Keep a positive mind set.
Your mind can be a very effective tool or a immovable barricade. If you truly beleive you can do something, almost nothing will be able to stop you from acomplishing your goal. If you truly beleive you can not do something it will be virtually impossible to acomplish. Stay positive and beleive in yourself and your techniques.
Keep your weight loss and fitness efforts simple.
The more complicated a fitness and weight loss program is, the less likely you are to do it and continue doing it. By keeping things simple, it will improve your success rate and be easier to stick with.
Make changes that fit you and your lifestyle, not someone elses.
Make gradual changes that compliment you and your goals. There is nothing wrong with utilizing an existing program as a guide, but for best results each program should be personalized for each individual.
Include freinds and family in your fitness efforts.
Your chances of success will improve if you have support from people you trust. Activities can be more enjoyable when they are done with people you like.
Do not train to failure every time you train.
It can be beneficial and fun to periodically push yourself beyond your comfort zones. However, constantly pushing yourself every workout can be counterproductive and dangerous. It can lead to burnout and overtraining.
Include a free day every week for both traininig and diet.
Takeing a day off from training every week will allow your body to repair in microtrauma you have caused during training. You do not improve during training, you only improve after your body has recovered. By allowing yourself a free day for your diet, it can make sticking to it the rest of the days much easier. A free day will also prevent your body from going into starvation mode, keeping your metabolism high and allowing you to burn more calories.
Don't be affraid to periodically change your training program.
Changing different aspects of your training can prevent boredom and allow you to continue improveing after your body has adapted to the current training. Change does not have to be drastic and can include but is not limited to: Intensity, exercises, resistance, equipment, reps, sets, etc. Frequency of change should be a personal choice based on your own progress. You can make changes anytime between 2-12 weeks.
Don't change your program simply because someone tells you too.
It seems there is always some so called "expert or guru" saying you should constantly change your training to prevent adaptation. I personally train so that my body will adapt. Adaptation is what allows your body to become stronger and better, It adapts and overcomes. You can change your program when you want to or need to, but don't change because someone tells you to. If you are getting good results from your current training protocol, then there is nothing wrong with sticking with it until you are no longer getting results. The next time someone says "If you keep training like that your body will adapt." look them in the eyes and say " Good thats why I'm doing it".
Have patience and go at the proper pace for you.
I know you want quick results, but weight loss and fitness is not a race. If you push yourself to hard, to fast it can lead to overtraining or injury, both of which will be counterproductive and slow your progress. By going at your own pace you are more likely to get efficient results much more quickly. If you insist on treating fitness and weight loss as a race then remember thius "Slow and steady wins the race".
When training for function use training thats functional for you, not someone else.
It seems like every program out there claims to be functional training, yet a lot of them still seem to incorperate regular training exercises that have no real world function. True functional training utilizes exercises that mimic or resembles real world movement that is utilized in your everyday life, carreer or sport. I don't know about you, but I have never had to lay down and do bench presses, in order to complete a task. Contrary to some of the information out there, bench presses are not functional. Everyone is different and erveryone has different carreers and chores, therefore, functional training should be personalized and utilize exersises that fit each individual.
Be cautious when useing fat burners and other supplements.
Supplements are not absolutely necessary, but they can be beneficial when used properly in moderation. Some supplements can be dangerous and should be avoided by certain individuals. All supplements can be dangerous when used improperly or abused. Supplements can also be dangerous when mixed. I personally had a negative experience that became counterproductive, when I took a fat burner. The fat burner and vitamins I was taking interacted and caused me to have heart murmurs. I came extremely close to having a heart attack. Ever since I have had to fight to lose weight and maintain my fitness, reaching my goals is much more diffucult now. If you decide to utilize any supplement be very careful and monitor any effects it has on you very closely. Always do your own research and gather as much information as you can from unbiased sources, before using any supplement. Supplement companies hafe one goal. to make money and they will claim anything to make you purchase their products. Remember supplements are just that, supplements, they are used to supplement an existing diet and training regiment. There are no magic pills that will give you instant fitness without effort. | 
