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Fitting nicely into your new or old clothes, swimwear, or a
nice top is good, but your body image should never be your only motivation to
lose weight. Your primary reason should be associated with the numerous health
benefits of weight loss.
Ultimately, being obese or overweight has MANY side effects,
which I will discuss below. On the flip side, having a trimmer figure comes
with little-known benefits.
14 Reasons to Lose Weight Besides Your Body Image
1. You'll have
less joint pain
Having a bodyweight above normal can strain your joints,
especially your knees. Naturally, people generally suffer from everyday wear
and tear on their joints, but people with extra body pounds put excess stress
on these same joints, causing inflammation. No wonder nutritionists have found
that an anti-inflammatory diet can help relieve symptoms of arthritis.
2. You’ll
enjoy quality sleep
Did you know that your food choice controls the ease with
which you fall asleep and how well-rested you become when you wake up? Most cases
of overweight come from eating foods that digest quickly, leaving you hungry
soon after.
This pushes your body to search for high-energy foods as
quick fixes, for example, fatty and sugary foods which are instead enemies of
quality sleep. Avoiding such foods improves your sleep and helps to flush out
health conditions that hinder sleep, for example, depression, diabetes and
heart disease.
3. Your chance
to beat farewell to seasonal allergy
If you never knew, now you know that your weight may be to
blame for those symptoms of season allergy that spring brings to you. The
reason is, being overweight strains the adrenal glands and the respiratory
system, thus worsening asthma and allergy symptoms. Just cut down your weight
and see how well you’ll enjoy the smell of roses outdoors.
4. Food will
taste better
Have you ever heard of this? Your meals may taste better
going down a less fatty stomach. According to researchers from Stanford
University, slimmer people have more taste sensitivity than those with extra
pounds. The reason is perhaps that overweight people have overused and dulled
their taste buds.
5. Your sex
drive will improve
Researchers say that losing weight is associated with
improved arousal or libido due to a responsive rise in testosterone levels. In
a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism,
men with heavier body mass had lower T-levels compared to elderly men ten years
older than them.
In other studies, women with belly fat accumulation have
higher cortisol secretions, a stress hormone. So, the higher the cortisol, the
higher your stress levels and the lesser your sexual arousal!
6. You’ll
enjoy more between the sheets
In a survey of 1,210 people of different weights by Duke
University Medical Center, obese people were 25 times more likely to complain about
dissatisfaction with their leaner partner between the sheets.
Something to smile about here is that shedding a mere 10
percent loss of that body weight will boost your sexual satisfaction
tremendously.
7. Your cancer risk will decrease
Most people think only of smoking and sunning
when it comes to cancer risk. They have no idea that obesity is also linked to
cancer.
Experts believe that the same inflammation that
provokes weight gain also leads to DNA damage and the resulting diseases. This
is bad news, but on the good side, if you reduce your weight by even 5 percent,
it will lead to a decrease in levels of inflammation, according to researchers
after a Cancer Research study of postmenopausal women.
Go to the next post, click to open PART II of this
topic, and continue reading for more reasons to lose weight….
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