The first is to make up your mind. If you do not know where you are going, how are you going to get there?

The second is to change the way that you eat. Dieting does not work. Dieting creates a see-saw effect where you are constantly losing and gaining back those unwanted pounds.

Getting fat does not happen in a vacuum. You have those pounds because of the way that you live, primarily by eating the wrong foods.

It is important to educate yourself about the proper way to eat. After that, it is a matter of reorienting yourself to a new lifestyle.

The third ingredient in a successful weight loss program is to exercise. Exercise accomplishes several things. The most obvious one is that exercise burns calories. This however, is not the most important benefit. Exercise gives you energy. If helps to focus your mind. Exercise gives you confidence and improves your outlook. In short, exercise is the fuel that enables you to accomplish your goal.

There is a little known secret about losing weight and regaining your health. There is a very little known secret about dieting;

you can eat as much as you want. There are however two caveats.

The first secret is that it is important to eat foods

that are appropriate for human consumption. Humans have foods that are strictly designed for them. If you don't believe me, let's take a moment to stop and think about this.

Every single animal in the wild has their own particular diet. Stop and consider that these animals live in harmony

with nature. As a result, animals in nature do not get degenerative diseases. They do not experience heart problems. Here is an amazing fact; animals in their natural habitat do not suffer from cancer. Basically, as long as they can find their source of food, they pretty much live disease free.

When animals come under our influence they acquire the same diseases that we do. Our pets suffer from the same maladies that we do.

The reason is simple. We feed them processed and enriched food. When we feed them diets that contain chemicals and vitamins and preservatives and by products, they become sick. Just like us.

The question naturally arises, what is the appropriate foods for human beings. Simple. Whole grains, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and fruit.

If your diet consists mainly of food from these groups, two things will occur.

The first is that you will lose weight.

The second is that your health will improve.

The other caveat is that you chew your food extremely well. Chewing well enables your food to be predigested in your mouth. This in turn takes a burden off your stomach and intestines.

You will be able to absorb the nutrition from your food better. Also, you will be satisfied much sooner.

There you have it. Eat foods that are appropriate for our consumption and chew your food well. Keeping this in mind, it is possible to eat as much as you want, improve your health and to lose weight

effortlessly.