The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Why weight loss doesn't promise happiness.

There are any number of amazing reasons to lose weight that will offer incredible benefits in the long and short term.

You'll be in better health overall.

It's very probable that you'll live longer and have more vitality in those years,

particularly if getting in shape was part of your weight loss strategy.

You'll enjoy more energy for the people and activities you love. You may have more or more preferable clothing choices.

You'll have a better chance of kicking many prescription drugs to the curb and save little dough

in doing so. To boo, you're likely to experience less chronic pain and a better night's

sleep, et cetera, et cetera. All that said, let's be clear on something. Weight loss isn't a

guaranteed stimulus to your personal happiness. Here's why. It can seem like an affront to all we

hope. If I'm at a healthier weight, that means I'm healthier,

which of course means I'll be happy.

The media and commercial images tell us so.

Every checkout kiosk is lined with celebrity tell-alls,

sharing the boon of weight loss to the happiness of said personalities and their families.

Television and online commercials tell the same stories.

A spokesperson loses weight and thereby has the life he or she has always dreamed of.

I'll be the first to admit that for some people it really does work this way.

But there's more to those situations than people think.

Weight loss and the resulting health enhancements

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