Some people want to attract a mate, others need to improve their health in order to prolong their life, while others simply want to lose the beer gut or lose weight after pregnancy in order to gain their pre-pregnancy figure.
Whatever is your reason for losing weight, it must be big enough and important enough to compel you to take positive action.
It may surprise you to know that a large number of people lose weight purely to improve their appearance only, rather than for health reasons.
There is nothing wrong with this, and people can be motivated to lose weight for all different kinds of reasons.
But if you want to shed the pounds just for appearance sake, then you just might find that this reason is just not big enough to motivate you to lose weight permanently.
Let me explain why this may be the case.
Losing weight and improving your appearance can provide a real boost to your self-esteem.
All of those compliments and long gazes in the mirror can be really good for your confidence and ego.
You will rightly feel good about yourself and proud with all the hard work and effort you have put in.
There will come a time in the future when the compliments will become less frequent or even stop, as your friends, family and work colleagues become accustomed to your new weight and body shape.
The thrill of buying smaller clothes and checking yourself out in the mirror will start to fade, as the new improved slimmer you becomes the norm and you get use to it.
This isn't a bad thing and should be expected, but will you remain motivated enough to stick with that exercise routine or the healthy diet changes you have made? This is when the weight you have lost, can start to creep back on.
Don't get me wrong, some people can remain highly motivated (loving their new figure) and determined to never go back to their old habits, lifestyle and body weight.
But if you feel that your motivation is starting to fade, then it may be a good idea to remind yourself of all the other benefits of having a healthy weight, besides an improved appearance.
Stay motivated by focusing on some of these important weight loss (and exercise) benefits: - An improvement in your overall physical health.
Less strain put on yo heart.
A stronger heart with lower levels of cholesterol.
Increased life expectancy.
Higher energy levels.
Increased confidence and greater self-esteem.
Feeling better in yourself, a greater sense of mental well-being.
Less medical problems.
A better example for your children.
Increased lung capacity, not getting out of breath so easily.
Able to do more physical activities.
It certainly doesn't hurt to remind yourself of the benefits of losing weight and getting fitter.
Use some of these benefits as a powerful motivating factor to stick to your new healthy lifestyle, and keep the weight off permanently.
Make sure that your reasons for wanting to lose weight remain big enough.
Whatever is your reason for losing weight, it must be big enough and important enough to compel you to take positive action.
It may surprise you to know that a large number of people lose weight purely to improve their appearance only, rather than for health reasons.
There is nothing wrong with this, and people can be motivated to lose weight for all different kinds of reasons.
But if you want to shed the pounds just for appearance sake, then you just might find that this reason is just not big enough to motivate you to lose weight permanently.
Let me explain why this may be the case.
Losing weight and improving your appearance can provide a real boost to your self-esteem.
All of those compliments and long gazes in the mirror can be really good for your confidence and ego.
You will rightly feel good about yourself and proud with all the hard work and effort you have put in.
There will come a time in the future when the compliments will become less frequent or even stop, as your friends, family and work colleagues become accustomed to your new weight and body shape.
The thrill of buying smaller clothes and checking yourself out in the mirror will start to fade, as the new improved slimmer you becomes the norm and you get use to it.
This isn't a bad thing and should be expected, but will you remain motivated enough to stick with that exercise routine or the healthy diet changes you have made? This is when the weight you have lost, can start to creep back on.
Don't get me wrong, some people can remain highly motivated (loving their new figure) and determined to never go back to their old habits, lifestyle and body weight.
But if you feel that your motivation is starting to fade, then it may be a good idea to remind yourself of all the other benefits of having a healthy weight, besides an improved appearance.
Stay motivated by focusing on some of these important weight loss (and exercise) benefits: - An improvement in your overall physical health.
Less strain put on yo heart.
A stronger heart with lower levels of cholesterol.
Increased life expectancy.
Higher energy levels.
Increased confidence and greater self-esteem.
Feeling better in yourself, a greater sense of mental well-being.
Less medical problems.
A better example for your children.
Increased lung capacity, not getting out of breath so easily.
Able to do more physical activities.
It certainly doesn't hurt to remind yourself of the benefits of losing weight and getting fitter.
Use some of these benefits as a powerful motivating factor to stick to your new healthy lifestyle, and keep the weight off permanently.
Make sure that your reasons for wanting to lose weight remain big enough.
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