One of our Twitter followers posted a list called, “10
reasons for weight loss”. I was so disgusted
by that list! I’m not going to share it because
I don’t want to spread I what I consider to be negative ideas about people who
are overweight. But I will say that the
list further promotes the stereotypes that our society seems to have about
people with extra weight. They lack
confidence, don’t love themselves, and are embarrassed by their personal
appearance. WTH? Do you have to have extra weight to have any
of these issues? Aren’t these issues that anyone can have?
After I calmed down, I started thinking about my motivations
for losing weight. The real motivations that
moved me from trying to lose weight
to actually losing weight. They are:
·
Age
·
Health
·
Quality of Life
How many people do you know who started complaining about
various ailments once they turned 40 or 50?
I know quite a few. I told myself I didn’t want to be one of those
people who start falling apart at 40.
I’ve read too many articles, books, magazines that talk
about the link between overweight, obesity and disease--cancers (some),
diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and probably a few others.
As I grow older, I want to enjoy the same quality of life I
have now, if not better. I don’t want to
spend my mornings taking ten different medications; I don’t want to travel with
an oxygen tank; I don’t want to spend three days a week in dialysis, and I want
to maintain as much mobility as possible.
So those are my reasons, my motivations not just to lose weight
but to be healthy. What are yours?
Antoinette
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