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Be Aware Of Your Reasons
You have decided that you want to lose weight and
improve your health. What is the first step? Start by
asking yourself what your reason(s)is for wanting to
make this change.
This may sound trivial, but if you do not have a
conscience and powerful reason for wanting to lose
weight, you will find plenty of reasons not to.
I'm assuming that, like me, a lot of you have tried and
failed at some previous attempt to lose weight in the
past. For me, the last time was about 2 1/2 years ago.
I had lost about 50 pounds, which I had killed myself to
do, and had kept it off for about 6 months. Two
later, I gained back the 50 pounds plus another 8 pounds.
I had plenty of excuses. My wife and I bought our first
house, my second son was born, I took a part-time job
in the evening, ect... I kept finding excuses not to
work out and my diet soon followed and went down the
tubes.
After working so hard why did I let this happen?
I believe now that it came down to the fact that my
reason for wanting to stay lean and healthy had
changed. When I first began, I kept looking at pictures
of myself at nineteen and I wanted to look like that
again. There was nothing I could do about the thinning
hair, but I could change my body. But somewhere along
the way, looking like I did twelve years ago was no
longer important.
The point to all of this is that you need to consciously
pick a reason and write it down. It will probably be
more than one and they should be something that is
important to you. Important enough to get you through
those rough days ahead when you feel like quiting.
Post you reasons somewhere that you will see them
everyday. At your desk, ect... I like to place mine on
the refrigerator so when I get that craving for some ice
cream I have to stop and ask myself if it is worth it.
It feels so good when I reach in and grab a bottle of
water instead.
We all are starting from a different place. We all have
reasons why we are where we are. We all have reasons
why we don't want to be here anymore. Knowing these
reasons and being aware when they change will help you
greatly in achieving your goals.
