a lot of people have a hard time with weight loss for varied reasons. gaining weight is great, you get to eat 4000 calores a day, and you can splurge on occasion and eat some junk food, cause you know you are feeding your body to grow.. then comes the day when you look in the mirror and go... "holy s*it, what happened??" now its time to make the commitment

weight loss is a different monster, restricting calories, eating the same 5 or 6 things every single day for weeks at a time. it isnt just a cycle, for a person to be successful they must have the correct mindset. this has worked for me several times over, and helped to lose 100+ of pounds so i thought i would pass it along hoping someone else would see some benifit in it.

1: dont just wake up in the morning and decide "today is the day i am going to start cutting weight" - you need to prepare first, in the weeks leading up to your diet, slowly start dropping your carbs, throw away the junk food, eat clean.. this will help your body to adjust to the new lifestyle gradually, so it is not such a shock when you start restricting your calores and cutting your carbs further.

2: go shopping - find a set of clothes that you really like, and buy a size smaller than you would normally wear- take it home and hang it up somewhere you will see them on a regular basis, after 30 days, try on the clothes and see if they fit, sometimes we cannot see the changes in the mirror or even sometimes on a scale, but they are happening, this is a very self-gratifying way of seeing the changes happening.

3: set realistic goals - is 30 lbs in 30 days realistic? probably not- remember no more than 2-3 lbs per week, any more is unhealthy. WHO do you want to look like? HOW much weight do i want to lose? WHAT is the time frame? these are some of the questions that need to be asked.

4: keep a log : take pictures- before and after , post them in your book, keep track of ALL meals, training regimins etc, this is your bible for the next several months, no matter how good you are at counting calories, or remembering sutff, it doesnt hurt to have your log there as your wingman just in case.

5: enjoy the chages. - remember changes come slow, weight loss if far from a sprit, it is a long and gueling marathon that most people quit before they finish. remember- you are doing this for a reason .. health? looks ? pussy? whats yours? keep that in the back of your mind while you are pounding out 3 miles on a treadmill or doing fasted cardio on a stair stepper at 4am..

always remember - if you think you will be successful, you will fail... BUT IF YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL SUCCEED!!