19 reasons YOU should make the DECISION to lose weight!

If you've been thinking of losing weight, but that's all you've done. Take a look at these 19 reasons why you should lose weight, and maybe it will help push things along a little faster to get off your butt and start movin'!

1. Depression can be 55% resolved

2. Obstructive Sleep Apnea can be 74%-98% resolved

3. Asthma can be 82% improved or resolved

4. Cardiovascular disease can be 82% risk reduction

5. Hypertension can be 52%-92% resolved

6. Gerd is 72%-98% resolved

7. Stress Urinary Incontinence can be 44%-88% resolved

8. Degenerative Joint Disease can be 41%-76% resolved

9. Gout can be 77% resolved

10. There could be an 89% reduction in a 5 year Mortality

11. Quality of Life DOES improve in 95% of patients

12. Venous Stasis Disease can be 95% resolved

13. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome can be 79% resolution of hirsutism, and 100% resolution of menstrual dysfunction

14. Type II Diabetes Mellitus can be 83% resolved

15. Metabolic Syndrome can be 80% resolved

16. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease can be 90% improved steatosis, 37% resolution of Inflamation, and 20% resolution of Fibrosis

17. Dyslipidemia Hypercholesterolemia can be 63% resolved

18. Pseudotumor Cerebri can be 96% resolved

19. Migraines can be 57% resolved

Seriously, these things are serious and can totally deflait a person in so many ways. Please take these stats seriously because they do happen, not just to certain people. When you lose weight, these things really happen. Over half of this country is overweight (68% actually), and soon half this country will be obese (currently 38%). It's time to take a stand and do something about it. It all starts with YOU making a difference in your own lifestyle. You can do it. I'm one of the few that still believes in you! You can do it!

Chad Cannon is the owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Training Center in Bluffton, SC.

Not The Same Old Resolution...

Every Year millions of people across the globe set themselves up for absolute failure. Even though most intentions are strong minded, the vast majority come up very short on setting reachable resolutions for the next 365 days.

Unfortunately, most settle for "Getting healthy and losing weight" or Losing weight and exercising more".

I hate to tell all those that have set one of these two as their resolutions, you are doomed to fail!!!

Becoming healthy is not a resolution. Losing weight is not a resolution. Exercising more is not a resolution.

Resolutions are much more specific - if you want to achieve any of the above. Better examples of more specificity would be...

1. I'm going to exercise 30 minutes, 4 times per week, every week with a mix of cardiovascular and resistance exercises, so I can lose weight and become healthier.

2. I'm going to eat 5 times per day while combining a protein and complex carbohydrate every time I eat, so I can lose weight and become healthier.

3. I'm going to replace all white breads and white pastas with whole wheat breads and pastas so I can become healthier.

By setting a more specific resolution for your health related goals, you will be 100% more apt to achieve them. Don't cut yourself short by making a bad choice to start off the new year.