Sometimes I write things that are not the easiest to hear, but I want to continue you to steer you in the right direction and help you reach (or maintain) your goals. Here is the truth about weight loss – Weight loss is 80% about what you put into your body. You have to eat a portioned controlled diet rich in lean protein, low fat dairy and complex carbohydrates in order to lose weight and keep it off.  I wish I could tell you that exercise was your answer, and it’s part of your answer for sure. It will help you lose weight and maintain your weight loss. It will help you keep your heart healthy, your bones healthy and your mind healthy, to name a few. But exercise alone will not lead to weight loss. You have to change the way you eat. Yes, it’s work. Yes, it’s not easy and yes it takes time.

I was visiting a friend a few weeks ago and she said it so perfectly. There I was watching them all eat chocolate cake with milk at 10 o’clock at night. My friend looked at me and said – “See, I can tell you’re jones-ing for the cake (and I fully was!), but the difference between you and me is that – you don’t eat it.” In order to lose weight or maintain your weight you have to say no.

You can exercise until you can’t exercise anymore, but if your not changing what your eating- you’re not going to lose weight. You are what you eat. You have to choose the right food options to lose weight!