Most people who try those bizarre trends are looking for magic bullets. There's usually a sexy promise attached to these trends - related to diet or fitness - that many people find too tempting to resist.

At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.

Both belly bulge and love handles are about excess body fat, not lack of muscle. Crunches and ab exercises are therefore not the solution. The best way to reduce these problem areas is to reduce your overall body fat percentage, and we all know that that requires diet and exercise.

You need to WANT to change. You need to be willing to do the work.

Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.

Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

I believe in blood, sweat and tears.