After watching these idiots on ACA I thought I'd open up a thread like this. If you don't discipline, and simply feed your body what it requires and exercise, then you are planning to fail. Simple. Metabolic rate. The human body is like a fire, and wood intake. Your fire may be burning violently bright (CORZZA as an example, the b@stard manages to stay thin and cut irregardless of what he eats), or it may be only just barely lit, which indicates a poor ability for the body to burn. If you are in this zone, then you simply put a little bit of wood on the fire at a time. Eventually this makes it burn much brighter. If you dump too little or too much wood on the fire, it won't effect it. Diet. If you stay on low calories all the time then you WILL plateau. The human body is an amazing thing. It will continue to store fat on you if you don't provide it from an external source. This is why it's important to re-feed your body. 4 to 5 days of low calorie intake, and 1 to 2 days of some high calorie intake. Repeat over and over. Exercise. Weight training on the popular muscle groups and cardio is essential. 30 mins to 1 hour every day where you can. Patience. If you keep in a depressed state, are impatient then you WILL NOT get anywhere. Things like "it's physically impossible" sh!t me to tears. Which is what I witnessed from people on TV tonight. Do not set short term goals. This isn't a short term assault, it will last up to 1 year or even more. By then your body will have adapted properly and you will not undo all the work you did by going the short and easy path. DO THE HARD WORK, BE PATIENT, DISCIPLINE YOURSELF AND YOU WILL SUCCEED.