A short motivational YouTube segment by Jim Katsoulis arguing that wanting to lose weight "to look better" is a weak motivator because human brains lack dedicated structures for wanting improved appearance. He advises reframing motivation toward survival, quality of life, and how good you feel to unlock stronger, sustainable motivation for weight loss.
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Why do you want to lose weight if it's just to look better? I can almost guarantee you that that will not be enough motivation to get you anywhere near your goal simply because you have no brain structures dedicated to wanting to look better. Think about your brain. In evolutionary terms, how you looked meant almost nothing. Throughout all of human history. There was no mirrors, no pictures and all that mattered was that you had enough food going in your body so that you could live. And so here we are now in a modern world and you keep fixating and wanting to look better and it never gives you the motivation to get you near your goal. So the secret is to start creating motivation that's really based on the brain structures you have, your surv survival, your quality of life, how good you feel. And when you start building your motivation around that, you're going to unlock a whole new level of motivation to reach your goal. Weight.