Fact from fiction, truth from diction. Why is it so hard? Let take a look.
Exercise: it usually encompasses doing something physical, and of a nature we don’t do naturally. It is taxing on the muscles and leaves them sore. A lot of it is repetition which gets boring especially when working out by oneself. It is sweaty, you have to change in workout close in order not to smell and sweat up your regular clothes, all that equals effort not in on the preparation of it but during and after. Too much effort spent for most people doing something they don’t like so it is an anti-motivator.
Diet: A no-no word most hate. Diets mean giving up something –or many things—you really like or love, it is equal to suffering and being denied. No one wants to suffer even to et healthy.
Both of those facts lead to the by product of weight gain. People don’t want to change to their metabolism. They will adjust many things in their lives to the aging of their bodies –avoiding things that could break bones they did not when younger etc—but when it comes to food and such they hate to budge and inch if they don’t have to.
People should think that it is not what you what it is what you keep. Having had to lose weight which I put on because of me and wanting to lose it I kind of know what you are thinking. However I did not know diet from shinola, and I KNEW I could never stick to one. My 1st advice is NEVER GET ON A DIET WAGON to start. There is no way on God’s green Earth was I going to give up lasagna, mashed potatoes, burgers and such. I knew if I did I was setting myself up for failure. That is when an epiphany hit me; it is not what you eat it is what you keep. I look at a bank account, when you run out of money but you keep writing checks or charging that card you overdraft. If you have overdraft protection then money is charged to your checking account from your card or pulled off another card to cover the 1st. I started to see my fat cells as the overdraft account. If I could spend more calories than I was taking in then the fat overdraft account would have to kick in. I could not do much at the beginning but I could walk. Started off with maybe half a mile, worked my way up to a mile and then some. After a time I started doing weights. I never got back down to my starting weight because 20lb shy of that I stopped. But the extra 20lb was muscle so I looked thinner and better than I was even though I was 20lb heavier. If you can’t or don’t like exercising and there are many things you can do even small things through out the day to serve as exercising take up an activity that burns a lot of calories like ballroom dancing. DO NOT deny yourself treats like ice cream and pizza. When you feel you cannot have it you will think of it more. Change the way you eat. Have pizza just have less. Have candy just have less. Think eat 80% healthy I can eat 20% whatever I want. I bet you will find it more fun, and you won’t feel like you are depriving yourself.