Find Your Why In Weight Loss

Kids

This was my Ultimate Why for why I wanted to lose weight. When I started doing the Noom Weight Loss Program in June of 2019, I was having a hard time keeping up with my 9 month old son and 2 year old daughter. 

I was 195lbs at the time, which wasn’t terrible, but I just didn’t have a lot of energy to keep up with them. I had been through many rounds of weight loss in my life, but this became my ultimate motivation in finally getting the job done.

If you have kids, it’s likely that you not only want the energy to be able to keep up with them, but you also want to set a good example for them to live by.

Kids do and follow what they see, and if they see you making health and weight loss a priority, then they are more likely to put health first in their own lives.

Self-Image

Before caring about what you look like to other people, you should learn to care about how you view yourself.

Not saying that you can’t love yourself if you are larger, but I know that I always had less confidence when I was a bigger fellow.

If you know that you have it in you to lose weight and be healthy, but you are big, you are less likely to see yourself in a positive light.

Use the image of seeing the you that you want to be as your Ultimate Why, and you will be more liable to add more exercise and movement to your day and make better food choices.

For Your Spouse

You may not want more energy just to keep up with your kids. Maybe you want more energy to also keep up with your spouse.

If you have a spouse that is healthier than you and already has more energy, you may find yourself lagging behind them on your various adventures.

Being able to take a long walk, stay up later, and keep up in other relationship situations can bring new life and energy to your marriage or partnership. 

Keep your spouse in mind as you make your health choices. Get involved in healthier habits with your spouse. 

Or, if you are both in need of a health makeover, you can try to lose weight as a couple.

That’s what we did with the Noom program, and the extra motivation of going through weight loss together got us through to the results we were looking for.

Healthier Life

Maybe you just want more energy and health in your life? 

It doesn’t need to be for anyone else.

If climbing 3 flights of stairs to your office makes you feel winded, you may want to make it a personal goal to be more healthy and not get that awful feeling from such a small amount of effort.

When I lost weight I felt a lot lighter and more energetic every day. 

I was less tired, and able to get more done.

It was an awesome feeling to have, and definitely powerful enough of a why to get someone through to reaching their weightloss goals.

You may also help curb some of the effects of some ailments that have plagued you throughout your lifetime.

I know that I had bad acid reflux issues that have hardly bothered me at all since losing weight. 

It’s amazing what weight loss can do in helping your overall health and outlook on life.

Life-Long Goals

Another good why to have is just to reach a health goal for the sake of accomplishment.

If you know that 165lbs is an average healthy weight for your gender and height, then maybe you want to hit that goal just for the sake of accomplishment.

I’ve had weight issues my entire life, so being any kind of healthy weight was a major goal of mine throughout my lifetime.

I know that 165lbs was my major goal for this reason, and I ended up getting down to 160lbs during my time on Noom.

A lot of people have goals in their careers, but often sacrifice their own health in the process. 

Make health a priority and make hitting a health milestone part of your Ultimate Why.