Top Ten Reasons to Lose Weight

Listed below are the Top Ten Reasons I want to lose weight.

1. To be truly happy (Happy and fat do not go together)
2. For a healthier future (Overweight individuals are more prone to disease)
3. Better (and healthier) self image (to love me for all of me and not have to exclude aspects)
4. Better personal life (It is hard to becomfortable with others when you aren't comfortable with yourself)
5. Increased confidence in my relationship (not have to wonder if people think "what is he doing with her" or "what does he see in her")
6. Increased energy (One shouldn't get winded going up more than 2 flights of stairs)
7. More respect from those around me and the general public(Though it shouldn't be important to me - it is)
8. More accessible, affordable and fashionable clothing (Perhaps I would actually be able to tell people where I got my clothes, or even receive them as gifts without huge worry)
9. To eat in public and not feel judged ("she's eating a salad so she must be on a diet - figures" or "she's eating those chips, that's why she's fat")
10. Better resistance to the elements (no longer sweat buckets when it is hot out, or get heat stroke at the drop of a hat)

Though they are listed almost as equals, or at least in a fashion that would show a linear change in importance, some rank much, much higher than others.

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A Bit About Me

I am soon to be a graduate of Carleton University. In under a month I will have Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering. I am currently working for the City of Ottawa as an engineering assistant though I am unfortunately not in the environmental department. I am from a small town on the border of Canada and the United States (what other border do we have) and have been living in Ottawa for 4.5 years now. I am in a serious relationship (coming up on 4 years in January) and have a great system of friends (though it is small – that’s how I like it). My family is healthy (finally) and though I do not see them often (due to hectic schedules and distance) I feel we are close.

I am losing weight for many reasons where health is number one. I do not want to be overweight any longer, I realize it has shortened my lifespan already and I don’t want that to get any shorter. I cannot deny the fact that I also want the aesthetic properties of not being overweight – to easily find clothes and be able to shop with anyone because I no longer fear people knowing my size would be a dream come true. The social implications of being overweight are starting to annoy me, people assume I am unhealthy and eat junk when I really do my best to watch what I put in my mouth and keep my activity level up. I realize I got this way on my own through mistakes and errors, but I also realize that I can go back just the same. All in all, I just want to be a normal, healthy size – I want to stand out because I choose to, not because I have to.

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