You're eating healthy, you're getting enough sleep, and you're going to the damn gym ALL. THE. TIME. Why, then, is the weight still not coming off? Good question. Hopefully I can help you figure out the answer.

Based on all your healthy behaviors, my guess is that you're either not eating as well as you think you are, or you're not getting the most of your workouts. More likely than not, it's the latter, so that's what will be addressed. Don't get me wrong, exercise of any kind is a very good thing. Just because you're not stripping away the fat doesn't mean that you're not obtaining any health benefits from your workout. But you want more, don't you? You want the health benefits AND the defined midsection, right? It's perfectly OK if you do. You can have both, so long as you are willing to do -- and not do -- what it takes. That means maximizing your time spent in the gym.

It also means avoiding these five gym blunders, which may be holding you back from your reaching your fitness goals.

1. You're Too Distracted. There's something called the mind-muscle connection, and as new age as it may sound, it's a very real (and researched) construct. By focusing on your body as you work it, visualizing each muscle as they're used, you will always maintain proper form and will find results come quicker. Try making this connection while you're talking on your cell phone and perusing through a trashy celebrity gossip magazine as you do halfhearted sets of leg extensions. Not going to happen.

2. You're Too Flat. No, this is not a middle-school crack on smaller chested women; rather, you're too flat because you never, ever put the treadmill on any kind of incline. To mimic the resistance of solid ground, you should at least set the incline on the treadmill to level 2. Remember, unlike the treadmill, the earth doesn't move under your feet (despite what Carole King might have claimed). So, it's important to place the machine at an incline to compensate for the luxury of having it move your feet for you. Again, 2 should be the very minimum setting. For even greater results, set the incline even higher.