Why is Losing Weight so Hard?

Losing weight is not a matter of knowing what to do. If I asked you right now to tell me what you need to do to lose weight, what would you answer? You would probably answer, without hesitating, "Eat less" and/or "exercise more", like everyone else does.

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If we already know what to do, why do we keep looking for a faster, easier way? We have been bombarded with messages and products promising easy, fast, effortless ways to lose weight. We want to believe it, but deep down, we know better. I've been there, tried that, learned that lesson. To me, losing weight isn't a matter of not knowing what to do, but a matter of knowing how to do it - day in and day out for long enough to get the results you want.

If there are ways to "lose weight quick" that actually work, just like with "get rich quick" schemes, why isn't everyone rich and thin?

It's tough to lose weight, but you can do it!

After having my 5 sons, I found myself considerably overweight. After 8 years of trying many, many weight loss methods, I finally stumbled upon the "secret". I lost 50 pounds in 5 and a half months and have kept it off since 2001. Once you read my story and why I should not have succeeded, you'll definitely say, "If she can do it, I can do it!"

That "secret" I referred to? There are 2 parts:

• Understanding that the formula for losing weight is simple ... the calories you consume must be less that the calories you burn. I can't make it any simpler than that. No weight loss product has changed the formula and no one ever will.

  Calories In < Calories Out

  I'll stress here, the formula is simple - doing it over and over is NOT!

• Being ready to lose weight with success. When you are truly ready, losing weight seems natural, easy, and quick. Run this Ready to Lose Weight Quiz to see if you're ready now. It's OK if you're not ready now, bookmark me, keep coming back to read and learn, start following the tips, keeping a journal, run the quiz from time to time and see if you're getting closer. Then when you are ready, let's do this!

I wish I could meet you personally, sit down with you, look you in the eye, and tell you how much I believe in you. Since that's not possible, this site is the best way I could think of to help the most people. I know without a doubt, even if you don't, that you can reach your goals - we just have to find your way of doing it.

What's going to be different this time? You are!

And you have me... I'll be adding features to this site like exercise video clips, an e-zine, live Q/A chats with me, Tip-of-the-Day emails, Tip-of-the-Day calendar and journal, and more.

So, are you ready to start losing weight today? Let's do this together!

Let's go for a walk through this site by clicking any topic that sounds interesting and plan how I can help you start losing weight today and continue every day ...

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