I have seen shows where they do Post Mortems on animals, but never have I seen or heard of one done on an actual human. The documentary, as you can gather from the title is centred around the post mortem of an obese woman who had died from obesity related complications. It's all very real.
It was there in front of me, I couldn't hide from it. A REAL death, caused by REAL issues that affect a huge part of society. It hit home and cemented my views on obesity. It's a very serious issue and the complications that arise when you are obese are not something you should take lightly. Your health should be your main priority.
Thats why I loved this documentary. Because in today's society we put a lot of emphasis on body image. We go by what we look like on the outside and often disregard what happens on the inside. There is no beating around the bush here, being obese is not optimal for your health.
But who do we blame? Is it down to the individual to stop "eating junk" or do we sit and blame the food industry for always tempting us with deals on sweets/chocolate/cakes? Being a personal trainer you must learn that no two people are the same. One person may eat for comfort where another may have put on a lot of weight due to a medical condition or from medication. There are deep lying issues that make it hard for people to simply "eat less and move more!".
I was looking at all the organs surrounded by mass amounts of fat, kidneys that have been scarred, the mass amount of fluid in the lungs, the fatty liver, the sign of heart failure and couldn't help but think to myself, surely THIS IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT!
How we look on the outside should be a minor thing in comparison to how we feel/look on the inside. We HAVE to think of our health and what is happening inside our body because at the end of the day if we are not making our health a priority we will not be around long enough to truly enjoy anything!
Another thing that really struck home was the fact that child obesity is on the rise and to think some children will experience obesity related complications is extremely worrying.
For a second I was sat wondering how sad it is that obesity exists and remembered in most cases it is PREVENTABLE. Even if you are obese, a few lifestyle changes and it can all change. It's not like cancer or AIDS where we do not have a cure for it!
Losing weight isn't easy but with small, gradual changes it can be done. It doesn't have to be about drinking carrot and spinach juices nor does it have to be about being in the gym 5 hours a day. It starts by finding healthy foods you enjoy eating, it starts by finding an activity/workout routine you enjoy doing and starts by you telling yourself that YOU MATTER.
Obesity DOES affect you on the inside.
Obesity related complications ARE dangerous.
It's all very, very REAL!
Catch the one-off documentary on BBCThree iPlayer/Youtube here...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p046n462/obesity-the-post-mortem
... and let me know if it affected you, the same way it affected me! I'd love to hear your views!
Hadee.
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