If you ever talk with someone who is serious about losing weight, they are doing it for a reason. Some reasons are medical in nature, some are personal, some are for fashion and some are to simply get in shape. I have a litany of reasons why I am losing weight. I’ve written a post about that already. The reason for this post is that I have found a muse, something that really inspires me and actually helps push me forward.

I use an iPhone app called LoseIt! to keep track of what I eat, calorie limits etc. This app also has a web site (www.loseit.com) that has a very vibrant user community. The sie has a forum where users post and discuss various topics. There are several people posting in these forums that are living proof that life changes are possible. These people have sacrificed and pushed themselves to transform from morbidly overweight to healthy, happy and full of life.

The forums/discussion boards at Loseit.com are my weight loss muse. I read the forums multiple times per day. The positive energy, inspiration and motivation I get from reading the success and struggles of others is priceless. There are people out there that face the same challenges of life that I do. To see that they have over come and how they have been able to achieve instills hope in me. It gives me a little taste of victory and pushes me to persevere on my own weight loss journey.

Much like an artist paints for fame and/or money and/or expression, they have a muse that sparks creativity and ideas that help them put the brush to the canvas; I continue to lose weight for reasons I have previously mentioned, the LoseIt! community is my muse and inspires me to step up to my weight loss canvas to create my own masterpiece.

Keep in mind why you want to lose weight, but find someone or something (aka a muse) that sparks inspiration and dedication. You can and will do it!