Losing Weight - Why is it worth it – 5 good reasons to get motivated to lose weight.

1. Your Health

Being overweight wrecks your health. Even if you look healthy on the outside, fatty deposits will already be distributed around your organs and your blood pressure may be high. If you have a lot of weight to lose it can be disheartening to even get started, but even a small weight loss can result in better health and lengthen your life. Lose about 5 -10% of your body weight and you’ll reduce the risk of a whole host of diseases, from diabetes to heart disease, and minor aches and pains will disappear. Losing just half a kilo (about one pound) a week could result in a loss of 26 kilos the equivalent of 4 stones in one year. The most important thing to remember is that no matter how long you’ve been overweight, the risks diminish as soon as you start losing weight.

2. Your Self Esteem

Being overweight brings about a loss of confidence and feeling of inadequacy. Looking good and feeling that you are looking good, has a psychological role to play in moving through the different stages of a woman’s life. This alone should be enough to get you motivated to lose weight and regain your self esteem.

3. Your Vitality

Do you get up in the morning feeling more tired than when you went to bed? Do you struggle to get your socks on? Do you get out of breath when you go up the stairs? Just think how great it would feel to be full of energy and ready to face the day with enthusiasm, this thought should get you motivated if nothing else.

4. Your Looks

When you’re overweight it’s hard to look your best, your clothes don’t fit as they should and more often than not you don’t get to chose what to wear, in fact you have very little choice. Just think what it would be like to go to your favourite shop and try that dress you’ve had your eye on for ages and actually try it on and have to ask for a smaller size, wouldn’t that feel terrific!! Just keep that image in your mind and that will certainly get you motivated to lose weight.

5. That Special Occasion

Do you have a special occasion on the horizon, a wedding, your child’s graduation, a special anniversary, whatever it might be where you wish to look your best and for once be the centre of attention because you look wonderful and not because you are overweight.

Just keep all these facts clearly in your mind and it will not only get you motivated to lose weight but it will help to keep you on the right track whenever the going gets tough!