As we wind down 2011, and begin afresh in 2012, we start to think of what we hope to accomplish in the upcoming year.  And if you’re like many others, you set your goals in the form of New Years Resolutions.  “To spend more time with my family”, “To take time for myself”, “To Travel”, and of course, the number one resolution, “To Lose Weight, and get back into shape”. 

Losing those excess pounds seems to be the most popular resolution year after year.  Maybe 2011 was the year that you really packed it on, or maybe you’ve been slowing putting on the pounds for some time.  Either way, losing weight and getting into shape is certainly something worth doing, but not as easy as it sounds.

I write this blog not to lecture anyone or to try and tell you what your goals for the upcoming year should be.  However, as someone who lost over 65 p0unds 3 years ago, and has successfully kept it off, I write this in an attempt to help you do the same, should this be your 2012 goal.  Actually since losing the weight, in addition to my real estate career, I now spend a few hours a week helping others do the same, as a Weight Loss Coach at Rock Creek Sports Club.

If I could offer one piece of advice, it would be that there is no “quick fix” or “magic solution”.  The diet and weight loss industry makes billions of dollars each year selling gimmick plans, and pills, and machines, and DVD’s, and special foods………and it’s all a waste of time and money!  Weight loss actually comes down to a very simple concept.  If you burn more calories than you take in, you’ll lose weight (in most circumstances, where there are not specific medical issues).  Obviously, making the right food choices help the process along and give your body the proper nutrients that it needs to maximize your natural burning of calories.  However, there are honestly no tricks to losing weight, nor any need to spend your hard earned money on gimmick products or diets. [Read more...]