| "New Year, New You!" | |
Introduction: Ask Yourself Why
Happy new year! If you are ready to begin your weight loss journey with me today, I would like to congratulate you for taking the first step towards becoming a lighter, healthier you in 2003. Pat yourself on the back for making yourself (and your health) a priority. As someone who has struggled with a weight problem since adolescence, I am going to be honest and tell you that this probably isn’t going to be easy. But I know one thing it will be for sure: Worth it!
Since you’ve joined me for the "New Year, New You!" series, I’ll bet you’re pretty psyched about losing weight this year. I am making a fresh start today, too. For the first time in my life, my continuing weight loss efforts are for a very important reason: my health. (Not just so I’ll look better or finally fit into those smaller size clothes that have been lurking in the back of my closet since I was a college freshman… although I am looking forward to those weight loss side-effects, too!) It’s about taking control of my own well-being.
Not to say that other reasons to lose weight aren’t meaningful. Different things motivate different people. There are many good reasons to lose weight and yours may be unique to only you. I can think of a lot of reasons people have listed in our community discussions, like: I will be able to play with my grandkids more; I’ll fit into my mother’s wedding gown; I’ll be able to shop for "regular" size clothes again; I’ll sit comfortably at movie theaters and airplane seating.
I have a few more of those "other" reasons for wanting to reach my goal weight myself: Not every pair of pants I own will have elastic waists; no more aches and pains that my doctors say have no cause (When deep down, I know it’s my weight causing them.); and no more breathless treks up the flight of three measly steps on my front porch. I am very much looking forward to these benefits, in addition to improved health!
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