Your motivation to research weight loss psychology probably comes from a need or desire to weigh less, look and feel better than you now do. At this point you may be very aware of the problems associated with excess fat. Medical research considers obesity to be one of America's deadliest diseases. Excess fat is the cause of many serious physical and psychological problems. These include heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, low self-esteem, depression - just to name a few.

To rid yourself of excess fat you may have tried many diets and exercise programs and become discouraged when they didn't seem to work. The truth is that excess body fat may have a lot to do with your psychological outlook and motivation.

The following is a list of positive outcomes to help you with positive thinking needed for successful weight loss:

• weight control is an achievable goal
• you can learn how to maintain your new level of leanness
• you will look different - much more attractive
• you will relate to people around you with new found confidence and skill
• you will have more energy, and more stamina
• you will have more drive to achieve your other goals in life...
• and best of all, your health will improve

This list of benefits will hopefully give you the psychological boost to achieve your weight loss program successfully.

Weight Loss: Points To Remember

• According to the National Institute of Health, obesity is America's most serious disease - destroying the physical and mental health of millions of Americans.
• Diets don' work! Your brain interprets a low calorie diet as starvation and sets up its defenses to keep you from losing fat. Diets only end up making you fatter in some cases.
• The initial weight loss from low calorie diets is due primarily to a loss of water - not fat.