• Starving till you pass out

• Sacrificing day in and day out over your “guilty” foods

• Giving up your social life and friends

• Taking magic pills or spending thousands on liposuction

• Achieving the “movie star” look overnight

What I mean by educating yourself is that you have to read, read and do more reading. Study fitness: separate fact from fiction. Apply your knowledge. Listen to your body. Remember genetics. And most importantly: have patience.

I am sorry that my secret is no “silver bullet”. It will require time and effort to understand yourself: how your body works, how it processes food, how it can either flourish or decay. But there is no other way around it. Unless you learn and form your own opinion about what works best, you will NOT succeed in achieving a fit lifestyle. That I can guarantee.