In the world of Success, we say Success is a journey, and not a destination. In reference to fitness, I can say fitness is a journey, and not a destination because you don't relax after you've achieve your goals.

There was a time in this world when the need to lose weight was completely ignored. People ate very well, but they worked hard to make up for it.

They woke up early in the morning and then began in a long day’s work. This work was mostly physical “hands on” labor.

Folks worked on fields digging, sowing, and harvesting. They tilled they soil, rode horses, worked on farms and ranches.

The end result was they could afford to eat almost anything they wanted in whatever quantities they wanted. But that was many years ago, and life styles have changed.

Most of us have sedentary jobs that demand little or no exercise at all. As a result, weight gain has become a major concern for almost every city dweller.

Why Do You Want To Lose Weight? Seems like an obvious question doesn’t it? Scratch beneath the surface and you will find your true motivation that will keep you dedicated until you achieve your goal. What do you hope to get out of this program? Why do you want to lose weight? Is it simply because it was on your New Year's resolution list of goals to achieve? Is it for a reunion you’ll be attending? Is it for a holiday? Is it to fit into your old clothes or perhaps a slinky little outfit you want to get into? If you are carrying excess weight, losing some of that weight will peel back the layers and reveal your true physical beauty lying hidden beneath.

You will unearth your beauty like chiseling away at a magnificent Michelangelo sculpture, pound by pound. You are your own masterpiece.

Just remember, you can and will look great. So let’s get back to the reason why you want to lose the weight.

Sure you want to look great, that’s a given but why else? Whatever the reason, it has to be one based on something more impacting then just wanting to lose a few pounds because of an event or for the sake of fitting into something. Sometimes we lose weight for the wrong reasons.

Sometimes we have the misfortune of being on the wrong diets and are given incorrect information vital to our weight loss success. .