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Weight Loss – You can’t afford not to.

May 032010

Many of you interested in health and fitness probably follow TV shows like “The Biggest Loser” and the new one with Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution”. What you don’t probably see is what is going on in the background. Obesity and the costs of it are becoming more and more talked about. Our policy makers, you know the guys and gals that just got you “free” medical insurance, are looking at the costs of a society that continues to struggle with weight issues.

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I came across this article Jamie Oliver Trims the Fiscal Fat that you might find a good read. It shows a growing trend (pun intended) that when it comes time to trim some budgets obesity will be one of the areas that is looked at very closely. The article in fact mentions that obesity related illness in this country costs us over 90 Billion a year. Now if you have been following the deficit numbers you will know that curbing that spending could easily become a priority.

Having felt the stigma of obesity I can tell you now is the time to rethink your comfort level with being overweight. You can look in the mirror all you want and be happy with yourself. I in fact hope that you are. The question is with all this information coming out about costs of obesity, will an employer looking at you, just be looking at your qualifications or will they take into consideration your health and costs to the company.

Another number included in the article was a estimate at what obesity costs an individual (that would be your costs) for obesity over a lifetime. It was $29,000 in added health care costs. So I ask you do you think it is time to take notice? Is it time to take this issue and do something about it? I have seen obesity when it was mostly a non-issue cost people their jobs as well as their health. I don’t think our planners that feel like they are responsible to “take care” of us will let this one slide much longer.

How to handle disappointment — Weight Loss or otherwise!

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Jan 182010

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I had an experience yesterday that I won’t go into a lot of detail with, but I found myself severely disappointed and feeling let down. Perhaps you know the feeling. You work really hard during the week. You eat right, you work-out as planned, and you even pass right by that tempting desert. Yet at the end of the week you don’t see the results that you had great expectations for. Well this disappointment wasn’t weight related, it was people related. It also didn’t involve days, weeks, or even months worth of work. It involved years! Thank goodness I have had this last year to learn a few things. Otherwise I might have been even more crushed by the results.

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First Lesson: No matter what you think the results should be, they are what they are. You have to dig down to find that hero inside to keep going. After all why do you do what you do? Is it the short term results or the long term journey that you are after. For instance in weight loss. Loosing weight and adding years to your life is a long term goal. In the scheme of things does it matter if it moved today? No what matters is your consistency of doing the right stuff to reach the long term goal.

Second Lesson: Don’t count on anyone else to get you where you want to be. After all they are so focused on themselves they might not even give you another thought. Now don’t confuse this with coaching and mentoring. They are essential to success. It is just a clear statement that if it is meant to be it is up to me! I will need to take the steps each day to achieve that dream I have. I need to stay on my purpose.

Last Lesson: It is not if there will be disappointments in a journey. There will days when it seems like everything is going as planned. The scale is moving, people are noticing, you are feeling stronger, and you make all the right choices towards your goal. Then there will be days that everything seems to go in the opposite direction. It is on the days that you feel like nothing is changing, you question yourself on if you will ever get there. Remember this one thing: “What the mind can conceive it can and will achieve.” Stay faithful to your journey and mindfully take each step. You will get there!