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10 Reasons Your Weight Matters 保持体重很重要的10个原因

保持体重很重要的10个原因

While I recognize that weight control is a sensitive subject, it would be irresponsible of me to have a blog teaching you the little things that will help you enjoy greater success and fulfillment but neglect this important subject. Please know I care about each of you and would never want to hurt you. I share this type of information because your weight does matter.

当我意识到控制体重是个敏感话题的时候，我发现我开的那个教授大家只享受成就感而忽视体重的博客是个很不负责任的事情。请相信我关心你们中的每一位，从不想伤害你们。我分享这个故事是因为体重真的很重要。

Because our weight is primarily dependent on what and how much we eat, how frequently we eat, and how much exercise we get, it’s essential to recognize that for most of us, our weight is a choice. Even if it’s harder for you than most people to lose weight, it doesn’t change the fact that it is a choice.

因为我们的体重主要依赖于我们吃了什么，吃了多少，吃了几次，还有我们做了多少运动，所以对我们大多数人来说，意识到体重是可以选择的是个很有必要的事情。即使与他人相比你的体重很难减下去，也改变不了体重是可以选择的事实。

I also want to acknowledge that for some people it doesn’t matter what they eat or how frequently they exercise, they just aren’t able to lose weight. Reasons could range from genes to endocrine disorders and from medications to psychiatric illness. We should all be sensitive to the fact that losing weight is not a simple choice for everyone. I know this for a fact because I have a couple close friends who fall into this category.

我也必须要承认有一部分人无论吃什么做了多少次锻炼，始终很难减肥成功，这些可能是来自于遗传、内分泌失调或者服用精神类药物。我们应该清楚减肥并不是对所有人来说都只是一个简单的选择，我是从身边的要好的一对深陷减肥事业的夫妻那里得知的。

Based on my 20 years in the health and wellness field, I have compiled what I have learned from working with thousands of people who have testified to the benefits of getting their weight under control. Although there are many more reasons your weight matters, I have listed the ten reasons most commonly reported and widely accepted.

根据我从事健康领域20年的经验，我把我从工作中体会到的东西写了下来，这里面成千上万的人都已经证实了控制体重的益处。虽然体重重要的原因有很多很多，在这里我主要列举了10个被广泛报道和接受的原因。

Ten Reasons Your Weight Matters

保持体重很重要的10个原因

1. Your health will improve.

1.保持体重将会提高你的健康

There are literally 101 health benefits of maintaining an optimal weight. This list includes simple things like reduced stress on bones and joints to more serious problems like sleep apnea, high blood pressure and heart disease.

维持一个理想的体重对健康确确实实有很多益处。这里列举一些简单的例子，比如能减小机体向睡眠式窒息、高血压、心脏病等严重疾病发生的概率。

Here are some of the most severe and prevalent life-threatening illnesses correlated with obesity:

这儿有些与肥胖有关的极其严重并威胁到生命的疾病。

80% of type II diabetes is related to obesity

70% of cardiovascular disease is related to obesity

42% of breast and colon cancer is related to obesity

30% of gall bladder surgery is related to obesity

2. Your life expectancy will increase

We were not designed to carry excess weight. Our bodies do not function at optimal levels when we have added surplus pounds. An Oxford University study analyzed nearly one million people from around the world and found that obesity can trim as much as ten years off your life. This ten-year loss is equal to the effects of lifelong smoking.

80%的二类糖尿病，70%的心血管疾病，42%的乳腺癌和结肠癌以及30%的膀胱外科手术都和肥胖有关。 2.提升你的生活期望值我们的机体生来就不适合过度肥胖，理想状态下我们胖到一定程度时机体就会运转不起来的。牛津大学最近的一项研究分析了来自全国各地的1亿个群体，发现肥胖可以折寿十年，其对身体的危害和吸烟等同。

3. You will be a better example to your children.

3.成为孩子的好榜样

According to the center for disease control (CDC), obesity has increased 74% in the last 15 years. Today 27% of all children are obese. For children, obesity suppresses growth hormone, which is responsible for bone growth, organ growth, and muscle growth. This has huge implications on the health of our world’s children. If you make it a priority to get your weight under control by changing your family’s diet and exercising, you will be setting an example for your children to follow.

据疾病控制中心报道，过去15年里肥胖增长了74%。今天27%的儿童有肥胖症。对于孩子来说，肥胖抑制了生长激素的分泌，而生长激素又负责骨骼、器以及肌肉的生长。这对于孩子的成长有很大的影响。如果你通过改变家庭饮食，增强锻炼把控制体重当成很重要的事情，你将会给你的孩子做个很好的榜样。

4. You will have more energy.

4.你将会有更多精力

Whether you attribute it to an increased metabolic rate that comes from exercise, improved sleep, or the absence of sluggishness, people who effectively control their weight report more energy.

不论你是否把这种精力归功于锻炼所致的加快的新陈代谢，还是高睡眠质量，或者消失的疲惫感，都无可否认保持体重的人更有精力。

5. You will experience greater self-esteem.

5.你将会体会到更多的自我尊重

With rare exception, the No.1 thing I sense from people who have lost weight is an increase in their self-esteem. They smile more. They are happier. They are proud of themselves. Looking good physically equals feeling good mentally and emotionally. When we employ the discipline required to get our weight under control, we feel great about ourselves—and rightly so!

几乎毫无例外，我从那些成功减肥的人身上感受到的第一个变化就是自我尊重的提升。笑容变多了，整个人变的更开心。他们以自己为傲。身体上看起来很好，同样的精神和心理上也会感觉很好的。当我们自律的去控制体重时，我们会感觉很好，事实也确实如此。

6. You will be more confident.

6.你会更加自信

Confidence may start on the inside, but it definitely shows on the outside. Because weight control is difficult, people who experience success in this area show it in the way they walk and talk, as well as in the way they look and interact with people.

自信源于内在，但是可通过外在体现出来。因为控制体重难度很大，所以那些成功保持体重的人就会在走路、交谈中体现出自信来，同样在外貌和与别人的互动中也能看出来。