The Healthy Skinny Way

I can only assume that if you are reading the pages on this site that you are interested in losing weight.  I hope you will find this site helpful and keep coming back!  Let me say this: LOSING WEIGHT IS NOT EASY!  If it were, everyone would have perfect bodies, and I wouldn’t have a job. 

Weight loss is simply a matter of consuming fewer calories than your body uses over a period of time.  So an easy fix:  eat fewer calories, burn more calories, and the excess weight goes away.  The problem is many factors can affect this equation:

lifestyles, work, busy schedules, stress, depression, anxiety, events, holidays, birthdays, family, friends, children, responsibilities, etc.  This list could continue to infinity.  And the items on it are about life; they are not going to go away and allow us to manage our weight.  So we have to learn to manage weight loss without letting life’s constant distractions get in the way.

I have been working with clients on these same issues for the past 15 years.  I’ve worked with people in their teenage years through those in their 70’s and 80’s, all with different issues and obstacles.  Learning to overcome these issues, whatever they may be, is what will determine your success. 

What I do know is YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT.

I’m sure many of you have tried something and have lost weight in the past only to put it back on again.  This negative outcome usually leads to trying something different with the same results.  This is commonly known as the Yo-Yo effect.  The way I see it is this: You make changes to your behaviors and lose weight.  When you become satisfied or bored you eventually return to your previous behaviors.  Before you know it you’ve gained back the weight you lost and maybe more!  That sucks!

So why does this happen?  The problem is your fundamental habits.  You made temporary changes to your behaviors that gave positive impact to your weight, but you continued to return to your previous behaviors that created your problem to begin with.  This is where the change needs to take place!  We need to make changes to our behaviors that allow those behaviors to become our new fundamental habits.  If you do this correctly, you will not only LOSE THE WEIGHT, but you will KEEP IT OFF! 

How can you do this?  Here are a few steps as I see it!

Step 1:  Identify your problem areas. 

Step 2:  Make a realistic plan on how to change them. 

Step 3:  Develop a strong support system.

Step 4:  Follow your plan!

Step 5:  Correct and adjust your plan as you continue to learn.

Vince Lombardi once said: “Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.”   Over the years I’ve helped a lot of people lose weight.  Many have lost a significant amount of weight.  I few people have even lost more than 150 pounds!  Does everyone I ever work with lose weight?  NO!!!  But the ones who are willing to make real changes usually do!  It isn’t easy, but it is possible!  Continue to stop by as I hope this can be a tool for you to make positive changes in your life!