If you fail to put exercise time on your schedule, you will not get in shape.

If you think you need a gym to get in shape, and because you don’t want a gym membership you don’t exercise, you will not get in shape.

If you’re waiting for “things to calm down at work” or for life to become less stressful before you start taking better care of yourself, you will not get in shape.

If you think commercial diets or weight loss centers are permanent solutions, you will not get in shape.

If you only exercise one body part (your “problem area”), you will not get in shape.

If you think a miraculous diet pill or infomercial product is a solution, you will not get in shape.

If all you do is cardiovascular exercise (walking, treadmill, elliptical machine), you will not get in shape.

If you think dieting alone will get you in shape, you will not get in shape.

If you stop eating the one particular food that you think is your problem, you will not get in shape.

If you starve yourself instead of implementing a sensible and sustainable eating plan, you will not get in shape.