Somebody said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Well...Diet wise, that somebody was right. I spent a week on Core and (by my scales) lost somewhere in the area of 5 pounds. Changing from Flex to Core (shaking it up) worked.
Exercise, most experts will tell you that getting in a rut exercises only the same muscles - shaking up your routine uses different muscles and you get a different (and better) result.
How much of life is like that? "If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always got."
Do I know that high sodium the day before I weigh in is going to mess me up? Well...of course. Does that stop me from using all the rest of my daily points on a jr. chili mac plate? Um...no.
Where else to I need to shake it up? Homework, clothing choices (as I lose weight, I'm choosing "younger" -not immodest- clothing).
Even doing one little thing differently can shake things up...