Weight Loss Diets - Still On The Yo-Yo?

Have you found yourself a few pounds up? Does your weight loss routine seem to go 2 pounds up- 1 pound back?

The first step in any successful weight loss plan, is how to get the motivation. We all know the diets, read the newest and latest best sellers. However, we keep up with the same old habits. We join clubs on the 1st of Jan. only to disappear by Feb. 1st.

What is your motivation for loosing weight? If you haven't found it, you probably won't succeed. How about being healthier and being around to see your kids graduate.

How about just looking better in clothes?

For me my motivation came when I decided to see how the camera saw me. I had my wife take pictures from all angles in my bathing suit. Next, I posted these pictures on my mirrors, refrigerator and even in my truck. After a week went by, I became disgusted by the pictures. I stopped in to a health club and had them measure my body fat. They told me politely that I was 27 percent lard.

That was the breaker!

After that, I began an exercise program that included diet, drinking more water, weight training, aerobics, monthly body composition measurements, keeping a log, and getting plenty of sleep.

The only real diet that makes sense is to get a steady diet of exercise. Start slow and progress forward. Visit a gym, see a trainer. Do whatever it takes to get motivated. Get intense if the Doctor says it is Ok. Watch the Biggest Loser on TV for motivation. Not everybody wins the trophy but most go home healthier and a winner.

Tom Jacobson is a real estate agent in Washington who has recently lost 35 pounds and started a successful exercise and diet program. Anybody who is carrying a few extra pounds can get motivation from his tips. His recent article for weight loss diets can be read at http://www.WeightLossDiet.homestead.com