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Weight Loss Success Comes in Many Forms

February 11, 2009 by Terry  
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This story of weight loss success was shared with us. While this person was not a weight loss surgery patient their attitude is applicable to all of us.  Traditional dieter, gastric band patient, gastric bypass patient it really makes little difference. I hope you get as much out of this readers success story as I did.

Weight loss success stories can be great motivation to lose weight. The inspiring stories of personal or observed triumphs can prompt others to change and change for the better. The most personal are our own success stories, and they may mean more to us than that of others. The important thing is to share these success stories to show that weight loss can be attainable.

One of the weight loss success stories is about me. I found that the key to weight loss and maintaining that weight incorporates elements that deal with your physical health, mental health, spiritual health, emotional health, and intellectual health. Once you start to exercise each dimension of health, you can attain the weight loss that you need, and become a healthier person just by overcoming certain issues that have contributed to your size and weight.
The more that you are able to understand the emotional elements that define certain behaviors, the more likely you are to change them for the better. It became a quest to find a harmony and peace within myself to delve up the answers and the solutions to finding permanent weight loss.

All of a sudden, it wasn’t about looking like a supermodel, but it was about learning to accept myself good or bad. Forgiveness for mistakes was another lesson to learn. Once these were attained, I could look at myself and not be filled with self-loathing. Great weight loss success stories will grip you with emotion to follow their role.

I started looking at my love-hate relationship with food. I had to develop a relationship with food that had me thinking that food was around to fuel my body. My life stopped revolving around food or the deprivation of it. Food is fuel. I do no live to eat; I eat to live.

I then started to exercise. I found that exercise can be a super stress reliever. It lets off natural endorphins that can be mood enhancers. I love kickboxing, dance, and aerobics. I use interval training and I find that I only exercise a couple of hours a week. I love it. I have lost 15 pounds and am in a size seven.

The greatest weight loss success stories will have different elements and facets to them. The key is do they have the key components to with loss and those are an exercise regimen and nutritious, healthy diet.

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