Day Nine

I can't believe it's only been nine days since I started this blog! It feels like I've been working on it for weeks already!

Thanks for all the emails and comments - I really appreciate feedback. :)


If any of you think that you're not losing weight fast enough, and you're considering fad diets or diet pills, my advice to you is not to use either. Like I've been saying since Day One, weight loss is a lifestyle change. It's long term changes that need to be put into your routine, not short term changes that you follow until you lose weight. That's why diet pills that say you're going to lose a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time are scams - you lose the weight while on the product, but after you stop taking the pills, you are more likely to gain the weight back.

Remember that during the weight loss proccess, results take patience and effort. You can't just melt away fat by eating cabbage soup for every meal of the day - you have to have a balanced diet and you need to exercise every day if you want to lose weight. Weight loss can be fun if you make it fun. You can go swimming with your friends or join a YMCA with your family so you'll be exercising together. You can decorate your food so you won't feel like you're eating plain vegetables and fruits - carve little faces into strawberries if it makes you happy or make a smoothie with your favorite fruits. No one ever said that dieting had to be boring!