If we're all subconsciously attracted and drawn to pretty features, as opposed to the not-so-pretty, what implications follow for how that shapes our relationships, business, values, consumerism, and mental health? What do you think? How are you affected?

8.26.2010

What makes us lose weight? Is it wanting to be what is promoted as pretty or is it something more.



I have been overweight my whole life.  I would go through stages where I cared that I was overweight mainly because I just wanted to fit in with the skinny people around me and other times I just could careless if I was overweight.  I would tell myself "Why do I care what other people think" when truly I did it was just easier to say that because no matter what diet I tried I could never lose weight.  But I learned over the past 40 years that is not a good reason to lose weight to impress people or to fit in.  I think this was the reason why I never did lose weight but gained weight. 

About two years ago, I started to realize I was getting older (not old but older) and that if I needed to start thinking about eating healthy for my health.  My mom has and my dad had health problems that if I don't start thinking about what I am eating there is a good chance I could get these heath problems too.  So I figured it was time to start eating health for myself.  So I decided I could not do this all at once.  So I started to take small steps in the process I started to lose weight slowly.  It amazed me when I was trying to lose weight to be skinny I could not lose weight.  When I stopped caring about losing weight started caring about my health I lost the weight.  

I want to chronicle my lifestyle changes and weight loss and I hope that I can help someone with my chronicles.

I do have question for you all to think about.  "Why are you losing weight and who is it for?"  "You or someone else?"  I think these questions are important to being healthy and losing weight.

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