When it comes to losing weight I think some of us don't want to be successful as odd as that might sound. Most of these people have been trying to lose weight for years and they are afraid that if they were actually successful, that they would then not know what to do with themselves.
Because these people don't know what the future will bring, they are a bit apprehensive about reaching their goal weight because what will they do then; the saying 'better the devil you know' may actually be true in some of these cases.
Because reaching your goal weight is something that a lot of people cannot comprehend it can feel similar to taking a step into the unknown. When we are overweight our future is fairly predictable; we might just get on the rollercoaster of weight going up and weight going down. I suppose for some people it might be like a bit of a hobby.
But if you do manage to lose the weight you want and can maintain it, what will be next for you? Will you then have nothing to think about and then you will need something else to occupy your thoughts? When you have spent so much of your energies devoted to worrying about your weight what do you do with this energy afterwards?
The great thing about losing weight and managing to keep this weight down is that although you have no idea what the future will hold, you can at least rest in the knowledge that your future will be rewarding. You will reach greater heights and develop yourself every time that you achieve success.
Although you could always take the easy way out by not bothering to lose weight, do you really want to be in poor health and to live a life that is less than full? Take a chance on the future and make the positive changes you need to make now.
