I know this has been done before, but I think I had my "a-ha" moment yesterday.
There are so many reasons to lose weight -- to have more energy, feel better, dress better, etc. But, it hit me yesterday -- that I am actually killing myself by staying overweight.
Someone must be trying to give me a hint, I swear every magazine I picked up showed someone with a large weight loss that had severe health issues prior to this, many who had the issues disappear as soon as the weight was gone.
They all seemed to talk about higher risk of heart attack, stroke, etc. to all of us with that "middle abdominal weight gain" and that losing just 10% of our "fluff" could decrease our risk.
I can try to ignore the lack of energy, the severe swelling in my ankles/feet every night, the fact that I dress like I just crawled out of bed because most cute clothes are for the thin, but I can't avoid the fact I'm leading myself to a stroke/heart attack. I swear I think this information scared me to be thin again. I want to accomplish this before it's too late.
The thought of my kids having no mother because of choices I make every day drives me crazy!! I also have a brother-in-law who had two strokes last year (he is one of the healthiest people I know!!) and to watch what he and my sister went through was heart wrenching -- and I'm actually subconsciously choosing to risk that. What's wrong with me??!!!
So, have you read/learned anything lately that helped keep you on your "path to weight loss"???