No wonder they have difficulties losing weight

Hiya suspenseful, Sounds very tough that program. With weight I think it´s such a personal thing to each of us. I don´t think that there is one particular remedy for this kind of thing. All of us have to find what works best for us as if it works for one it might not work for us but I suppose we can try it out anyway. I´m no expert in any of this of course everyone is free to choose a Video or Dvd and work at it. They say that resistance training like pushing against a wall is good for resistant weight problems see there are so many of them we could all go barmy trying to find which one suits us. Also weight lifting every other Day is a good one too. Who knows?

That's a scary thought, because though I do walk my puppies and get some exercise, I rarely have time for an intense program and diabetes does run in my family..But I do watch what I eat and how much, sometimes..lol

that is nice in theory but not everyone can do that. i am trying to loose weight but i also have fibromyalgia and cant do alot but i do run up and down our stairs (we live in a 5 story townhouse) and will start walking more when the weather gets nicer.

Everyone is probably tired of hearing my personal vendetta against corn, but I've met thin people with high blood pressure and even the orientals, who haven't had a history of type 2 diabetes, are being affected by it since they have introduced so much into their diets. I, on the other hand, am over weight and more often running low than high in my blood sugars.

i think now a days majority of them suffering with heavy weight so i think they can need to take some methods to reduce their weight, isn't it?

Well, for starters, most people are pre-diabetic because they are consuming products (even healthy ones) with HFCS. We already know from studies that have been done that HFCS creates a problem at the cellular level and prevents the body from properly using glucose and causing people to release too much insulin into their system. We also know from studies done that people who have a high carb diet that is comprised of a lot of processed carbs tend to develop diabetes regardless of their overall health. You can run all you want but if you are taking in food that is being converted to fat instantly, you will NEVER burn it off. That is the dangers of a high processed food diet. Though exercise is always a benefit for the reasons listed, one needs to start out with what they are eating. Even if you are eating healthy if you have too many carbs (even good carbs) your body is going to start saving those carbs as fats. Too much glucose in the system simply trains the body to burn sugar for energy and not fat. Again, this all seems common sense but even the FDA still has us consuming too many carbs and not enough protein, and almost void of fats. We need carbs, proteins, and yest fats to operate. Our brain for example NEEDS fat in order to function. So, if people know that diabetes runs in the family, which yes it is genetic but that does not mean we will become diabetic ourselves, one should begin taking proper measures. Eating all non processed foods is the best place to start. Start reading the labels because you'll find that just because something is labeled "healthy" does not mean it is healthy. I only recently began looking closely at yogurt and found out that my favorite yogurt of all time had HFCS as the first ingredient, and contained all of the calories from 19 grams of SUGAR. I now buy yogurt that contains no sugar at all and mix in fresh berries. It is a lifestyle change, and one that I really do hold the government partially accountable. The government allowed HFCS to make its nasty way into our food supply and we know that it is causing serious health issues and yet it is still there. In a sense, the "obesity epidemic" as they so love to call it on the news is partially created by the government corn deals. You can get all of this information if you do a search on Reuters Health as they have a host of articles on this subject in particular. Namaste-Anora

Well, what most people need to remember most, is that Diabetes is a lot of times genetic and for the most part there is nothing you can do, but there are a lot of people developing it more and more these days just by Poor choices on the foods they eat along with the amounts you eat as well. Most people tend to forget that if you just choose to excercise a lot without changing your eating patterns some it is harder to loose the weight and if you ever quit it will all come back on a lot faster. I think the Best help for teaching anyone, not just someone who is Diabetic and wanting to loose weight is Biggest Loser. For me they give some of the Best advice to excercise and food than you can ever find or get anywhere else.

Hi Suspenseful, I've been on and off a diet and exercise routine. I've lost and gained back some pounds, I get frustrated, stop and think, and then go back to exercising. I know that physical activity has more benefits than just losing weight, the best one being that it keeps you a notch away from these diseases. But I don't think I can ever follow such an intense program(the one you mentioned). I guess I'll settle for brisk walking and some aerobics at least 3x a week. Diabetes was never in my family's genes, but I know that you also get it in other ways if you're not careful with what you eat. The key is really to maintain a healthy lifestyle - this is very difficult for me because I love sinful foods like chocolates, cakes and anything sweet.

I didn't see this episode of Dr. Oz, but it sounds like it was worth watching. Diabetes I guess technically does run in my family, I only know of my grandmother having it but not anyone else, I'm not sure... but either way I wish I had time to do a work out like that it seems I always have belly fat despite being skinny ohter areas of my body. I just can't get rid of belly fat, its the hardest thing. I'm going to go look up this training because it might be my solution. thanks for this article I didn't even know about it! here i go on my way to banish belly fat. arghhh.