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HOW TO FIND MOTIVATION TO LOSE WEIGHT
One of the main things that stop people losing weight is lack of MOTIVATION. If scaring the pants off you with the uncomfortable truths in this article can get even ONE person to commit to a weight loss program and carry it through to complete success, then this article was worth writing and this site was worth setting up.
Almost all overweight or obese people are 'stuck in a rut' -meaning they live in a comfort zone and have made a decision that they don't want to change anything. Let's look at some of the things that may 'nudge' a person into finally making a firm decision to lose weight.
1) HEALTH PROBLEMS
The heavier a person becomes, the more health problems arise, and the list is endless. It includes heart disease, stroke, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, high blood pressure, cancer, high cholesterol, joint problems, foot problems, sleep apnea and heaps more. The doctor does his/her best to control each of those conditions as they arise. Most of them are fatal while some are just painful, but the root cause is obesity.
Many now believe that obesity should be called a disease in its own right. This disease is entirely treatable if the person concerned would only make up their mind to take action. Did any of that scare you? If not, then this might. Obesity is fast catching up to cancer as the major killer in western society, especially in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Do you realize that the person who died of cancer had no choice? But the person who died of obesity did have a choice! So make up your mind right now, do want to live or do you want to die?
2) LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF LIFE
The heavier a person becomes, the less they are able to take part in enjoyable activities. Being slim, healthy and fit is a wonderful sensation; being overweight or obese makes one feel terrible. If you are obese, can you remember the things you used to enjoy doing when you were slim? Surfing, skiing, dancing, bushwalking, water sports, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball, martial arts, mountain climbing - the list is endless. If you have had to give up any of those things, don't you look back with sadness at the good times of years ago? Wouldn't it be just wonderful to be able to do them again? Well, you can. Just make a decision right now to definitely do something about your weight. Then you won't have to long to do those things again, you can do them!
3) THE FINANCIAL COST OF BEING OVERWEIGHT
If you are overweight or obese, and especially if you are seriously obese, you will incur a lot of additional expense slim people don't have. You will need extra visits to the doctor on a regular basis, and buy a steady stream of pills and potions to help your body cope with the ailments obesity brings.
4) THE EMBARRASMENT OF BEING OBESE
Things that slim people do without thinking all become difficult for those that are obese. It is harder to get in and out of a car. You can't fit into a cinema seat, or a bus seat, or an airliner seat or a seat at the game. You huff and puff going up stairs. Other people find it harder to get around you or get past you in a doorway or supermarket isle or other confined spot. Other people look at you and you can see the awe and pity in their eyes (Good God, look at that!)- some even stare (especially children). Eventually your embarrassment rises to such a level you no longer go out if you can help it. You can be proud of your body again and save that embarrassment if only you would make a firm decision now to take off weight.
5) THE SHAME OF BEING OBESE
Obese people are bitterly ashamed of their body, but most do their best to hide it. Whether they hide it or not, the feeling of shame is still there. What's worse is that because they feel this shame, they tend to raid the fridge as a 'consolation prize' and get a little bit of satisfaction out of what they put in their mouth. If this is you, please realize that the taste of indulgent food can NEVER feel as good as the feeling of being slim.
6) PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES
Then there are the personal problems you face every day. It's difficult to put on socks and tie shoe laces. Cutting your toe nails may be out of the question. You have great difficulty in getting into and out of the bath - or is that completely impossible now? Can you still reach your backend to wipe it after using the toilet? It is very hard getting up out of a chair, especially an easy chair - and since you are too heavy to do much that is active, you spend a lot of time in that easy chair. This immobility is also contributing to your weight problem.
7) THE DOWN HILL SPIRAL
You are now (or will be) in a vicious circle, a down hill spiral. At the bottom of the hill is misery, heartbreak, regret and death. I ask the question again: do you want to live a joyous active fun filled life; or do want to die as a fat blob where life is so dreadful and unfulfilling death is almost a relief. Why not make that decision now?
8) THE STATISTICS
As if all that wasn't enough, let's have a look at some real statistics. I find these figures really frightening; so what is your reaction to them?
64% of the entire population of USA is overweight (including children).
48% of the European population is overweight.
750 million people are over weight World Wide.
27% of the population of USA is classed as obese.
300 million people are obese World Wide.
Obesity causes 325,000 deaths in USA each year.
Obesity cost Americans $75 billion in 2003.
$61 billion was spent on weight loss in 2008.
Those are really frightening statistics! Do you really want to continue to be part of them?
CONCLUSION
The combined effect of the health risks, the lack of enjoyment of life, the extra cost, the embarrassment, the shame, the difficulties, the thought (or actuality) of the down hill spiral and the raw statistics will, I hope, make you pause and reflect. I further hope that it leads you to make a firm irrevocable decision to lose weight and regain your health.
It doesn't matter if you are just a few pounds overweight, or a few tens of pounds overweight or a hundred or more pounds overweight, it is just as important that you make a stand on this vital issue and do something about it. Not only is obesity rife and a disgrace to human society, but the alarming thing is that we see even children suffering from this terrible plague.
If you do make that decision, start by deciding that you will not use any "fad" diet, and you will only consider a method or program that offers a permanent life changing system.
You must also decide that you are prepared to make those changes to your diet and lifestyle as laid out in the program you choose or the advice that you follow so you really do end up with a permanent life long result.
Look around this site for encouragement and inspiration. Especially, go find a buddy to help you while you help them, or even find several. Look in the Forum section but you may also find them in the Chatbox and other places around the site. Thank you for coming here for help. May I wish you the very best in your weight loss efforts and good luck.
One of the main things that stop people losing weight is lack of MOTIVATION. If scaring the pants off you with the uncomfortable truths in this article can get even ONE person to commit to a weight loss program and carry it through to complete success, then this article was worth writing and this site was worth setting up.
Almost all overweight or obese people are 'stuck in a rut' -meaning they live in a comfort zone and have made a decision that they don't want to change anything. Let's look at some of the things that may 'nudge' a person into finally making a firm decision to lose weight.
1) HEALTH PROBLEMS
The heavier a person becomes, the more health problems arise, and the list is endless. It includes heart disease, stroke, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, high blood pressure, cancer, high cholesterol, joint problems, foot problems, sleep apnea and heaps more. The doctor does his/her best to control each of those conditions as they arise. Most of them are fatal while some are just painful, but the root cause is obesity.
Many now believe that obesity should be called a disease in its own right. This disease is entirely treatable if the person concerned would only make up their mind to take action. Did any of that scare you? If not, then this might. Obesity is fast catching up to cancer as the major killer in western society, especially in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Do you realize that the person who died of cancer had no choice? But the person who died of obesity did have a choice! So make up your mind right now, do want to live or do you want to die?
2) LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF LIFE
The heavier a person becomes, the less they are able to take part in enjoyable activities. Being slim, healthy and fit is a wonderful sensation; being overweight or obese makes one feel terrible. If you are obese, can you remember the things you used to enjoy doing when you were slim? Surfing, skiing, dancing, bushwalking, water sports, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball, martial arts, mountain climbing - the list is endless. If you have had to give up any of those things, don't you look back with sadness at the good times of years ago? Wouldn't it be just wonderful to be able to do them again? Well, you can. Just make a decision right now to definitely do something about your weight. Then you won't have to long to do those things again, you can do them!
3) THE FINANCIAL COST OF BEING OVERWEIGHT
If you are overweight or obese, and especially if you are seriously obese, you will incur a lot of additional expense slim people don't have. You will need extra visits to the doctor on a regular basis, and buy a steady stream of pills and potions to help your body cope with the ailments obesity brings.
4) THE EMBARRASMENT OF BEING OBESE
Things that slim people do without thinking all become difficult for those that are obese. It is harder to get in and out of a car. You can't fit into a cinema seat, or a bus seat, or an airliner seat or a seat at the game. You huff and puff going up stairs. Other people find it harder to get around you or get past you in a doorway or supermarket isle or other confined spot. Other people look at you and you can see the awe and pity in their eyes (Good God, look at that!)- some even stare (especially children). Eventually your embarrassment rises to such a level you no longer go out if you can help it. You can be proud of your body again and save that embarrassment if only you would make a firm decision now to take off weight.
5) THE SHAME OF BEING OBESE
Obese people are bitterly ashamed of their body, but most do their best to hide it. Whether they hide it or not, the feeling of shame is still there. What's worse is that because they feel this shame, they tend to raid the fridge as a 'consolation prize' and get a little bit of satisfaction out of what they put in their mouth. If this is you, please realize that the taste of indulgent food can NEVER feel as good as the feeling of being slim.
6) PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES
Then there are the personal problems you face every day. It's difficult to put on socks and tie shoe laces. Cutting your toe nails may be out of the question. You have great difficulty in getting into and out of the bath - or is that completely impossible now? Can you still reach your backend to wipe it after using the toilet? It is very hard getting up out of a chair, especially an easy chair - and since you are too heavy to do much that is active, you spend a lot of time in that easy chair. This immobility is also contributing to your weight problem.
7) THE DOWN HILL SPIRAL
You are now (or will be) in a vicious circle, a down hill spiral. At the bottom of the hill is misery, heartbreak, regret and death. I ask the question again: do you want to live a joyous active fun filled life; or do want to die as a fat blob where life is so dreadful and unfulfilling death is almost a relief. Why not make that decision now?
8) THE STATISTICS
As if all that wasn't enough, let's have a look at some real statistics. I find these figures really frightening; so what is your reaction to them?
64% of the entire population of USA is overweight (including children).
48% of the European population is overweight.
750 million people are over weight World Wide.
27% of the population of USA is classed as obese.
300 million people are obese World Wide.
Obesity causes 325,000 deaths in USA each year.
Obesity cost Americans $75 billion in 2003.
$61 billion was spent on weight loss in 2008.
Those are really frightening statistics! Do you really want to continue to be part of them?
CONCLUSION
The combined effect of the health risks, the lack of enjoyment of life, the extra cost, the embarrassment, the shame, the difficulties, the thought (or actuality) of the down hill spiral and the raw statistics will, I hope, make you pause and reflect. I further hope that it leads you to make a firm irrevocable decision to lose weight and regain your health.
It doesn't matter if you are just a few pounds overweight, or a few tens of pounds overweight or a hundred or more pounds overweight, it is just as important that you make a stand on this vital issue and do something about it. Not only is obesity rife and a disgrace to human society, but the alarming thing is that we see even children suffering from this terrible plague.
If you do make that decision, start by deciding that you will not use any "fad" diet, and you will only consider a method or program that offers a permanent life changing system.
You must also decide that you are prepared to make those changes to your diet and lifestyle as laid out in the program you choose or the advice that you follow so you really do end up with a permanent life long result.
Look around this site for encouragement and inspiration. Especially, go find a buddy to help you while you help them, or even find several. Look in the Forum section but you may also find them in the Chatbox and other places around the site. Thank you for coming here for help. May I wish you the very best in your weight loss efforts and good luck.
Warm regards,
Administrator.
