Your Plan

To lose weight, or to successfully keep it off (maintain), you have to do a certain combination of things that are likely unique to you.

The specific combination of things that end up working for you will usually fall into one of 5 main areas:

• Diet. Amount of food. Type of food. Eating patterns.
• Physical activity. Moving your body in any way.
• Psychology. Your emotions, thoughts, beliefs and habits.
• Supplements and/or medications.
• Tracking, Measuring, Feedback and Accountability.

Your goal is to find your ideal combination that resonate with you and work well for you. That's what this membership is all about. Here, you'll find a wide variety of proven ideas, tactics and strategies to help you.

There's a lot here, but there is no need to get overwhelmed! You do NOT have to do everything you see in this membership. Our job is to guide you along the way to make it as easy and understandable as possible to find your "personal prescription" for weight loss success.

Considerations

If you don't know where to start, this little guide can help. It's not meant to be comprehensive, but it covers the basics and will help you get started on the right foot. The main thing is to start taking action.

Know Your Metabolism

• Calculate your BMI, RMR and maintenance calories. Even if you don't end up tracking calories as part of your plan, it's good to have an idea of your energy requirements.
• See Setting Calorie Levels. Again, optional, but helpful with certain decisions about your approach.

Measuring Progress. Awareness tools let you know exactly where you stand. You get to decide which tools to use and how often; just realize awareness is a key part of your success.

• See Track Your Progress
• See Food Journal
• See Count and Measure

Determine physical activity level (if any). Your diet affects exercise, and exercise affects your results, so it's important to understand the truth (reality) of this aspect.

• See Exercise and Weight Control
• See Diet Determines Exercise

Consider Your Carbohydrate Strategy. Managing carb intake on some level can be a key piece of the weight control puzzle. Get educated and decide if this is an area you want to include in your plan.

• See The Carb-Smart Plan
• See Carb Facts

Supplements/Meds. You may consider some targeted supplements to assist you in reaching your goals. Also, if you are taking medications, be sure to talk to your doctor about your plans in case any adjustments need to be made.

• See Supplements Guide

Psychology/Mind. Your mindset and attitude are very important. It's something you work on during your whole journey.

• See any of the pages in Pyschology/Mind section.