Part 1: Awareness

     Hello, I am glad you came back! The fact that you are reading this blog means that you are AWARE that some changes need to be made.  Many of us complain about our weight but do absolutely nothing to change it.  People are overweight  for a myriad of reasons. 
Metabolism
Inactivity/does not exercise
Medical problems/medications
depression(emotional eating)
Overeating
Eating wrong foods
Under eating,etc..

     The first step toward losing weight is to understand why YOU are overweight. Most of us are overweight for a combination of the previous reasons. My reasons were the fact that  I did not exercise and metabolism/under eating .  Exercise was not stressed in my childhood, I'm sure mostly because I am asthmatic. So, just starting a workout routine was a very important factor in my weight loss.  For those of you who go from  very little or  no exercise to as little as 15 minutes a day will notice a difference right away.  Another major part of my success was speeding up my metabolism(increasing the speed at which enzymes catalyze chemical reactions in the body). My mistakes were (like many people) the fact that I usually skipped breakfast, ate a huge lunch  and most of the time did not eat dinner.  I also ate a fair share of  junk food.  I  now know that skipping breakfast is a huge NO NO.  Breakfast is the fuel that gives you the energy to start your day. Skipping breakfast sends your body into panic mode and it will then begin searching for a source of energy.  [Energy is measured units called calories.] To prevent this from happening, after breakfast, you should be eating every 2-3 hours. Calories are consumed to supply the body with energy to operate.  In essence, it takes calories to burn calories.  The key is to burn at least half of what you consume.  When the supply of calories is greater than the demand, the excess calories can be stored in the body as FAT. 
Sorry if I bored you guys with the science but I could not talk about caloric intake without giving the science behind it.
Time to Deprogram  and reprogram our minds 
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2