Last night I saw an old friend that I haven’t seen in a while.  She had heard through mutual friends about my weight loss success, but this is the first time she saw my transformation with her own eyes.  She asked the first question everyone asks, “How did you do it?”  I proceeded to tell her about the program.  She was very interested because, of course, she is on a “program” of her own, to lose weight fast (what woman isn’t?).   And she wanted to see how ITG compared to her “program.”  I get this all of the time, at first I get excited to help someone else feel the way I feel about myself and my success, then they start talking about why they couldn’t succeed on the ITG Diet.  Excuses.  First of all, most people use the cost as a crutch why they couldn’t succeed.  And the other top excuse I get is, I couldn’t stop drinking. 

My reply about the cost is always the same, I find that I am saving money at the grocery store and, more importantly, I am saving money by not eating out! (Most people forget to factor in eating out as a food cost).  But most importantly, I am saving years on my life by not being overweight, with high blood pressure & Cholesterol problems.  I haven’t even factored in the money I am saving on doctor visits & the cost of prescriptions for these issues.  And let’s not forget, diabetes was knocking at my door before I found ITG.  Then I always follow that with, “This body is worth it, and so is your “new you!”  This is not just a fad diet I am on.  This is a life change for me, I am learning new eating habits and breaking the bad ones that kept me on the dark side.   I will not go back!   As far as the drinking goes, I get it!   But you can’t drink on ITG Step One while you are getting to your goal weight.  You have to make the decision that you love yourself and your body and want to keep it healthy, which means no drinking for a short while.  Period!  If you can’t stop drinking until you reach your goal weight, then I would have to say “I guess that’s not really your goal!”

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A goal is a desired result a person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.

It is roughly similar to purpose or aim, the anticipated result which guides reaction, or an end, which is an object, either a physical object or an abstract object, that has intrinsic value.

By: Tina Sly