Diet AND Exercise: It Takes Both

Just a little reminder that if you really want to make progress in regards to losing fat, you MUST take the two-pronged approach:

Diet + Exercise

Doing just one or the other is a surefire way to get discouraged and go back to your old ways.

I've been working out consistently for a number of weeks with a friend of mine. I've made great progress, knocking 2 inches off my waistline and seeing a huge difference in the mirror as far as abs, arms and shoulders. Meanwhile my friend, although he HAS gotten stronger, doesn't really look all that much different in the area he wants to affect the most: His gut.

Why is that? Because (by his own admission) he's not getting a handle on what he eats. Although he's made some improvements to his diet, he still has brownies, cookies and the like on a regular basis and eats fast food more often than he should ("should" being "never").

Keep in mind, he's working out 5 days a week, 3 days weights and 2 days aerobics.

Fortunately, my pounding things into his skull is finally starting to get through and he's now making a concerted effort to get a grip on his diet. I told him that he could conceivably get rid of that gut in time for summer if he started getting serious NOW and stayed consistent.

So you see, you can work out like crazy and still be fat. You wanna look great? Pay attention to what you're sticking in your mouth.