Need Motivation to Thin? View Mirror Only, Not the Scales

It is not difficult to understand that being overweight is bad for health. But seeing the scales alone are sometimes not enough to motivate people to slimming. View mirror even more effective. Why is that?

Inevitably, many people are more concerned with appearance than overall health. Although fat has not been good for health, most people are more concerned with the fact that fat is also very disturbing appearance.

Blanca Ramirez (42 years) for example. The mother of three children who lives in Chicago has been wanting to lose weight because he is not like the appearance of fat, the body weight reached 102 kg while the height is only 159 cm.

"I was overweight as a teenager and I do not like my appearance in the mirror. Guy told me stay beautiful and do not need to lose weight, but I know this is obese and I hate fat," Ramirez said as quoted by the ScienceDaily, Friday (28 / 12/2012).

Since then, Ramirez did all sorts of efforts to slim ranging from Atkins to Weight Watchers program. At that time, the motivation is still limited to a disappointing performance every time he berpatut in front of the mirror.

Ramirez completely new link between the need to lose weight the healthy benefits when the problems started her family. One of his brothers died of a heart attack at a very young age which is 35 years.

"I myself have had a cholesterol problem and I know my weight will cause more health problems," said Ramirez.

Not taking any chances, Ramirez immediately intensify its efforts to lose weight. On the advice of the experts, it does the op [ing system Bariatric or gastric reduction at the Loyola Center for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Care and managed to drop 25 pounds in 4 months.

Bipan Chand, MD, the doctor who performed the surgery to comment on this result as a good effort in maintaining health. Losing weight for fat people like Ramirez would be judged positive effect on the risk of diabetes, heart disease and bone and joint pain.

"Looks good and interesting only some of the benefits of losing weight. Adding years to your life is a real benefit," said Dr Chand.