Finding that Someone Should Be A Motivation To Lose Weight
At my former job, two years from the date of this writing, March 18, 2010, I remember this lady who had a pretty face actually, lamenting the absence of a man in her life. I also remember that as pretty as she was and as radiant as her smile truly was, in the 100-employee office, amongst the guys, she wasn’t one who was brought up when inevitably, we were talking about the ladies. Fast forward 2/3 months, after she lost weight (co-incidentally using some tips given her by yours truly), it went from “Yeah, so and so has a pretty face” to…”Hey, so and so is looking good these days…!” Folks, it’s life. We are visual creatures. As vain as how a person looks on the outside might be, let’s face it, even when God supposedly brought Eve before Adam, he had to go by how she LOOKED first to become attracted to her and accept her as ‘the bones of his bones and flesh of his flesh’ and as the Bible says ‘love her’. Now, after assessing the first 3 paragraphs, they may come off a being sexist towards women, but let’s be real ladies, it’s just the same way with you all if the tables were turned. Suffice it to say, if you need motivation to lose weight and keeping it off, finding that someone, being in love with that someone, keeping that someone (if you’re not married yet) and keeping the marriage to that someone happy, are several reasons why you should not keep on postponing it. Besides, I am quite sure especially for the ladies, once you have attained the weight loss goals, you can be rest assured the bulk of the work is done! The guys will come up to you, THEN you can pick and choose. How does that sound for motivation? It seems that one of the many reasons why several people gain weight in the first place from eating too much and a sedentary way of living may be due to an intense loneliness and the need to ‘make up’ for it. They often times say one of the following in self denial… - “No one wants me anyway, so it shouldn’t matter what I look like, so let me enjoy something at least!” - “Why should I look like the girls on the magazine to get a man, it’s what’s on the inside that counts…(well, yes and no if you’re thinking that.)
- “I’m happy the way I am, I don’t need anyone to make me happy”…(And the Lord said: “It’s not meant for a person to be alone…) Well, these emotions are quite understandable; however, if you don’t look as appealing or at least come off as being concerned about your appearance to some degree, this could be an instant turn-off to most people; unless you truly just don’t care or another sad, but realistic truth, you are filthy rich and the other people know it. Besides, when Jesus says to “Love your neighbor as yourself…” well, if you don’t love yourself by taking care of yourself, it’s quite difficult to truly love others. No, this is not a license to be vain, but a certain amount of self-maintenance is necessary to project the image of a potential mate. Moreover, sex, being one of the bonding elements for any relationship, may be drastically affected negatively by excess weight. Sounds to me like being in love with someone is sure one heck of a reason to want to be fit for ladies and men. Here’s to a healthy and happier you. ### Foras Aje is an independent researcher and author of “Fitness: Inside and Out”, a book on improving physical and mental health naturally with a BibleBased Diet and Exercise. For more information on this book or other natural health tips, visit his site at http://www.bodyhealthsoul.com/