In order to be truly committed to your goals, they must be straightforward, worthy and achievable. We too often fail at following through with a goal because it is simply too vague or unrealistic. Instead of saying I want to lose weight before my high school reunion, be more specific by saying, "I want to lose 30 pounds by the time of my reunion. If I start now and lose two pounds a week by watching my diet and exercising, I will have lost the 30 pounds and will look and feel good at my reunion." This is a worthy goal with purpose as well as achievable and will inspire motivation to lose the weight.

Perhaps the health and fitness goals we are setting for ourselves are not realistic and attainable. While setting your goals is essential for keeping you motivated and staying on track, trying to succeed at an unrealistic goal will only hinder the process and deter you from your real purpose. Discouragement sets in and the drive to move forward becomes lost. We can no longer envision ourselves obtaining our goals and we finally give up.

Mass production, picking produce before it is ripe and storage problems are some of the reasons. The fresh foods are not what they use to be. The bottom line is that you need more than your 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Not to mention how many people actually get around to having the proper servings a day.

Consider incorporating about a half hour of cardio on most days, with a half hour of something like yoga, which will help to stretch and strengthen those tense muscles throughout the body for best results.

A well rounded, healthy diet can help you to lose weight and will help you to have more overall energy, which can help to fight symptoms such as fatigue that people who suffer with fibromyalgia often experience.