5 Reasons Why Weight Loss Is Important

You know you need to lose weight. As if your home scale isn't pointing out that fact every morning, your doctor says it bluntly every time you see him. But it's so much work - changing your diet, giving up the foods you love, getting up early to exercise . . . You've tried every excuse known to man. How can you stir up the burning desire to do the work necessary to achieve the weight loss you desire?

Before you can generate the energy to lose the weight, you need to get motivated! You need to consider all the positive benefits your weight loss will bring you. Need a really good reason to get started? How about five!

1. You don't want to die young. According to studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes published in September 1998 (Publication No. 98-4083), those who have a higher BMI are more likely to die at a younger age than those who have a lower BMI.

Translated, that means if you are obese (defined as having a BMI of 30 percent or more), you have a 50 to 100 percent change of dying young than people who are not. According to the National Centers for Disease Control, obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

Other research also indicates that mortality associated with obesity actually increases based on how long you are obese. So the sooner you lose the weight you need to, the longer you're likely to live. No wonder this is the number one reason for weight loss!

2. You'll be healthier. Obesity is also a common cause of many serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, glucose intolerance, high cholesterol, hypertension, and high blood pressure. So weight loss has a positive effect on your overall day-to-day health, not just your life expectancy. Maintaining a healthy weight also helps your immune system work more effectively, so you'll get sick less often. And you'll sleep better at night and be sharper and more mentally alert during the day.

3. You'll be more mobile and flexible. From lifestyle factors, activity levels, flexibility, personal mobility, and transportation mobility, you'll have an easier time getting around and performing day-to-day and fun activities. For instance, you won't lose your breath so quickly climbing stairs, you'll be able to tie your own shoes, you'll be able to play with your kids, you'll be able to move around easier, and you'll fit better into your car seat, office chairs, and airport seats. You'll be more apt and able to try fun activities like riding a Ferris wheel, learning to ski, or learning to roller blade. These are some great perks to gain with weight loss.

4. You'll eliminate the fat person prejudice. Though it's not often talked about, overweight people often suspect they are treated differently than their skinnier or healthy weight counterparts. They get rude stares in the grocery store and at restaurants, people avoid sitting next to them on buses and trains, and they are often bypassed for jobs they were well qualified for after a face to face interview reveals their obesity. Weight loss means any unnecessary attention you'll generate from now on will be purely positive.

5. Finally, last but certainly not least, you'll look amazing! Everyone wants to have a hot body. Weight loss will dramatically increase your self-confidence. Need I say more?

There are many ways to weight loss, you don't have to deprive yourself of the naughty foods you love, in essence cheating your way to thinness. For more details visit www.You-Look-Amazing.com

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