So how easy is losing weight, start making choices like these below and watch the weight start falling off:

Instead of…. Do this…
Having an afternoon Coke Drink a glass of water. (calories saved: 97)
Eating an Egg McMuffin Eat a small whole wheat bagel +1 tbls of peanut butter (calories saved: 185)
Using your break to catch up on work or eat a snack Walk up and down a flight of stairs for 10 minutes (calories burned: 100)
Hitting the snooze button Get up 10 minutes early and go for a brisk walk (calories burned: 100)
Watching television after work Do 10 minutes of yoga (calories burned: 50)

Motivation is defined as a feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.

In the United States we are not lacking for motivational materials: we have an abundance of motivational speakers, motivational books, motivational tapes, and motivational programs. There are enough books written on motivation to fill a library.  With all this information on motivation:

From a health stand point, why then are so many Americans obese and a great number of Americans suffering from mental disorders?

From a commitment standpoint, why do 76-82% of people who begin an exercise program drop out?

There are so many variables as to why some succeed in their goals and others don’t.  The answer is obviously complicated and once again lies within each individual person.  It doesn’t really matter why the majority of people fail in their exercise goals, the question is, are you going to join the statistics or are you going to be the 18-24% that succeeds?

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