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Getting results requires making changes

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Contributed by: Bonnie Pfiester on 8/27/2008

When you are in the fitness business, people want your advice. I am always getting questioned about how to get in shape or lose weight. I think some people are just hoping for a new weight loss trick or gimmick.

In many cases, when I mention diet and exercise I begin to notice the eyes glazing over from boredom. My mom and I were discussing this topic the other day. Someone recently asked her how she lost weight. Maybe they were expecting her to say gastric bypass or name some new diet. As soon as she talked about calories in versus calories out my mom watched the person lose interest.

Unfortunately, it's easy to become a little cynical. Many times it's difficult to determine if someone truly wants your help or not. So many people really only want help if it's easy - and healthy living isn't always easy. However, being overweight or unhealthy isn't easy either.

My mom still talks about how being heavy was harder than working out and dieting. She sweat every morning while getting ready for work. Simple chores were taxing and keeping up with a teenage daughter was next to impossible with the extra 90 pounds she was carrying.

People fool themselves into thinking it's easier to not doing anything about their weight than to tackle it. On the other hand, the people who have tried to do something about it and failed would rather believe they are just an exception to the diet and fitness rule. No one wants to think they may be doing something wrong.

You can't expect change, unless you are willing to make a change. Many people never alter their eating or exercise program enough to dictate a noticeable result. There must come a time when poor results are no longer acceptable.

My challenge to you today is to entertain making a change. Although you may be doing a lot right, you are probably missing something. Believe me, my mom swore she had tried everything - acupuncture, dieting, jazzercise, diet support groups, workout gadgets and even fasting. Now she'll be the first to admit she never did it right until she was willing to admit she might be doing something wrong.

Learning how to lose weight the right way takes an open mind and admitting errors. You have to be honest with yourself and you must be willing to search for mistakes. The person who succeeds is never content until they get results. Are you glazing over right now or are you ready to take the bull by the horns and get fit once and for all.

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