Many people are in a rush to make changes. You must prepare yourself for success. Without fully thinking the situation and no established plan, weight management can be a very daunting task (not that it is easy to begin with). When you are ready to change your habits, it should be for the long haul. Those who look for quick fixes or short term, drastic change are almost always headed for disappointment.
If someone could guarantee you that you could lose 50 pounds by this time next year, would you be willing to sign up. Under those guidelines, the individual would only need to lose about 1 pound per week. Don't focus on how fast you can change but instead on the change itself. Your friends and family will notice.
As for myself, i have found myself in an unbalanced lifestyle. Juggling contract work at inconvenient hours is troubling my weight. Secondly, I don't live in my own place right now. I feel a little confined as to being able to cook and prepare food the way I would like. Nevertheless, they are excuses. I need to use that short term focus for my long term goals. I have gained some weight so far in 2011. Today, I was 229.6.
