Sunday, June 6, 2010

weight loss: Who are we doing this for?

Controversial subject for a Sunday morning: How much of our decision to lose weight is because of someone else in our lives? Do we sense that our significant other is dissasisfied with our appearnace? Do we feel less appealing to them? Are we afraid that others will capture their attention?

Most of us brazenly state that our reasons for weight loss are solely because we want to be healthier and look better for our own purposes..not to please others. But truly, deep down, most human beings do care about what others think about their looks/physique. We care about our "sex appeal", we care about how our colleagues at work perceive us in all manners, including our physical look and we care about how we look compared to others.

Losing weight does give us a much higher level of self=confidence and self-esteem....and we are perceived differently when we present a healthy look. Losing weight makes us healthier but there are many ancillary benefits!

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