I'm on a diet!!!

Often as a personal trainer, I get clients that come to me with a plan already in the works. They have the plan based on how they are going to loose weight and get trim and it usually goes like this: "I got this 21 one day diet and it will help me loose 21 pounds in that time.", or "My friend said she lost 30 pounds in one month by eating just cabbage.", or "I have the perfect diet, I got it from this magazine and it is proven to work by every one who has tried it"., so forth and so on. This drastically changes when they try the diet and gain more than they had before. Even worse, certain infomercials cram the airwaves with use folks who are still fairly overweight telling that one pill and they can still eat what they want; "It really works, I just took the pill". Soon one person goes to the doctor and gets a reality check which consists of Hypertension and Type II Diabetes, then its off the the gym or they just settle for the medication and think to themselves; "As long as I get my medicine, I'm good. Well listen here, we want to be off the meds and out of the deep water don't we? Wouldn't it be nice to just hear out those fitness gurus and health experts telling you to rethink and reinvent yourselves? What do you think? Well they do, the pill is not going to help you; but that guy or girl jumping around on your TV set telling if you are willing to put the time into 30 days worth  in pill......then why not tryout this EXERCISE and NUTRITION plan.  Now understand if you tried something like one of those exercise plans, then you could possibly see some great result.  The cool part is they tell you up front you are not going to get the same results as those in the infomercial.  Here is an even better part, you can go all over the web and read realistic testimonies as well as join online groups that will encourage you to keep going and never give up.  Now there are people who tell you these programs don't work; why you ask?  Because when they don't get the results they were looking for.......they simply quit!!  Don't listen to the naysayers, because here is a news flash:  "If you put total dedication and heart into a fitness program you WILL see results not matter how big or small.  This isn't your typical blog, this one is a heart felt message to all of folks out there who "aren't that concerned with their health, because they really don't get the check ups they are supposed to get, nor do they engage in any form of exercise and nutrition programs. There are many websites out there telling you how to do it the right way, from mypyramid.com to eatright.com. Stop saying "I'm on a diet and start combining healthy eating with healthy living by exercising and eating right"!! Remember; there is only one of you and that is all you get.