Epic American Collapse at Ryder Cup!

I have to admit I don't really care that the Americans got beat - this is golf, after all, not something important, but it is funny that the Americans went into the day with a commanding lead - 10-6 - and lost their first 5 matches.

Including Phil Mickelson, who hit a bad shot and lost on the final, 18th hole.

But if you watched the Ryder Cup, you saw - if the cameras deigned to show it, both choking, and stone cold nerves under pressure.

And that's something you can learn from for your real life needs.

If you watch each golfer, they all have their pre-shot routines. Keegan Bradley's is the most fun to watch. He'll stand away from his ball, start toward it, back away, start toward it, back away, start toward it...and finally continue on...and then hit the ball.

He does it the same way every time - it's just "his way."

Other golfers have a pre-shot routine also, though most of the do not go to Keegan's extreme.

But the thing is - that's how you win. By doing the same thing the same way every time.

It's the same when you're trying to lose weight.

Create a menu of 10 dinners you like to eat (or less, if you're not an adventurous eater) and those are what you eat each day.  The same thing with your breakfasts and lunch. If you eat the same things (of 10 things, surely enough variety) you know how many calories that is and you don't have to obsess over it.

(And if you feel the need for a half of a milk shake on a weekend, that's ok because that's not going to impact your "calorie deficit" that you need to maintain to lose weight. A half a milk shake every day is another story - that you cannot do!