Morning,
You know, many people like decreeing that you have to want to lose weight for yourself – ie, you just won’t be serious about weight loss unless you can really see how it will affect your life.
I personally do NOT agree.
I think diet motivation is so varied and multi-hued, it can come from a plethora of places! Take, for example, well, my example. Back when I was 170+ pounds, I knew in my heart I was starting to resemble a sweatsuit-covered over-stuffed eggplant….but well hey, I was the master at avoiding the mirror, so who cared? I certainly didn’t.
During this time, of course, I was raising my kids and being SuperMom, SuperWife, SuperEntrepreneur etc. Now, I really spend a lot of time teaching my kids and trying to make them ‘way better than I was at that age (and I might add, I’m succeeding admirably. 
). But the weight started to affect how much I could participate with them…I got winded ‘way too early, carrying around all that excess weight was wreaking havoc with my ankles and, well….you get the idea.
Well! When the key was finally turned in my mind back in 12/2006 that I needed to lose weight, one of the most important realizations was:
I cannot deprive my kids of me.
That meant, if I continued in my lousy health, I’d just get less and less effective with my children…and they deserved the utter best as they grow to adulthood.
And that meant, I had better get my rear in gear and start taking ownership of my issues.
See, losing weight wasn’t that important to me, personally….because I was used to the status quo and didn’t value any change. No value, no reason to change!
But add my kids and family to the equation, and suddenly, it’s not just about me anymore…it’s about those whom I love.
That was 13 months ago. At 130 pounds today and fitter than I ever was in my 20s, I can now truly see the benefits weight loss has delivered to me and ME PERSONALLY (not just my family). Those include:
- Gad I’m sexy now and look superb!
- I can wear anything without worrying about what bulges out
- I can tackle any physical activity without fear
- I am proactively walking the walk I tell my kids, and they have actively witnessed me succeeding against incredible odds.
So what about you? Have you neglected your weight loss because it’s not important to you personally? If so, ask yourself – are you giving the best your family deserves this moment?
If not, the time might be….for a change. Take advantage of that.
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps – when you’ve gotten fit, you can wear: