It took me a long time to figure out that diet plus exercise are both necessary for a healthy lifestyle plus body weight; My parents, siblings, aunts, uncles plus cousins are all seriously overweight, however i grew up with popcorn such as potato pretzels, ice cream plus chocolate regularly accessible in the house, however we ate large suppers that included bacon, sausage plus waffles, however dinners often consisted of fast food. We went to McDonalds on a typical basis plus often ordered pizza for supper, and no one in my family ever engaged in physical activity or played any type of athletic activitys, and because I was a chubby kid, I didn’t feel confident enough to try out for any of the university teams. I was shy, self-conscious plus introverted. I had no clue how to go about losing weight or getting in shape. During university, I had access to free nutritional counseling as well as the gym, and the counselor helped me a lot, then she worked with me to develop a meal plan that I could live with. I gradually introduced more fruits plus vegetables into my diet plus eliminated fast foods, processed foods plus anything that was overly high in sugar. I began focusing more on including proteins, grains, vitamins plus minerals. I switched from drinking coffee to water plus herbal tea. I also set up a workout schedule. I visited the gym four days per week for approximately 90 minutes. On those days, I lifted weights, rode the stationary bike, worked on the heavy tote plus did lots of crunches, lunges plus squats. Two days per week, I ran around the track. I gradually increased my distance from one mile to six. I lost weight plus elevated my strength plus stamina. I’m now in my thirties plus continue a healthy lifestyle.