It's sad, but true that losing weight doesn't happen over night. It takes time and patience to change the habits that are standing in your way of reaching your health goals. If you concentrate on building a healthy foundation and then add other beneficial changes little by little, rather than considering yourself "on a diet," you'll find that sticking to your new lifestyle is much easier. Diets are short-term Band-Aid solutions and the effects wear off, life changes are permanent and yield long-term benefits. To begin building your healthy foundation, I would like to encourage you to … [Read more...]