It doesn’t solve everything….

“Life will be so much better after I lose the weight.” I’ve read this and have heard this so many times. I’ve even said it myself before. I think that those of us that do have this concept in our head have to take a step back and look at reality.

Weight loss doesn’t solve everything but it sure does help the situations that we are in. It’s the hard honest truth that weight loss is not going to change our job situation, our career advancement, our marriage, our family life, and all our ailments.

We can use the thought to our advantage. We can use it as a motivator. Sure weight loss and better health is not going to solve everything but it is going to make life easier. Weight loss will give us more energy to tackle our daily lives.

For example I’ll be able to:

• Sleep better and have more energy
• Lug less weight going from job to college classes to home
• Find less expensive clothing at the salvation army and save money
• Use less energy for my body and more for brain power
• Be less self conscience out in public
• Try new sports and have full mobility of my body
• Not have scars on my legs because of bad circulation
• Be able to walk for 3 days to raise money for a cure

Now that’s a nice list to keep myself motivated to lose the 200+ pounds and train for the 3 day walk in 2009.