Motivation

"Changing our emphasis from what we're against to what we're for can have a dramatic impact."

Dr. A's Habits of Health:The Path to Permanent Weight Control and Optimal Health by Dr. Wayne Scott Anderson

Motivation and weight loss go hand-in-hand.  In "Dr. A's Habits of Health" found here, he mentions that often our weight loss goals are based on problem solving, or something in our life that we want to change through weight loss.   Illness, over weight, lack of energy, etc. initially motivate us to lose weight.  However, when that is your focus, once those "symptoms" are gone, you essentially return to your old habits.  Instead, we should focus on what we want, optimal health for example.  Optimal health means something different to each individual.  For some it may mean to run a 5k, to another a marathon.  Figure out what optimal health means to you and focus on what you want!  The positive thinking can make all the difference because you won't stop until you have what you want.  You're more likely to stay at how you want, once you've reached it, and not yo-yo back to how you were before.  I want to have a fighting chance at keeping up with my kids.  They have so much energy!  I want to love my body and appreciate it working at it's best.  I want to always feel comfortable to take my kids to the pool in the summer and not have to hide.  Mostly, I want to eventually stop worrying about weight and image and enjoy food to energize and fuel my body.  I want to pass on to my daughter a positive image about her body, food and how to enjoy this precious, often too-short, life.