I am not an athlete, a professional or a nutritionist.I'm not one of those genetically lucky people who can eat whatever they want and not put on an ounce of weight and then annoy you with their fitness advices. I'm not a 'gym-rat' either, although I like exercising every once in a while. I am an artist; an ordinary person who USED TO have weight issues. To be honest I enjoy writing fiction more than information books; however, when you've lived and learned, a lot, and you know that it takes years to get to that point for an average person you don't want to keep it all to yourself. Life is too short for spending on something that was so easy to achieve if you had only known a few key points. That's one of the reasons I've written this book and several others where I share my experiences. Having said that I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do and I'm definitely not going to take responsibility for others' actions. It's not my place. I just want to show what's worked for me and that it CAN be done. When it comes to weight loss in a healthy way I have two main factors; "secrets", if you will. They are way too simple. Both are going to be at the end of the book somewhere. Mind you, all the rest has been incredibly useful too. But those two factors seemed to have made everything else very easy for me to deal with and inspired me showing me quick results. Let me explain it with numbers. In the good old days, when I didn't apply those two factors, here's how it went: If I ate normal portions of reasonably healthy food my weight stayed at 70 to 75 kg (approx. 140 to 150 lbs.).If I ate a bit too much my weight went up to 75 to 80 kg (approx. 150 to 160 lbs.).If I ate very much unhealthy food my weight went up to 80 to 85 kg (approx. 160 to 170 lbs.) possibly more, although thankfully I never got there. After I've realized those two factors, here's how it goes nowadays: If I eat normal portions without being too careful, my weight is around 68 to 70 kg (approx. 136 lbs. to 140 l