Never miss out on breakfast.  If your goal is to lose weight, gain weight, fit into that dress, or bulk up, breakfast is the key to your success.  Keep the morning meal balanced with some protein, a healthy carb, and a small amount of fat.

Keep track of what you eat and how much you exercise daily.  Keep a journal or notebook to increase accountability to the most important possession, your body, and the most important person in your life, yourself!  Write something each day that you did well to help you on your way to reaching your goals.

Are you into technology?  Try adding a pedometer or a heart rate monitor to your cardio workout.  Both of these simple additions can help you track your effort and hold you accountable to intensity.  Try to burn at least 300 extra calories and to eat roughly 200 calories less in a day.  This 500-calorie deficit [...]

Keep track of what you eat and how much you exercise daily.