I have been thinking about why we as Americans are overweight. One thing that I can think of is that we are all busy, but busy doing what? If I use myself as an example, I work everyday like most people and like most people I sit at a desk for about eight hours a during the day. I take a lunch break during the day only to sit more and feed my face while I am strenuously sitting. I think there might be a lot of people in this same place everyday. If that is all you do all day, of course you are going to put on the pounds. Part of our day needs to be spent doing some sort of exercise. Even if it is something simple like, a walk around the neighborhood. This at least gets your heart rate up and helps you to burn calories. While at work the only reason my heart rate spikes is a phone call that I did not want to get. So maybe we should all stop sitting so much and find something to do that will help us in the long run. Sitting in your cushiony swivel chair at your desk is not going to make anything.