Getting Motivation To Loose 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. 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, more and more health problems arise, and the list is endless. It includes heart disease, diabetes, stroke, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, foot problems, joint problems, sleep apnea and heaps more. The doctors do their best to control these conditions as they arise. Most are fatal while some are painful, but the root cause is obesity. Many now believe that obesity should be called a disease in its own right. If the person concerned would only make up their mind to take action, this disease is entirely treatable . Did all 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. 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 It will not have escaped your notice that you are incurring a lot of additional expenses slim people simply don’t have. There will be more visits to the doctor regularly, and you will need to purchase a ste! ady stream of potions and pills to help you cope with the health problems obesity brings.
4) THE EMBARRASSMENT 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 very ashamed of their bodies, and ofte! n go to extreme lengths to hide it. What’s worse, and this contributes to their weight problem, is that because are ashamed, they raid the fridge as a ‘consolation prize’ and get satisfaction out of what they put in their mouth. If this is you, please be aware that the taste of food, no matter how delicious, 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 to wipe your backend 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 that death is almost a relief. Why not make that decision now? 
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?
THE 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 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. You are going to need help to effectively lose weight and keep it off. Harvard researchers have proven that being part of a social network of people getting in shape can help you lose weight. A ground breaking study released b! y the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that weight loss can spread from person to person through social networks of friends and families. Now that’s good news. Where are you going to find a group you can network with? That’s easy. A social networking site specifically to help people lose weight can be found at www.weight-loss-neighbourhood.com . There you will find help, encouragement, inspiration, tips, ideas, companionship, recommended weight loss programs, and, especially, one or more weight loss buddies – you help them while they encourage you. Now you have no excuse not to make that important life changing decision. But please, don’t procrastinate, just do it, and do it NOW.
