life after dieting, Lifestyle change -

Losing Weight is ALL About What You Gain

Weight Loss is one of the number one NY goals most people make each year. It's also the one that's broken easily and quickly. Sometimes in few days and sometimes in a few weeks.  

Many people have thought about losing weight over the years, but often seem to fall short of an actual attempt to do it. The reason why so many people think about it so much is because deep down, they know that having that extra kilos is not at all good for them. The problem is, just knowing that being overweight is bad is not enough to really push many people to do something about it. Much like wanting to quit smoking, knowing it is bad for you doesn't induce people to quit doing it. However, if you were to find some really good reasons to quit smoking, like your doctor told you if you don’t quit, you will lose a lung next year, that might make you act and just do it.

 

I was carrying all this extra weight. This was just 17 kilos (just over half way). I couldn't lift it, but I was walking around with it on my body. 

 

Well, losing weight is just like quitting smoking, the more good reasons you have to do it, the more likely you are to act on it and make it happen. If you have something driving your motivation aside from just knowing it is bad for you, you are also more likely to maintain your weight loss goal once you reach it. The reason needs to be stronger and deeper than just looking good for your next party dress. 

 

First and foremost, losing weight means getting healthier. When you lose those extra kilos you greatly reduce the risk or heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and joint stress, all conditions associated with being overweight. When you reduce these risks, it means you can have a much better chance of being around to see your children grow up and being around to enjoy your grandchildren. That alone is reason enough to get that weight down.

 

Another reason you might want to consider losing weight is that you will feel better. As you begin to lose some of those extra kilos, you will start to notice your energy levels increasing. Being overweight by 15 to 20 kilos is like putting a 20 kilo sack of potatoes on your shoulders all day. Extra body fat is nothing more than an extra burden to carry around with you everyday, so the extra weight drains your energy. For this reason, overweight people tend to be less active and this promotes more fat to collect up on them. As this continues, they become even less active and so this becomes a vicious cycle leading to obesity.

 

As a nice little side benefit, losing weight will make you look better, and who doesn’t want to look better? Each and every one of us has a vision of what we want to look like. Most people are not completely satisfied with the way they look. They will always find something they don’t like about themselves and wish they could change and for people who are overweight; this can be a great motivator to lose weight. A recent study concluded that as early as age 5, girls who had higher body weights had lower self esteem than girls with normal body weight.

 

When a person loses weight, what are almost always the responses of other people who know that person? You hear things like; you look good; you’ve lost weight haven’t you? And think about how you would feel when you’ve lost enough weight to be able to fit into that dress or that pair of pants you wore back in high school. Now keep in mind, looking better is a great reason to lose weight but it should not be the only one. 

 

When you have at least a few good, valid reasons to want to lose weight, it will be a lot easier to motivate yourself to get started and stay with it. Let’s face it, your health, well being and self esteem are very good reasons to get rid of those extra pounds and keep them off for good.

A great place to start would be writing down what losing the weight would mean for you?

How would it change your life?

How would it benefit your relationship?

How would it change your current lifestyle?

How would you see it positively impacting your life?

When I lost the weight, I gained my life back: more confidence, more energy, so much more happier, positivity oozed out of me, I felt unstoppable. I was more confident in bed.  I was able to inspire others to get healthy and give them hope that they can achieve this too. 

Health is Wealth. The difference it made to my life was more than just the kilos I lost.