“What do you have to gain by losing?”

I heard this slogan the other day, actually from a Kellogg’s commercial! Immediately though, I thought it was a brilliant way of saying so much about the true gift of weight loss.

When we go on a diet, we often think of the sacrifices we will be making, of the challenges to undoubtedly incur and the rough and hungry road ahead. “Diets” are painted out to be an arduous venture and often an unsuccessful one. When we jump in to weight loss with this mindset, it’s no wonder so many “fail”…the uphill battle has already started without the first pound behind us.

What if you wanted to get in better shape and/or become healthier through weight loss, better nutrition or better blood numbers? What if before you started, you thought about all that you will gain in your life by losing the weight and focusing on your health? Do you think you might look at the “project” a little differently? Quite possibly you could get enthusiastic about the goal…maybe even excited! Now that would be a change, wouldn’t it?

Here are some possible life changing experiences you might gain if you lost…

• More energy
• Sleeping better
• Being able to do activities with friends
• Feeling great in your clothes
• Better mental focus
• Keep up with your children
• Longer life and one which feels better
• Looking awesome
• Picking up a new sport you never thought you could do
• Influencing and inspiring others who need a little motivation to get healthy

These are just a few examples I have seen friends and clients GAIN when they chose to lose weight and improve their well being! How about you…do you have anything to gain?