Start looking for opportunities to get activity and make healthier, lower-calorie substitutions. For instance, you'll do some sort of exercise five or six days a week for a month, or you'll cut desserts down to two times a week for a month. Leaving things open-ended sets you up for failure. Just as you schedule everything else in your life, schedule exercise into your day . If you keep a calendar, write it down.
Spare time has a way of disappearing.
After one month, retake the measurements we suggested you take in suggestion one . This is a new starting point for the next month and tangible evidence that you're doing things wrong or right. Take this opportunity to think about your workouts and what you can be doing better or what you think might be more effective or more fun. Make any changes you want for the upcoming month. Do this every month or every other month.