Why Loose Weight?
I made this blog public by putting it on the Internet but if nobody knows about it, it is still pretty private. So I let my daughter have a look. Her questions included:
But why do you want to loose weight all of a sudden? And how much weight do you want to loose?
First the easy question – my goal is to get to 160 pounds. Why 160? Because it seems realistic for me and I am comfortable at that weight. Not especially thin at 160 but comfortable and ok with it. The last time I was at 160 was late 2001, early 2002. This was after a weight loss journey from my highest weight of all time of 190 in 2001. I have less to loose this time, in theory it should be easy. Jeez it’s only 16 more pounds to go. At 2 pounds per week I could be there in August. That’s a good goal.
Now, why do I want to loose weight? And funny that my daughter thinks it is “suddenly.” Of course I always want to loose weight but I usually am not serious enough to do it. Now my daugher is in her 20’s and has never had a weight problem. She is beautiful and often gets comments that she should be a model. She also has that trigger that tells her when she is full to stop eating. I don’t have it. Neither does my son. I should research and write more on that subject later. Back to why do I want to loose weight:
I am rather fit for my age and weight. My blood pressure is good, usually low. My bone density is that of a 35 year old. But I do have some joint problems, they are minor now but I don’t want them to become problems as I age. I do have scoliosis and some compression of my upper spine. I am not sure that loosing weight has any effect on that other than less overall stress on my body and greater ability to exercise. And I do have a thing going on with hunger. A few hours after a meal I feel hungry and nervous and jittery. I am sure it is a blood sugar thing and maybe even a precursor to adult diabetes. Another subject that I need to research more. I am hopeful that loosing weight will help that problem.
It really boils down to 2 reasons to loose weight – more attractive, comfortable clothes and better health!