Conviction? Devotion? Will Power?

Why have you forsaken me?  Why is it that I can not seem to call you into the line of duty in this manner?

I read somewhere that it takes 3500 calories burned to lost a pound.  The same article says that is 500 calories a day that you need to either not eat or work off.  It gave a formula of 12 X your current weight is the number of calories it takes to maintain your current level of weight and that  most people will lose weight on 1500 calories a day.

This all doesn't sound difficult!  I can pretty much continue to eat the way I am eating and try and through in a 500 calorie workout everyday...and lose a pound a week.

I can cut back what i am to 1500 calories a day and almost lose a pound a day...throw in some exercise and I should be able to start seeing some success.

So where is my will power to stay away from my cookies, ice cream and carrot cake?  Where is the will power that says no to seconds and thirds...or just orders a salad when we are eating out?

Where is my devotion to an exercise program?  I should be able to find an extra 30 minutes a day that I can work off some calories.

Where is the conviction during the rest of the day that this is a change that needs to happen?