Before we even get started, there are a few important things that need to be stated. Losing weight is a mind game. If you change your mind, you’ll change your body. It’s inevitable. When we say “change your mind”, it doesn’t mean changing your mind from eating cookies to gobbling cake. What we’re talking about here is the mindset behind all weight loss. It doesn’t matter what your age or sex is... the principles are the same. First, you need to stop hating your body. Way too many women have negative images of themselves. They feel that they’re fat and ugly while all the other women are better. You may have coveted the ‘thigh gap’ but can’t even find clothes your size at The Gap.“Why can’t I look like her?”... “It sucks being me!”... “I have horrible fatty genes!” These are just some of the ways women beat themselves up. Here’s the truth...You need to love yourself for what you are... flab, rolls, cellulite, and all. You need to start this weight loss journey from a place of self-love. If you don’t change this mindset, even when you lose weight, you will still have negative self-image issues. You will never be good enough for yourself. Accept yourself... and from there you can improve. This is a journey and not an overnight miracle. Look in the mirror. That’s your competition. Not anyone else. You also need to understand that you CAN lose weight. By assuming that you have ‘fat genes’ or that it’s more difficult for you to lose weight, you make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. There will be times when you slip up. This is inevitable and par for the course. When pursuing any worthy goal, the journey is never linear. It’s often fraught with little setbacks, slip-ups, mistakes, etc. What you need to understand is that every setback is a setup for a comeback. During those times when you slip up on your diet, don’t throw in the towel and give up just because you made one mistake in your diet. If you eat a slice of cake after work, don’t blame yourself and go crazy the rest of the day by eating whatever else comes your way. Acknowledge your mistake and strive not to make any more. If you are on track for the next few days, this one small slip-up will be negligible. If you throw your diet out of the window and give up, you can rest assured that the weight will pile back on. You are not your mistake. Acknowledge, correct it, avoid future mistakes and KEEP MOVING FORWARD. That is the only way to succeed. You’re definitely in