There is a very popular saying that it takes a village to raise a child.   We all know how important it is to have a great supporting staff around when you need it.  The same applies for fat loss or any other fitness related goal.

Very few people, most likely no one, can truly succeed by themselves.  You have to have a support system in place to be successful.  This can be your family, friends, co-workers or any other group of people that will help you, encourage you and keep you on track to your goals.

Moms in particular have the roughest time with this.  Often times they are the ones that sacrifice their time and energy for everyone else in the family and let their own health and fitness deteriorate.  If you have kids to care for, dinner to cook, a husband to please and numerous other jobs and tasks that have to be done it can be awful tough to make time for yourself.

I think it is time for those of you that need it to start being a little selfish.  You have to take some time for yourself and make sure you are getting what you need from your life to be happy and make the others in your life happy as well.

Do you think that dropping that extra 10 or 20 lbs you have been carrying around for years will help you keep up with your kids and give you more energy to get things done throughout the day?  You bet it will!

If you are starting or in the middle of taking on the task of burning fat you will need to make sure that your family and friends are supportive.  If they aren’t supportive you have to look them in the eye and ask them why they don’t think you deserve to be happy!

Changing a few meals around so that they fit in your nutrition plan, sacrificing a few hours a week so that you can have some time away to work out, and giving you the encouragement that you need will go a long ways.

Make sure you are surrounding yourself with people that will help you get back in those skinny jeans or drop a notch or two off your belt.  If they aren’t helping you they are hurting you.

Who are the most encouraging and supportive people in your life?  Who are the ones that are holding you back?

Take a minute to answer these questions honestly and then fix the problem.