Many people often think about losing weight but stop short of actually attempting to do so. Deep down, they know that carrying the extra pounds is not good for them. The problem is, just knowing that being overweight is bad is not enough to push them to sustained action. Much like wanting to quit smoking, knowing it’s bad for you doesn’t necessarily induce people to quit doing it. However, if you were to find some really powerful reasons to quit smoking, like your doctor telling you that if you don’t quit, you may lose the battle against lung cancer next year, or your daughter begging you to quit because she wants you around, that might make you just do it.

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