I could eat anything I wanted and stay thin because I was much more active. It was when I graduated college that the problem began. Then, like most, I got a job and couldn't exercise like I used to be able to. To make matters even worse, when you work it's really hard to eat correctly. I found myself constantly eating fast food during the day and would usually end the night at a restaurant with some friends.



I would then try to compensate for this by eating what I considered was a "good"meal. What was this good meal? Nothing more than just eating more crap that I made at home but just the fact that it was at home I thought I was being good.

There was a point that I went to the river with some friends and when we got back we were looking at some pictures. I saw myself climbing up a rock with my shirt off and I remember saying to myself "oh my god I am fat, I need to lose some weight like now!"

I also fell victim to many of the fast weight loss fads out there. I'm not going to name programs but diet pills, those expensive diet plans where you have to buy their food exclusively and I even tried a personal trainer but it was just too expensive.

After a lot of experimenting I finally found a program that worked for my personal dieting personality, worked with my eating style and fit into my budget and lifestyle. As a result of finding a diet that fit with me in all these categories

I was able to go from 222lbs to 196 in a little over 30 days. It gave me so much inspiration and confidence I signed up at the gym and continued on my diet and in another 30 days I was down to about 185. Because of this I will outline a few tips for you to follow when trying to find a diet plan to follow.

First of all there are many diets available. Usually if you follow a diet EXACTLY you will lose weight over time no matter what. What it comes down to is your goal is to find a diet that matches up to you on many levels. Follow the tips below to find the best diet plan or weight loss method for you.

1. First off, IF you have the money to hire a personal trainer or nutritionist then do it. That's a no brainer. The problem is most people don't. So this doesn't apply to you.

2. I have bought almost 6 diet programs online. Either ebooks or software or coaching programs. My advice is to ONLY purchase programs that give you a 30-60 day money back guarantee

3. Stick to ANY diet you attempt for a minimum of 30 days. I have usually found that the 30 day mark will give me a good idea of how my body is responding.

4. If you cannot stick to a diet EXACTLY as recommended without making extreme sacrifices then just drop it. There is no point. Your ultimate success will come from sticking to something long term. Many WON'T stick to anything long term if they have to make major concessions to follow it.

5. REMEMBER It's your goal to find a diet that's easy for you to follow, easy on the budget and fits in with your lifestyle. It is also nice to have some quick weight loss because it keeps you motivated.