mostly physical “hands on” labor. Folks worked on fields digging, sowing, and
harvesting. They tilled they soil, rode horses, worked on farms and ranches. The
end result was they could afford to eat almost anything they wanted in whatever
quantities they wanted.
But that was many years ago, and life styles have changed. Most of us have
sedentary jobs that demand little or no exercise at all. As a result, weight gain
has become a major concern for almost every city dweller.
Why Do You Want To Lose Weight?
Seems like an obvious question doesn’t it? Scratch beneath the surface and you
will find your true motivation that will keep you dedicated until you achieve your
goal.
What do you hope to get out of this program?
Why do you want to lose weight?
Is it simply because it was on your New Year's resolution list of goals to achieve?
Is it for a reunion you’ll be attending?
Is it to fit into your old clothes or perhaps a slinky little outfit you want to get into?
I know it’s difficult but these days it seems that you can’t turn a magazine page or
change a channel without seeing an emaciated, skinny teenager touted as being
the image we should all aspire to.
The media images we are fed are false ideals, this is certainly not how regular
people look neither should we be forced into a mould to achieve it.
We are all different and the world is a richer place for it. Just because we may
not be 100 pounds, leggy and 5 feet 11 doesn’t mean that we are not beautiful.
Just because we don’t fit into that template of what is deemed beautiful by an
industry obsessed with perfection does not mean that we are incapable of
ourselves being beautiful and looking our best.
If you are carrying excess weight, losing some of that weight will peel back the
layers and reveal your true physical beauty lying hidden beneath. You will
unearth your beauty like chiseling away at a magnificent Michelangelo sculpture,
pound by pound.
