According to the American Obesity Association there are 19 great reasons to lose weight
. They are:
1.Arthritis
2.Breast Cancer
3.Heart Disease
4.Colorectal Cancer
5.Type 2 Diabetes
6.Endometrial Cancer
7.End-Stage Renal Disease
8.Gall Bladder Disease
9.Hypertension
10.Liver Disease
11.Low Back Pain
12.Renal Cell Cancer
13.Obstructive Sleep Apnea
14.Stroke
15.Urinary Incontinence
16.Sexual Dysfunction
17.Infertility
18.Fatigue
19.Depression
Now that we know the reasons how do we do it? The one major way to loss the extra weight is what I like to call a Lifestyle Change. A Lifestyle Change is the introduction on a new step to your life that will add to you accumulating health saving account. A Lifestyle Change could be taking a walk, stretching in the morning, changing to a healthier diet, introducing an air filter into your home, getting involved in meditation, yoga and Pregnancy Glencoe.
Getting Healthy is not a one-time or three month event. It is a life-long process of changing habit and patterns to ones that support you better. These six steps are the foundation for developing a Healthy Lifestyle. Use these six steps regularly and see how far you can change your life in a year.
1.Make a decision to start living healthier
2.Make a list of the things you do that support a healthy lifestyle
3.Make a list of the things you do that dont support a healthy lifestyle
4.Commit to adding three items to the activities that support a healthy lifestyle
Exercise 30 minutes a day five days a week at the appropriate level at your activity level
Eat nine fruits and/or vegetables a day
Make Ergonomic changes to your desk, office and car
5.Commit to subtracting three items for the list of things that dont support a healthy lifestyle
Stop Smoking
Stop eating Junk Food
Stop carrying your wallet in your back pocket or lightening the load in your purse
6.Review this four times a year to see how youre doing and to make changes.
If you have had trouble with weight loss in the past or just know you need to do something to avoid those 19 great reasons make it a point to take one step this month to change your life.