I know losing weight is good for me. I think most overweight people do. But how to harness that knowledge into actual weight loss motivation? For me, I need those actual reminders about just how important weight loss is.

A tweet by @JoyceSchneider1 led me to just the kind of article I needd this morning:

Amazing Facts about Your Heart & Blood Sugar

Joyce Schneider, a gifted writer and cook,  is the wife of Robert G. Schneider, M.D., a cardiologist who specializes in the metabolic syndrome, the relationship between weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (heart attack & stroke). Their website Cardiologist Wife is full of concise information, delivered in an easy to read and, in my case, extremely effective way.

For example, take this sentence: “Your blood sugar drops with just a one-pound weight loss. In fact, with just the first ounces off, you’ve made yourself immediately healthier.”  Now, that’s the kind of information that motivates me. Thinking about having to shed a couple of dozens of pounds can be intimidating, but just one pound? hey, even I can do that this week!

Thank you for the encouragement Joyce and Robert!