Top 5 motivators to lose weight

1. A health or medical event

Examples:

• Low back pain
• Sleep apnea
• A family member having a heart attack
• A doctor telling you to lose weight
• Other

2. Reaching an all-time high weight

3. Experiencing an emotional incident

Examples:

• Being called “fat”
• A significant other leaving you
• Other

4. Seeing yourself in a mirror or photograph

5. A life event

Examples:

• Wanting to look good for a 25th anniversary
• An upcoming 40th birthday
• Other

Other motivators:

• Experiencing ongoing dissatisfaction with yourself
• Being inspired by somebody else
• Not fitting into your clothes
• A weight loss program becoming available to you

Members of the National Weight Control Registry who have lost an average of 72.6 lbs were motivated by one or more of the above events.

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