The secret to losing weight…It’s really no secret.  Don’t complain about that extra weight if you’re not willing to make the commitment to make the necessary changes to reach your goal.  There are so many excuses that people will give themselves.  Unless your physician has prescribed a specific program or set limitations for your condition, there really isn’t any reason for anyone not to exercise.  We’ve heard it all.  A doctor once told me that people will see him for back pain.  After he has determined that there is no medical condition he said “people don’t exercise because they have back pain but they have back pain because they don’t exercise”.  So his recommendation “exercise and strengthen your back and you won’t have back pain”.  It’s funny how that works.

The secret to losing weight consists of three components:

1.       Proper Nutrition; well-balanced, eat approximately every 4 hours to keep your metabolism working.  Don’t skip breakfast!
2.       Strength and Conditioning; build muscle will help burn fat to keep you lean and strong. 
3.       Cardio; burn fat.

It’s not to say that you won’t accomplish your weight loss goal with only one of these. But it will take you a whole lot longer.  In addition, you’ll be missing the health and fitness benefits of the other two components.

TIPS:  Clean up your eating behavior.  Try not to ‘go on a diet’ since at some time you will be ‘off that diet’.  If you eat ‘clean’, the one time you indulge, it won’t have a devastating impact. 

The same with your workout, if you work out most days of the week, just get back to it the next day.
Make this your new behavior and you’ll reach your initial goal and continue your fitness journey to the next level.