Why Weight

Weight Loss Motivation

By Tom Cruz

First of all, let's be realistic. No weight loss program is going to turn you into the next supermodel, or hunk of burning beefcake. Everyone's body type is set predominantly by genetics.

You're either an endomorph (prone to putting on weight), an ectomorph (prone to avoiding weight gain) or one of the small fraction of the population who's a mesomorph (prone to putting on weight as muscle.)

Roughly half of the population of the world is made up of endomorphs; slightly less than half are ectomorphs, and about one in twenty five are mesomorphs. Nothing is going to change which kind of body your parents and grandparents left you by way of genetics.

This doesn't mean diet and exercise won't help you, but the key to keeping motivated in weight loss is to have realistic goals and assessments of the outcomes. If you're an endomorph, you're always going to be an endomorph. (All those diet aid ads that show amazing weight loss? Those people they've got in the ads are usually mesomorphs, who, due to injury or illness, have put on a lot of weight – and then lost it due to tricks of their metabolism.)

So, if dieting and exercise won't turn you into a mesomorph, why do it? Well, even a small amount of weight loss will give you a lot more energy for getting through your day, and accepting that you're the best you that you can be – even if you aren't a size 4, or carrying around rock hard abs, is good for the self esteem. There are lots of benefits to losing a little weight and keeping yourself healthy, from stress reduction, to breaking down free radicals in the body, to retarding the effects of aging. Your body will just work better, and, hey, if civilization ever falls, and you're having to lead a pack of hunter gatherers armed with spears, at least you'll be ahead of the curve.

Now, all that being said – to keep your motivation up, keep to realistic goals, and keep at it.

Nothing nukes the old motivation like feeling like you've backslid, or plateau'd. All diets have their slow periods, and all weight loss regimens have their flattened peaks, where your body adjusts to the new focus on caloric intact, and stabilizes on it, rather than reducing weight.

Work with people who are in the same boat that you are, body type wise, and weight and fitness goal wise. Doing anything with a supportive group of friends is easy – whether it's law school, skydiving, or trying to get rid of two inches on your waistline.

Finally, work with your doctor's advice, particularly if you're very obese. Make sure that you're doing the right thing by trying to get healthy.

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