Well, there really isn’t a secret at all. It is just plain common sense. As a personal trainer, I am sometimes amazed that people cannot see where they are going wrong with their nutritional habits. Here are some of the biggest problems I see:


  • Missing meals – this has to be number one and the most important. NEVER MISS A MEAL. Beyond that, always maintain a nutritional routine. This means that you should eat around the same times each day.
  • Too much fat – processed foods, candies, fried foods, fast food, etc. This world is full of foods that are full of fat and Americans are eating more of it than most other countries.
  • Too little activity – people are getting less and less activity nowadays. Finding those who make exercise a priority in their lives in rare.
  • Too little motivation – You have to want it bad enough if you ever expect it to happen.  A lot of overweight people have gotten into a comfort zone and simply do not have enough desire or motivation to take it to the next level.

Weight loss is best achieved by beginning and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  Until you learn and live by this, you will never see weight loss in the way that you wish.  Fad diets may help you to lose weight initially but you cannot maintain a fad diet for an extended amount of time.