| "Losing" weight has a whole new meaning to me. You | | | | accountable to others using an online support group |
| see, my pants are loose now! The link at the bottom | | | | that was happy when I was happy and persistent |
| of the page shows my picture with my old pants on. | | | | when I was sad. I needed something with which I could |
| However, losing weight has not, and will never be easy | | | | build upon a strong foundation and then watch it bloom |
| for anyone until they do two things. The first thing | | | | and blossom. |
| somebody must do is understand Rome was not built | | | | Slow and steady wins the race. Have you ever |
| in one day. Secondly, they must realize is slow and | | | | wanted something "now"? Of course you have, |
| steady wins the race. There are a handful of other | | | | because we are a society that is predicated upon |
| keys like persistence, patience, and prudence, but | | | | instant gratification. Unfortunately, that same desire for |
| those will be for another article. | | | | instant gratification is usually in the form of an extra |
| Rome was not built in one day. Many people expect to | | | | large pan pizza. Being able to control our bodies starts |
| lose weight quickly (40 pounds in 10 days) and then | | | | with controlling our minds. Without that control, there |
| expect to keep it off. You really need a program, or in | | | | can be no tangible results. |
| my case, 2 programs that help you stay focused and | | | | In summary, "losing" weight fast can happen. Fast is a |
| setup long term goals that can be achieved in relatively | | | | relative term. A body shape that has taken years to |
| short periods of time. I tried Weight Watchers, but it | | | | become round, needs more than 2 weeks to become |
| was costly. I tried South Beach, but that's only part of | | | | firm. I encourage you to review my links below for |
| the puzzle. I needed someway to hold myself | | | | some awesome insights and inputs. |