and I enjoy eating healthy foods, however, obesity is a health problem that affects someone in my family. For some time now, this family member has had trouble with his knees due to weight and aging. While on a recent RV trip in the southern US and Mexico his weight reached 305 pounds. After returning home he went to the doctor about his painful knee condition that made walking difficult. After the examination concluded, his doctor explained that he was not a candidate for knee surgery at this time. The doctor continued by saying that he could not proceed with the operation until he lost 80 - 100 pounds.

Shocked by this evaluation the family member was left to figure out how, after years of failed weight management plans, to lose the weight or lose the ability to walk. This was obviously a very stressful period in his life. Sometimes people retreat into old habits under stress and do not seek solutions. Fortunately, this was not the case.

To overcome such a hurdle, drastic measures had to be taken. Traditional exercise would not be a solution since moving was painful and further damage to his knees would result. It was not until meeting up with an old friend that a solution was found. While in his condominium, he saw someone he hadn't seen for a while and was surprised by her appearance because she had lost 130 pounds on a medically supervised weight loss plan.