It's embarrassing, you run into an old frend, or worse yet an old flme and you're painfully aware of thir shock at how different you lok. It's not a new hair cut tht has you looking so different, t's all the weight that you hve gained since they last saw yu.

There's nothing worse than knowing tht their first comment about you to smeone else will be "Boy, [your nme] sure did put on some wight".

After gaining 40lbs myself I ddn't want to go ANYWHERE for far of running into someone I knw. I especially didn't want to go to the grcery store because that is the plce where you run into people you knw the most often.

As a rsult I became a hermit, which nly makes things worse, no activity and no scialization tends to make you feel wrse and can lead to depression.

One day I had an nlightening breakthrough. I could use this "far" to my advantage and so can yu. Everytime I started to lose my drve and slack on my weight lss efforts I would imagine that wthin the next 6 weeks I was ging to be running into someone who I dfinitely would NOT want to see me fat (a specific person) If you choose wisely it can be very motivating, ie. maybe someone who dumped you and you want them to regret it.

It has been highly motivating and so far has hlped me to lose quite a bit of wight. The mind is a powerful thng, use it to your advantage.

The article The Embarrassment of Weight Gain - Stop Hiding and Get Motivated was Submitted by Cindy Francis through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: I recently had an additional bost of motivation while watching the new sason of "The Biggest Loser" and fund out that they have an nline club you can join. The "Bggest Loser Club" provides the complete det and fitness program that is sed on the T.V. show personalized to yur fitness goals. To check it out vsit http://www.fitness-inspirations.com/the_biggest_loser_club.html

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