I see many things is various posts that are indeed causes of weight gain and there are many more...People consume so much salt in junk foods they retain water is one reason I haven't seen posted...1/2 of my high blood pressure pill is a water pill to try and expel excess water...Also some medications make you gain weight, some make you lose weight, some have no effect...Kids arent the same as when I was growing up...Our parents would not allow us to sit in front of the tv all day or play video games, or just do nothing...We were made to go outside and actually play out there in a physical manner or heaven forbid do chores like mow the lawn, rake leaves, shovel the walk, wash the car etc,...Today it's hard to get kids to do anything that involves moving anything more than their fingers on their phone...It's a whole different world today...Foods we eat are no longer natural, they are genetically altered, kids disappear if left outside, its cheaper to buy a greasy fat and grease soaked cheeseburger with fake cheese and fake meat than it is to buy something healthy...There is no single reason...Losing weight is not easy..I need to lose some but the older you get the harder it is to lose

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