Weight Loss Tips From the Experts in Athens, Ga.

These weight loss ideas come from Clint Watson, owner of Tribe Fitness

  It's the start of a new year. For many Americans, this means the beginning of resolutions involving fitness and weight loss. Athens Patch is asking local experts for advice about improving one's health by exercising more and eating better.  Here, Clint Watson offers two siimple ideas for getting in better physical condition. 1. Set reasonable exercise expectations. Set yourself up for success by setting a more moderate weekly exercise goal (like 3 days per week). Too often people set too aggressive a goal (like 5 days per week) which in actuality sets them up for failure rather than success. Instead, reach your goal of 3 days per week EVERY week and then anything additional is a pat on the back! 2. Observe the "10%" rule. Studies have …

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It's never too late to join forces with reality and fight to reclaim your Inner Goddess.

  Unlike EL James’ heroine (?), Anastasia Steele, in the current best seller, Fifty Shades of Grey, I don’t have an Inner Goddess. Mine was brutally slain years ago by my Inner Monster (IM) – who I call, for lack of a better name – Metabolism. As IM began to take over my person, I gradually became lethargic, sedentary and eventually FAT! I’m on a quest now to turn that monster back into an Inner Goddess, and in the coming months, I want to share with you my journey to reclaim my body, my sprit and my life. Fat. You know it sho nuff do come easy! For years I have watched my sizes grow from single sizes into the double digits. But I justified it by allying myself with the statistics saying the average American woman is a size 12. I just kept…

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