Dec 22 2008
Reasons Why We Are Overweight
If you have dealt with being overweight at any point in your life, you know that it can be very, very frustrating. What I have learned is that you need to find out why you are overweight before you can hope to change it.
There are several reasons why a person could be overweight. Though it may be unlikely with most people, some people may have medical reasons that make them overweight. Some people may have issues with their thyroids or are on certain medicines that make them keep the extra weight on and even gain more weight.
The more popular reasons why people are overweight are the following:
*Lack of exercise - be it just don’t like exercise or don’t have time in life
*Unhealthy eating habits - think fast food and just poor choices
*Emotional eater - When something happens, good or bad, in life, the person eats
*Laziness - Yes, I know not all overweight people are lazy, but there are some that are
*Pregnancy - Losing baby weight is not always easy (trust me I know)
*Self-esteem and mental issues - this can range from severe to simple negative thoughts
Before you decide that you want to lose weight, think about why you are overweight or why you need to lose weight. Do you eat very unhealthy? Are you a busy mom who thinks that she doesn’t have time for exercise or a healthy meal?
You need to change your life to lose weight. In order to do that you need to know why you do what you do. You can’t change your life if you don’t know what you are changing!
