I am trying to build the case to convince myself that being healthy is more valuable than that bag of peanut M&Ms. As much as I "know" in my head, getting my over-weight body to follow along has been a losing proposition. If you can add to my list of reasons hopefully we can find something that will help me "Just say no".


General Health:
  1. Fewer heart issues
  2. Fewer stress related issues
  3. Smaller dive suits
  4. More resistance to weather based illnesses
  5. Fewer medications required


Diving Specific:
  1. Better gas consumption
  2. Decreased risk of DCS
  3. Reduced risk of in water cardiac failure
  4. Fewer physical "panic stimuli"
  5. Better upper body strength to weight ratio for eventual sump diving


Any more ideas? I am currently at 37% BF and targeting 24% as my first big goal.



Thanks!


Leam