Weight Loss - More Attitude Than Aptitude

You finally decided you want to control your weight. Perhaps you have been like me; for years and years I struggled with being obese, since my metabolism changed in my mid-twenties. My main problem was my whole attitude towards my weight. I pretended I was comfortable, therefore I would always approach it with disdain, discouragement and without enthusiasm. I wanted to lose the weight, I enjoyed being slim before and did not like being fat. I wanted to lose my weight for all the wrong reasons, to look good, to conform to society's preference for being thin, because my then-wife was nagging me, but in reality I suppose I was resigned to being overweight. Naturally then every attempt would fail. It wasn't until last year when it finally hit upon me. During that time, I was listening to motivational and inspirational audio and reading similar books. I realized then, my whole attitude towards weight loss was completely wrong. So, I changed it.
This time I decided I was going to lose weight for me, not for anyone else. This was something I was going to do for myself. It was amazing how the change affected the outcome. When before I would never succeed, with my new attitude, I could not fail, and I did not. My weight dropped faster than anyone thought it was safely possible, and yet I did not feel bad. Instead I felt great.

The lesson here is before anyone attempts to lose weight, they need to start with the right motivation. The desire must come from within, not from outside pressures. As you will read on my site about my weight loss plan, my attitude was one of the top reasons I succeeded. Until one is ready from the inside, they will not have the commitment to sustain the effort required to succeed. On the other hand, when the attitude is right, failure is impossible.