Ten Ways Ten Pounds Can Change Your Life

cc_campbell81

Saw this article on Yahoo and thought many of you would like it.

Ten Ways Ten Pounds Can Change Your Life

10 pounds can change your life
By Laurel House

Yes, fitting into our skinny jeans- definitely a priority. But, just for a second let’s put our fragile egos aside and think beyond our seam-bursting thighs. Dropping ten pounds has the potential to impact your life beyond your looks. We’re talking a serious self-confidence facelift, improved health, and maybe even a few extra years to your life. It may not seem like much, but a measly 10 pounds can change your life- short and long term. So regardless of if your goal is to get rid of the saddlebags or harness your diabetes, it’s time to make your diet and workout regimen a priority.

Burning off 10 pounds can:

1. Minimize your chances of developing type-2 diabetes by half.

2. Help prevent osteoarthritis by reducing the load on your knees (every pound of weight lost translates to a 4-pound reduction on the load bearing down on your knees).

3. Decrease your risk of heart disease (you reduce your chance of heart disease by 1-2 percent for every percent of weight you drop).

4. Cut your chances of developing certain cancers.

5. Improve your sex life.

6. Increase your immune function, therefore keeping you well, not sick.

7. Up your energy all day (yes, even if you have to get up early to get your workout in).

8. Give you a confidence boost.

9. Help you sleep better.

10. Add years to your life.

Suddenly, those skinny jeans don’t seem so important in comparison.

leeslim4life

Thank you for sharing this!!! I weigh in tomorrow so hopefully I'll be there, if not definitely next week!!!
Fitting into those skinny jeans don't seem so important after all!

ischmelle

Great article! Thanks!!

princesspurple

good way to look at life vs. weight!

Georg

greeneyedgirl829

This was a great article for me to see today, thank you!!!

augustbells

Excellent info. Thanx for sharing! It's amazing how something that seems small can have a large impact on our life and health. I just lost 10 lbs and my life is already changed for the better. Imagine all the benefits when you lose 100 lbs!

FITKIST

Also, if you consider losing ten pounds is like dropping a 10 pound bowling ball off your body it makes a huge impact. Drop thirty pounds like some of you and that's 3 huge heavy bowling balls you left behind.

Good share!

pinbotchick

Thanks cc - I enjoyed the information.