For years I have been playing the "diet yo-yo game." I would lose a little and then put it back on, plus a few more pounds! With each round of dieting I would "dabble" in the things I had heard others talk about, or based on some article I read. I would try to eat extra protein for a month or so. I bought some creatine tablets and tried that for several weeks. I tried some whey powder I bought (Yuck!). I was tracking what I ate, but it didn't seem to do any good. My weight tracking looked like the stock market on a climb to new highs. As I approached my 60th birthday, and was hovering around a near highpoint in my weight, I decided I needed to do something a little more drastic than just "dabbling." My great idea was to look for a "Fat Camp" I could attend (They still have those, right....maybe just called something more friendly?). I did find some out there, but to my shock, they were asking for several thousand dollars for a single week of staying in a hotel and doing exercises together! I am way too cheap and my bank account is way too skinny for that to work! But the "Fat Camp" idea led me to explore other ways of making a long term difference. I thought maybe counseling of some sort was what I needed. I finally found my Perfect Solution: My Body Tutor. For a LOT less money than "Fat Camp," I was quickly set up with an expert coach that helped me work out a successful plan. I learned the importance of slow and steady progress because the quicker you take off the weight, the more likely you are to put it back on. My coach led me through slow changes over time, so you have time for each change to become a habit, before adding additional changes. If you change everything all at once, you will never stick to it. Here are a few of the keys to my successful plan. All of those things I tried to "dabble" in, had to come together in harmony, not just cherry picking a few changes here and there. I focused on: -How to ensure I am burning fat and not muscle -Getting the right amount of protein -Learning what really great tasting and high quality protein powder I should be using. -Treating data as my friend, which means weighing myself every day -How to use supplements to really help my progress (getting extra greens, electrolytes, probiotics and collagen). -My coach also told me which supplements were a waste of my money. -Getting out of my exercise rut with some great YouTube exercise options (Epic is fantastic). -Some great fitness experts to follow, to keep me motivated. All along the way, my coach gave me really helpful insights and answered multiple questions that I had. I now feel 100% equipped to live my life-long goal for health and fitness