The health issues mentioned above are fairly well documented. Heart disease is one of the most common and a leading cause of heart disease is the high blood pressure and high cholesterol that frequently accompany obesity. What isn't talked about quite as often is the emotional toll obesity can take on a man. We all want to be perceived as sexy, attractive people, and it's tough to feel that way when you're overweight. Being obese can really skew your self image and lead to depression, anxiety, and low self esteem.
It's also a common, though incorrect, assumption that obese men have smaller penis's. The truth is that whether you're overweight or normal size it doesn't affect the size of your penis. What it can do is to make your penis appear small in relation to the rest of your body. When you are overweight and you have a very large torso and thighs, it can make other parts (even when they are normal size) seem smaller in relation.
For all of these reasons, it's time to take the bull by the horns and commit to getting in better shape starting right now. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that it can happen in a very short time. How long it takes will depend on how much weight you need to lose and how motivated you are. I'm not going to tell you that it won't take any effort on your part and all you have to do is to take a 'magic' pill.
What I will tell you is the absolute truth: if you want to get in better shape you can do it, it's never too late. Here are a few things that may help you find, and keep, the motivation:
1. Hire a personal trainer, or if you don't have the money, find a friend who works out on a regular basis and ask them to act as your trainer. Many people would be flattered by this and would love to help out a friend. Just make sure that you talk to your doctor first so you know if you have any limitations since your buddy isn't a professional, they may try to push a little too hard. It's important that you find a good balance, you don't want to work out so hard in the beginning that you strain yourself, and you also don't want to go too easy on yourself or it will take a lot longer to get the results you want.
2. Don't have junk food in the house. If you do the shopping, don't buy a lot of sweets, processed meals, or pop. Instead buy lots of fresh vegetables, fruit, nuts, lowfat popcorn, etc. If your wife or girlfriend does the shopping make a list of the things you would like her to pick up for you and ask her to not get sweets or if she wants them to at least keep them hidden so you won't be tempted.
3. Keep a food and workout journal. It's very easy for us to lie to ourselves about how much we eat and how often we work out. It's amazing how the one column (how much we eat) is always very low and the other column (workouts) are always so high! Write it down to keep yourself honest.
I truly wish you the best of luck when it comes to getting in better shape. No one wants to be an obese man and if you're willing to commit time and energy to making life long lifestyle changes you can lose weight and keep it off for the rest of your life.
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