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YOUR REWARDS

Sunday, 10 October 2010

Did you know that you get rewarded

when you lose weight? Rewarded? By whom,

you ask? Well, by your body!

That's right, when you drop the extra pounds you've

put on, everything from your head to your toes works

better. When you drop those pounds, one of your

rewards is that you feel better in the clothes you

wear. And you're also rewarded with the reflection

you see of yourself in the mirror. Oh, but the

rewards go way beyond that. In fact, I want to talk

to you today about just a few of those rewards on this

Sunday.

First off, weight-loss adds to

your life expectancy. Yep, when you feel

stronger because you are stronger, you live

longer. Even a modest weight-loss of about 5 pounds

yields a significant reduction in your blood pressure

which reduces the risk of a stroke or heart attack.

People suffering from asthma who lost an average of 30

pounds showed improved lung function and had reduced

episodes of asthma attacks. As a matter of fact, I

suffered from asthma when I was a child. But once I

lost my weight, I never had to take asthma medication

again. And talk about fabulous lungs, you know...I've

got 'em!

Do you have any idea how many overweight people suffer

from sleep apnea? And many of these people have to

wear a CPAP machine so they can sleep overnight. But

when they lose weight, many of them don't ever have to

use that machine again. Now how wonderful is that!

Weight-loss also helps improve

your circulation, keeping your blood flowing smoothly

through your veins. That makes the inside of your

body function more efficiently and feel younger.

And one of the greatest rewards of

weight-loss is that it helps defeat depression.

When you're sad about your weight, that feeling of

sadness spreads to other areas of your life as well.

You end up walking around feeling sad and blue all the

time. Some days you're so down, you don't even want

to get out of your bed to face the new day. It's as

if a dark cloud were following you around all day.

Depression crushes hope. And you need that

hope if you expect to get on plan and reap the rewards

that losing the weight has in store for you.

So, how many of you haven't been on program for a

while? (Oh, that many?) Well, please allow

me to give you a little advice. Why don't you start

today making a plan to lose the weight you need

to lose. Then you'll begin enjoying the benefits your

improved health will bring your way. I know from

personal experience that it feels so good to

be healthy. And I really want you to have that

feeling, too. So, please...get going.

Your rewards are waiting!

Love,