Weight gain is the most frustrating part of life. It can make it difficult to even get up in the morning – not because of the weight, but because of the emotions attached to weight gain and being overweight. Your social life can become non-existent because you are just not confident enough to be out and about. So – how do you go about getting fit, trim, slim, skinny – see how many words we have to describe it? How do you go from where you are to where you want to be?

Unfortunately there is no wake-up-skinny pill. It took time to gain the weight, it is going to take time to take it off. Crash diets, fad diets, they are just that. If there was some magic diet out there – everyone would be on it, right? If someone tells you it is going to be easy and require nothing from you – they are selling you snake-oil and you should run away!

The very first steps to losing weight and keeping it off starts in your head and heart – not with your running shoes or in your frig. You have to make changes to your habit and stay motivated. Read the rest of this entry »