The Reason

I've been absent from the blogging realm for quite some time. I joined the YMCA a year and a half ago and started working out during my lunch break in an attempt to lose weight and start living a healthier life. I've lost 40 pounds or so during that time. Yesterday a friend asked me to give him some advice on losing weight. I've thought about my reasons and what tips I could offer to someone else and have come up with - Why?

In order to make a lasting change in your life, I think you first have to answer the question, Why is it you want to make the change? In this instance, you want to lose some weight.

Why do you want to lose weight?

Because I'm fat you might say.

OK.

Why don't you want to be fat?

Hmmm...... Now we are getting somewhere. Is it because of some social reasons - an upcoming marriage, reunion, or vacation? Or is your weight hindering your advancement at work or within some organization? Do you want to be thinner to be more appealing to the opposite sex? Do you have health issues or concerns?

There is no right or wrong answer but you need to know why YOU want to lose weight. If you are simply doing it because someone else wants you to lose weight, chances are good you will give up in a short amount of time and fall back into your comfort zone that has made you fat to begin with.

Personally, I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes, I have a desk job and was getting very little exercise. I woke up to the fact that if I didn't make a change now, I may never have the opportunity to see my children become adults and one day see my grandkids.

So take some time to come up with your reason(s) for wanting to lose weight and write them down in a journal so you can refer back to them later as you start on your weight loss journey.

Godspeed!

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)