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I came across a WebMD article titled “10 Ways to Lose 100 pounds” and, since I don’t usually encounter weight loss or health advice for a 100 pound weight loss, it caught my attention. I’m so torn when I read articles targeted at this demographic, and I’m always skeptical of their sources because so many people claim to know the facts about obesity and weight loss, but they don’t know how to create results and they don’t understand how to educate and motivate their clients. I subscribe to WebMD’s health and weight loss newsletter and they usually have good recommendations and interesting articles.

They start in the introduction by stating, “If you’ve got 100 pounds or more to lose, chances are you’ve already been on numerous diets and exercise programs, without long-term success. So, the standard advice — eat less, exercise more, and don’t give up — just isn’t enough.”

While I agree that there are many more complex issues that need to be uncovered, I think that simple recipe should be enough. People tend to make things more complicated than they really are – especially something like weight loss, which we’ve all been taught is a painful, slow, struggle that is difficult for us. In actuality, it does not have to be (and should not be) a struggle at all. That simple advice alone, if heeded, would produce incredible results! Be careful not to overlook the simple things, it’s easy to get bogged down by excuses, complications, and specific “plans” – don’t get bogged down, confused, or distracted from the big picture by drowning in excessive and unnecessary details and keep your perspective in check. See the entire situation, the overview. No matter how you choose to go about it, the formula is always the same, and it’s really simple, too: eat less, exercise more, and don’t give up. Period.

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