Battle of the Bulge

For a quick cure for weight problems

The world is awakening to the fact that
there are more fat people now than ever before.
This phenomenon is widespread

across all countries and covers all ages.

Many kinds of businesses
have sprung up to combat this problem.

Dieticians are of two kinds:

the first kind promote a combination of exercise
and control of food intake.

This has brought in the gym culture.
You need to peep into one of these gyms
to find people of all ages exercising
on sophisticated equipment

under the guidance of a physical instructor.

Some film stars have even hired private trainers.

This approach is meant for people
who have no particular dislike for physical exercises.

There are others
who wish to lose weight without any physical effort.

For them,
there are the second type of dieticians.

Theirs is an 'exercise-free' plan.
This has created business

for special diet foods companies.
However, this group of weight loss seekers

are impatient by nature.

They are looking for a quick cure

for their weight problems.
The dieticians complain,
";You don't gain weight overnight

nor can you lose it overnight!"

Unfortunately
for these dieticians,
probably nothing in the world arouses
more false hope than the first hour of a diet plan.
Losing weight is a battle
for most people

and discouragement sets in easily.

It is also emerging
as a hot topic at dinner parties.

Unfortunately,
you cannot lose weight by talking about it,
you need to keep your mouth shut!

Men seem to have discovered the three new words
a woman likes to hear,

"You lost weight!

This is becoming a new form of flattery.