Studies have shown that America has the highest percentage of obese people among all of he industrialized nations in the world.
I have seen statistics that state over twenty five percent of our children are considered obese and schools have been cutting back on physical education for years.
There are too many convenience foods, portions are too big at both sit down and fast food restaurants and we do not watch what are children eat as well as we should.
With the average American family's life being so busy it is no wonder that so many kids and their parents are over weight.
What can you do to find easy ways to lose weight fast? One of the most obvious ways to lose weight fast is to add exercise and physical activity to one's life.
It seems that almost all families are over scheduled and have no regular time together to enjoy the outdoors are have family activities together.
When I was a kid I would leave on my bike in the morning and only come back when it was time to have dinner, if even then.
Today most kids spend their extra time playing video games or watching television instead of taking the time to go outside and make their own fun.
As adults we make excuses as to why we do not take the time for exercise.
We do not want to take valuable (quality) time from the family to go work out.
What families can do together is to schedule regular hiking or biking excursions so that the whole family is exercising.
By limiting snacks and any kind of eating after dinner you can cut several thousand calories from each person's diet per week which will lead to weight loss in a short period of time.
By starting out with simple family activities like walks in the neighborhood you can graduate to hikes in state parks to more strenuous hikes or even cycling trips to increase the energy consumption of your family.
Other easy ways to lose weight fast are to eliminate all kinds of foods that have too much sugar or fat in them.
If your family has ice cream on a regular basis you may want to switch from the full fat and sugar varieties to ones with no sugar added or reduced fat (yogurts) types to still have a treat on a regular basis.
Fat free and no sugar added ice cream no longer tastes like flavored ice.