You want information about your next holiday destination, go Google it. If you want a meal, just ring your local Pizza parlor. You can listen to your favorite song on demand on your IPOD. It's quite amazing what we can do.

All of this instant gratification though is making it very hard for us to be healthy and lose weight.

Because we are so used to getting whatever we want, when we want it, we've been conditioned to believe that we should be able to lose weight at the push of a button, or the taking of a pill, without changing anything we're doing.

Now, if we think logically about this, it does not make any sense. Anyone who is even a half-expert in weight loss will tell you, it comes down to one simple formula:

You have to burn more calories per day than you eat.

If you do that, you'll lose weight. The problem is that you have to do this consistently, and to do it consistently we have to change our habits.

The thing is though, we don't want to eat less. We don't want to give up our favorite foods and drinks. And if it isn't very clear, we want to avoid any sort of exercise.

That is the reason why there has been a massive industry selling weight loss pills and drugs created. To try and satisfy this instant gratification need we have. If you have a look at some of the side effects created by some of these drugs, you wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy. The thing is though, we'd be happy to pay for it and take it, as long as we can just keep eating our junk, and sitting on the couch, and lose weight at the same time, which the drug goes to work inside your body.

Now, am I saying that weight loss drugs and supplements are all useless?

No, not necessarily. What I am saying is that if you are really serious about losing weight and keeping it off, you do need to make some lifestyle changes. And you know what?

It won't be easy. Anytime you do make some lifestyle choices, there's going to inertia. You'll have resistance from yourself to making the change. You just have to keep focused on your end goal.

So, what is smart is to focus on changing your lifestyle, and choosing effect supplements to help you do this, if it is appropriate for you.

How do you know if a supplement is appropriate for you?

All you have to do is figure out what lifestyle choices you're going to make. Decide what habits you need to form to maintain the body you want. Now you want to give yourself the best chance to succeed, so go ahead and think of all the potential obstacles you'll face as change your habits.

For example, if you are overweight, you should start by looking at what you are eating. Most overweight people eat way too much and drink way too little. What I mean by that is that they will eat, even when they are not hungry, just because its lunch time, or because food makes them comfortable, and they won't drink water regularly throughout the day (and leave them dehydrated).

So in that case, this person should think about how they can have water within touching distance of themselves throughout the day. If you do that, you will naturally sip it. You'll be amazed how this simple tip controls your appetite.

If you'd also like a solution to comfort eating, you should have a look at Hoodia, the weight loss supplement that is getting a lot of publicity. I would choose Hoodia, because, to date, there are no known side effects that have been reported. This doesn't mean that it won't cause side effects, because Hoodia is quite new to the market, but at this stage it seems the best choice. I would though be very careful about where I buy my Hoodia from. The source where you get your Hoodia is the most important factor you have to think about if you plan on using it.

The reason Hoodia would be effective here is because its job is to make you feel full. So if you are already feeling full, you don't have to worry about comfortable eating. With that out of the way, you can eat to live by selecting whole foods that will give your body all the nutrients and support it needs for you to lose weight in a healthy way.

Again, I would not recommend relying on Hoodia long term. Just take advantage of its benefits temporarily to help you form really good eating habits, then once these habits are second nature, stop using it.

That way you keep in total control, without relying on anything. You're just using it (Hoodia in this case) to make it easier for you to change your lifestyle. The point is, if you want to keep the weight off, you have to take the power off the pill, and put it back into your ability to change your lifestyle. If you do that, you're more likely to stick to your new habits, and therefore keep the weight off.