I am a beginner at trying to get into shape and one thing I have figured out is that I am going to have to do this my way or fail at it.
This is not to say that I don't read articles or take advice about it.

I am not giving up everything, some of it I don't think I will ever be able to give up totally. Some things I am trying to replace. Coco-Cola is my coffee, so giving this up in the mornings is just not going to happen anytime soon. I have however replaced quite a few of the cokes I drink all day long with water. It is an accomplishment for me to actually choose water over a coke. I have given myself one day a week to be my old self and have what I want period. This includes brownies (my fav). Salads are great, but even with tuna added to them they don't have a lot of staying power. Last night after I went to bed I was so hungry that I ended up getting something fast to eat and that wasn't a good thing. Now I am working on a solution to this.

Excercise is great, but I am not going to try for to much to fast. To much to soon would set me up for failure. I walk at least 5 days a week, if I don't walk the 6th day it is because I have went swimming and done water exercises. My goal for now is to eliminate fat, when I have adjusted to what I am doing now I will add more sculpting excercises.

This won't work for everyone, that is why I titled this MY WAY.