The Secret to Change is Change

In other words, "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." (Doctor Phil)

In other other words, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." (Albert Einstein)

When people decide that they're going to lose weight or get big and strong or become some other physical version of themselves, one of two things happens:

1. They go on a short-term change in behaviours, looking forward to the day their diet/program is up and they can revert to their pre-diet/pre-program behaviours. This is the methodology used when people Diet with a capital D. But short-term changes in behaviours make short-term changes in the body. When you return to your old habits, you will return to your old body.

2. They are reborn. They change from the inside out. Their attitude towards diet and exercise changes. They don't see this as a quick fix but as a longterm solution that will require longterm work. They know that if you want to get married, you don't date someone for three months and then return to living the single life. They know that if you want to build a career you don't work for three months and then revert to playing video games all day long. They know that if you want to own a home you don't sign a mortgage and then neglect to pay off the debt. They know that if you want to raise your kids you actually have to be there with your kids. And they apply this same longterm attitude towards their dietary and exercise habits. These are the people who stand a chance at getting results and keeping them.

In other words, if you don't change, you won't change.

In other words, "The secret to change is change." (Ryan Ferguson. Yes, I just quoted myself.)