Bigger & More to Love?

I was asked recently why this sudden desire to ‘DROP IT’. I was actually told that the bigger I was the more my significant other would have to love. As I responded, I had to think about all of the reasons I am so committed to getting to a healthy weight and living a healthy life. I believe…

All action is driven by desire –

-         You are hungry and want to be full, so you eat

-         You feel hot and sticky and want to feel fresh and clean, so you have a bath

-         Your head aches and you need relief, so you take pain meds [or meditate or sleep]

-         You have a desire to be the best student in class, so put in extra work to study and pass exams

-         You want to be Forbes Woman of the Year, so you push yourself and accomplish…

…I could go on. But the fact is we are all driven and motivated by something – whether you recognize it or not…that drive is there.

My drive to DROP IT comes from a desire to be free of the myriad of health issues associated with [morbid] obesity. As I review my motivations I want to share some of these obesity associated health challenges (just a list) hopefully it either triggers new motivations or reinforces our individual drive & commitment to DROP IT 4 LIFE!

Here goes:

Obesity (Wikipedia defines obesity as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems) puts you at risk of developing either, some, or all of the following:

High Blood Pressure

Sleep Apnea

Swollen limbs

Depression

Type 2 Diabetes

Coronary Heart Disease

Gallstones

Stroke

Cancers (including colon, breast, endometrial & gallbladder)

Abnormal blood fats

Infertility

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome (a high Cholesterol, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure combo)

Osteoarthritis

Obesity Hypoventilation syndrome

All of these are at worst life threatening, and at best they will seriously inhibit your quality of life!

Everyone wants to live a full and productive life, retire & dot on great grand kids, right? Obesity will seriously reduce your chance of achieving this.

Personally, I remember (painfully) not being allowed to get on rides at amusement parks because I was over the weight limit; I remember not being able to sit with my nephew on a ride because my hips and girth just won’t fit.

Wives want to hang out with husbands or significant others and their friends and not feel different, frumpy, inadequate (to an extent), right? Obesity will hold you down from being able to enjoy this simple pleasure.

I also remember turning down invitations to socials, because I did not want to be the biggest person there. This seriously affected my social life. More recently, I recall sky high blood pressure levels and being told that my blood sugar was too high.

The truth is that when you are obese you are closer to meeting your creator than you think. Scary? Yes – but not any less a FACT. But I am not quite ready for that appointment – I still have loads to accomplish, mountains to climb, lives to influence – I DO have a lot to live for. Don’t you?

 

What is your DRIVE? What’s your motivation for wanting to trim down to a healthier weight/size? Care to share?

Do you have any experience with any of the health challenges mentioned? How have you managed the issue? Are you coping? Or is it overwhelming? If I may say here – you are NOT alone – there are many with similar issues - it’s a one day at a time battle. A battle, yes – but a WINNABLE battle!

On a lighter note though…what do you suggest I say to the person that said to me that the bigger I am the more there is of me to love?

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